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Defending Long Distance Comet Race champion Rockal Evans isn’t taking anything for granted in the lead-up to this year’s regatta.
And for good reason.
The 24-year-old sailor is currently building a mast from scratch for his new boat just in case the ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Skipper Stephen Sherwin and the crew of Nasty Medicine had an excellent weekend of racing in Newport, Rhode Island.
Dr Sherwin’s Corby 41 placed second in its class in both the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) ‘Round the Island Race’ and 158th Annual Reg...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Flatts fast bowler Kevin Hurdle has been suspended for a year for his involvement in a brawl that forced a First Division match at St John’s Field to be abandoned.
A club source confirmed that the 2007 World Cup player was found guilty by a Bermuda ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tyler Butterfield made a surprise return to Island competition yesterday, romping to victory in the Tokio Millennium Re Triathlon in Hamilton as he continued his preparation for this summer’s Olympic Games.
As would be expected the professional triat...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Oceanography specialist Tidetech has developed a new set of regional oceanographic data ahead of this year’s 635-mile Newport-Bermuda Race.
It includes a high-resolution tidal model for Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, and high-quality ocean current d...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A new men’s champion will be crowned in the Tokio Millennium Re Triathlon in Hamilton tomorrow.
Last year’s winner Evan Naude has opted not to defend his title because of personal commitments.
The likes of Jonathan Herring, Mark Wilcox and Neil de S...
DATE: Jun 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
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
