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Emirates Team New Zealand produced a performance to strike trepidation into the rest of fleet after beating Land Rover BAR into submission.
Team New Zealand forced Ben Ainslie into the first retirement of his glittering career to cement their place a...
DATE: Jun 02, 2017
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Stephen Wright
Franck Cammas’s Groupama Team France are on the brink of elimination after a heartbreaking defeat by Land Rover BAR in yesterday’s tense finale.
The basement dwellers, who suffered a crucial loss to SoftBank Team Japan in the second race of the day, ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2017
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Stephen Wright
It is fair to say the sprawling America’s Cup Village looks every bit a complex worthy of the “greatest race on water”.
The bespoke structure built on Cross Island — a nine-acre parcel of reclaimed land — will be the heartbeat of the America’s Cup, o...
DATE: May 26, 2017
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Stephen Wright
Jimmy Spithill says that Oracle Team USA have become Bermuda’s adopted syndicate and is determined to reward the island with a three-peat in the America’s Cup.
Oracle, winners in 2010 and 2013, were the first of the six outfits to arrive in Bermuda t...
DATE: May 26, 2017
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Stephen Wright
Sir Ben Ainslie admits that time has been the greatest enemy since he began his mission to halt a British losing streak that started at the very first America’s Cup in 1851.
As Bermuda eagerly awaits the start of the “Auld Mug” — the oldest trophy in...
DATE: May 23, 2017
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Stephen Wright
Preston Farrow feels he has a point to prove as he and his Next Generation USA team-mates put the final touches to their Red Bull Youth America’s Cup preparations.
Farrow was left devastated after missing the final cut for Team BDA but refused to giv...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Clarence Hill has expressed dismay that his name on the Olympic Wall at the National Sports Centre is almost illegible after being inscribed in a bronze tint.
In a well-intentioned effort to distinguish him as Bermuda’s greatest Olympian, the letters...
DATE: Oct 17, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has been blown away by the passion and support of the fans at the Paralympic Games in Rio which she believes reflects the growing popularity of the multi-sport event.
The Bermudian boccia player is proud of her performances at ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2016
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Stephen Wright
Tre Houston will have to adopt the mindset of a hunter and ruthlessly chase down the pack if he is to achieve his 200 metres semi-final objective.
That is the view of Troy Douglas, the Bermuda head coach, who knows all about the treacherous and unfor...
DATE: Aug 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Cecilia Wollmann admits it will be confusing switching back to sailing catamarans as part of Bermuda’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup squad now her Olympic Games are over.
Wollmann said she will have to reset her mind when she returns to Bermuda after ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2016
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Event
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright