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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
IIze Gideons, the USA collegiate netball head coach, will share her wealth of expertise with some of the Island’s school students.
Gideons will conduct a hands-on training session at Dellwood Middle School and Whitney Institute tomorrow as part of a ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association has launched an inquiry into a controversy that marred last weekend’s Validus Bermuda National Championships at the National Sports Centre, The Royal Gazette understands.
At the centre of the dispute is the ge...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s time zone could play a major factor in deciding which country gets the green light to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2017.
Bermuda remains thick in contention to host the match racing sailing spectacle along with Chicago, San Francisco and ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson