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Nasty Medicine, helmed by Dr Stephen Sherwin, had all but clinched local bragging rights in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race at press time last night.
Online tracking showed Sherwin’s Corby 41.5 within six miles of the finish line off St David’s Lightho...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda sailor Eugene “Penny” Simmons has won the International One Design World Championship in Fjaerholmen, Toensberg, Norway.
The Bermuda Sports Hall of Famer claimed an eighth overall IOD world title after pipping Martin Rygh, of Norway, on a cou...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sipping champagne and Dark ‘n’ Stormy’s at the crack of dawn is the last thing that you would expect Greek sailor George Sakellaris to be doing.
But yesterday proved to be an exception to the rule, and for good reason, as the 68-year-old captain of S...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will be represented by two teams at the 2014 Etchells World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.
Flying the Island’s flag are Tim Patton and Mark Watson, who are both former national Etchells champions. Another local sailor, Jesse Kirkland,...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shockwave led the Newport Bermuda Race fleet across the finish line this morning, edging Bella Mente in a thrilling two-horse match race for line honors.
Silhouetted by the sunrise in the backdrop, George Sakellaris’ 72-foot Mini Maxi crossed the li...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Willow Cuts will be looking to put an end to their jinx against St David’s when the two unbeaten Premier Division teams lock horns in tomorrow’s top-of-the-table clash at Lord’s.
St David’s have had their opponents’ number in recent years, a trend th...
DATE: Jun 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mark Phillips carded the only round under par to carve out a four-stroke lead during yesterday’s opening round of the Bermuda Amateur Stroke Play Championships at Port Royal.
The reigning Gosling’s Invitational and Grey Goose World Par 3 Championship...
DATE: Jun 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Golf
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Stevie Dickinson will rest his Edward Cross Cup title on the line in Monday’s Annual Long Distance Comet Race.
The East End Mini Yacht Club sailor won the race a record sixteenth time in Kitty Hawk last year with crew Gerrick Farquharson and is optim...
DATE: Jun 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A new women’s Bermuda Amateur Stroke Play champion will be crowned at Port Royal next week.
Ebonie Burgess, last year’s winner, has opted not to defend her crown because of her football commitments.
Burgess is a member of the Bermuda women’s team tha...
DATE: Jun 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Golf
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nearly 200 yachts are set to sail in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, among them three that will be from the Island.
Among the trio of local entries are Crossfire, Nasty Medicine and Spirit of Bermuda. Crossfire, a J-125, is helmed by Brian Hillier, an...
DATE: Jun 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson