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Jesse and Zander Kirkland reckon they learned valuable lessons at this week’s Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta at the Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, England.
The siblings’ main priority heading into the regatta was to get reacquainted to heavy air r...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tributes poured out across the Island yesterday for cricket legend Rupert Scotland.
The St George’s Cup Match star died on Thursday following a long bout with Parkinson’s Disease, leaving family and fans to mourn his passing.
Scotland was 74.
Born an...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Gales and rough seas wreaked havoc upon the racing fleets at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
The adverse conditions ultimately caused organisers to reshuffle the schedule and postpone racing till noon today.
In the h...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Past Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) commodore Ralph Richardson has long dreamed of sailing in the Newport-Bermuda Race.
And that dream will finally become a reality when the veteran navigator sets sail in the 635-mile race aboard the Nautor Swan 48,...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Lawyer Amanda Mochrie is on course to make Newport Bermuda Race history.
Barring a late withdrawal in the final lead up to this year’s race, the seasoned offshore sailor will become the first female to skipper a Bermuda yacht in the race’s 106-year h...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse and Zander Kirkland climbed up the leaderboard at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
Provisional results showed the brothers 28th in the 38-boat 49er fleet at press time last night, up two places from the day befo...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local sailing legend Warren Brown has donated one of his most prized trophies to the Newport Bermuda Race’s newest class.
Brown has donated the prestigious Grimaldi Coupe Prada Cup he won at the helm of War Baby in the Mediterranean Sea several years...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Olympic-bound sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland endured a tough day at the office at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
Provisional results at press time showed the siblings 30th in the 38-boat 49er fleet after posting ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jonte Smith has ruled out any chance of being a part of Bermuda’s upcoming Under-20 World Cup and Digicel Cup commitments.
The teenaged striker has made the “difficult” choice to pass up the opportunity to represent his country later this year in fav...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Brothers Jesse and Zander Kirkland made a promising start at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
Provisional results at press time last night showed the local sailors 13th in the 38-boat 49er fleet after the opening thre...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
