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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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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.
Warwick...
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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