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Pond Prowler, one of a trio of local entries that registered for this year's Marion to Bermuda Race, made it safely back to port yesterday afternoon to bring to an end a bout with 25-30 knot headwinds.
Jonathan Baxter's C&C 37 plus-designed yacht re...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Kyle Lightbourne's future at Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC) remains up in the air with the Bermuda Hogges' boss said to be contemplating stepping down as Zebras' coach.
According to PHC sources, Lightbourne is dissatisfied with the way the Warwick club...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Multiple All-American sailor, Jesse Kirkland, will put his skills to the test against some of Britain's finest collegiate sailors next month.
Kirkland is part of a six-member team comprised of the best collegiate sailors the US has to offer who will ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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A philosophical Jonathan Brewin took the bitter disappointment of being forced out of this year's Marion to Bermuda Race through sail damage with a grain of salt yesterday.
The veteran sailor's J160, Big Bear, had led the fleet most of the way and wa...
DATE: Jun 25, 2009
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Bermuda's trailblazing national martial arts team put the Island firmly on the map after claiming multiple individual and team honours at last weekend's Carribean Taekwondo Federation Campeon del Caribe Championships in Miami.
Bringing home the bling...
DATE: Jun 25, 2009
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The crew aboard Crescendo had absolutely no idea they had completed an impressive hat-trick of titles after crossing the Marion Bermuda Race finish line in St.David's yesterday.
Skipper Martin Jacobson and crew covered the 645-nautical mile voyage in...
DATE: Jun 25, 2009
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And then there were none.
That was the sobering reality for Bermuda's hopes of salvaging pride in this year's Marion to Bermuda Race after Big Bear, the last local entry in the fleet, retired within touching distance of completing the 645-nautical mi...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Paula Lewin-Crew managed a highly creditable top ten finish at the Kiel Week Regatta in Germany yesterday after bowing out in the quarter-finals.
The top women's match racing sailor endured a mixed bag of results sailing in the Olympic Class Elliot 6...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Martin Jacobson and crew aboard Crescendo crossed the finish line in St. David’s earlier this morning to capture both class and overall line honors in this year’s Marion Bermuda Race.
The Class B entry completed the 645-nautical mile race in challeng...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Big Bear, the last remaining local yacht in this year’s Marion to Bermuda Race, has retired due to sail damage just miles away from the finish line off St.David’s Lighthouse.
Jonathan Brewin’s 53-foot sloop was within striking distance of claiming li...
DATE: Jun 23, 2009
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