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Barring any unforeseen setbacks, Jonathan Brewin's 53-foot sloop Big Bear should lay claim to Marion to Bermuda Race line honours off the shores of St. David's by mid-afternoon today.
The Class A boat made steady progress to the Island yesterday reac...
DATE: Jun 23, 2009
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Advanced Optimist sailors Owen Siese and Mackenzie Cooper warmed up for this month's North American Championships by putting in solid performances at last weekend's Scotiabank Caribbean International Optimist Regatta in the US Virgin Islands.
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DATE: Jun 23, 2009
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Jonathan Baxter’s Pond Prowler has retired from the Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race for safety reasons.
Rather than risk navigating his C&C 37 through potentially hazardous weather en route to the island, skipper Baxter decided it was best to s...
DATE: Jun 22, 2009
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Southampton Rangers 237-8
Cleveland County 108
Visiting Cleveland County proved no match for Southampton Rangers at Southampton Oval yesterday as the home team romped to an emphatic 129-run win to step up their chase for league honours this season.
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DATE: Jun 22, 2009
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Jonathan Brewin's 53 foot sloop Big Bear continued to live up to its name as the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) entry led the Marion to Bermuda Race fleet at press time last night.
Brewin's gamble to sail in a more westerly direction in p...
DATE: Jun 22, 2009
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Somers Kempe's superb season continued over the weekend as the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper steered Contest III to victory during Fitted Dinghy Match Racing in Hamilton Harbour.
Kempe and crew of Roger Mello, Rockal Evans, Oliver Riihiluoma and D...
DATE: Jun 17, 2009
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The next generation of Bermuda sailors took the big plunge in Hamilton Harbour last week to put their skills to the test sailing in the Optimist Pram.
M1 students from Whitney Institute and Spice Valley Middle Schools successfully completed a four-da...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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Stevie Dickinson captured an unprecedented 15th Long Distance Comet Race title yesterday and then dropped a bombshell by announcing his decision not to defend his crown next year.
The veteran East End Mini Yacht Club skipper has opted to take a well-...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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Police 274
Social Club 216
James Celestine's swashbuckling century and an incisive spell by off spinner Andy Cumberbatch proved too much for Social Club who were dethroned as Central Counties champions at the first hurdle at Devonshire Recreation Cl...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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Yesterday's Premier Division limited overs match involving PHC and Police at White Hill Field was abandoned due to a hazardous pitch.
Shortly after PHC opener Fiqre Crockwell was struck in the face grill by a Nigel Gittens delivery, that stood up fro...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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