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The dynamic duo of Stevie Dickinson and Pat Young captured the first piece of silverware up for grabs during this year’s Bermuda International Invitational Race Week in the Great Sound yesterday.
And they did so in dominant fashion, posting four succ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Six-time World Champion Penny Simmons will be among those gunning for Dan Faria’s Bacardi Bermuda International Invitational Race Week title in the International One Design (IOD) fleet.
The Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame sailor will come up against some...
DATE: Apr 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will be represented by four yachts in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race.
Listed among the 177 entries are Dr Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41.5, Nasty Medicine, Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s schooner, Spirit of Bermuda, Amanda Mochrie’s Class 40, 40 De...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
For the first time in over two decades the J-24s and J-105s will not be featured in Bacardi Bermuda International Invitational Race Week.
This means that only the International One Design (IOD) and Etchells will compete on the Alpha Course in the Gre...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Spirit of Bermuda’s maiden voyage in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race will be an exciting learning curve for those onboard.
The 118 foot three-mast sloop will sail in the new ‘Spirit of Tradition’ Division which is an experiment with the reintroducti...
DATE: Apr 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda is literally in a class of her own.
The three-mast schooner has been invited to compete in this year’s 635-mile Newport Bermuda Race all alone in the experimental ‘Spirit of Tradition’ Division.
The divisi...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
All the hard work Jesse and Zander Kirkland have put into their 2012 Olympic qualifying campaign finally appears to be paying off.
The sailing siblings produced their best showing to date in the 49er skiff at this week’s Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia-MAP...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Top sailor Stevie Dickinson has been diagnosed with cancer.
The East End Mini Yacht Club stalwart was diagnosed with neck cancer late last year and underwent surgery overseas.
“I was diagnosed with cancer in my neck last August and underwent surgery ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Reining Argo Group Gold Cup champion Torvar Mirsky has been excluded from the list of 2012 Tour Card Holders that will compete on the newly dubbed Alpari World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Australian sailor is among the...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tim Patton saved the best for last during the final day of racing at the Etchells World Championship 2012 in Sydney, Australia at the weekend.
The Bermudian sailor placed ninth in the final race of the nine race series to finish 36th in the 74-boat f...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
