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The western base for the America’s Cup youth programme, with its finishing coat of bright pink, has been tough to miss lately by the Dockyard waterside.
The haven for local youngsters to learn about boats and take to the water got its official openin...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Bermudian Tristan DeSilva has been in the enviable position of serving as a member of the shore crew for Artemis Racing, the Swedish challenger for the 35th America’s Cup.
For the most part, DeSilva’s has operated behind the scenes, as shore crews do...
DATE: May 12, 2016
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A gala fundraiser that pitted America’s Cup sailors against each other in a “grind-off” has helped raise more than $100,000 for Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s educational programmes.
Graeme Spence of Oracle Team USA, Luke Parkinson of Ar...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda got full exposure in New York during a Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series riverside event.
Visitors learnt about the island at the Bermuda Tourism Authority booth, which was decorated with a moongate entrance.
Guests could have a pict...
DATE: May 09, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Members of the Artemis Racing team have been hailed heroes after coming to the aid of a stricken jet skier in the Great Sound.
The Canadian visitor had been on a jet-ski tour close to Five Star Island when he suffered from an epileptic seizure.
Harry...
DATE: May 02, 2016
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Next year’s America’s Cup “will be by far the greatest international event Bermuda has ever hosted”, according to its chairman of water operations.
Ralph Richardson is calling on residents to lend their time next summer to ensure that the prestigious...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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A group of schoolchildren were put through their maritime paces yesterday as they embarked on a weeklong series of sailing exercises as part of the America’s Cup Endeavour programme.
The students from T.N. Tatem Middle School and Sandys Secondary Mid...
DATE: Apr 26, 2016
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An interactive exhibition showcasing the technology and history of the America’s Cup has been officially unveiled at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The Built to Win exhibition opened last night and was attended by dignitaries, America’...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
People are being asked to support a fundraising campaign for Team BDA to help young Bermudians race in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup 2017.
According to a press release, organisers are hoping to generate $200,000 towards the cost of team safety, e...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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Steel sheet piles are methodically and meticulously driven into the South Basin seabed as the island’s largest excavator trundles over vast mounds of aggregate effortlessly moving material into position.
Meanwhile landscapers, engineers, structural c...
DATE: Mar 24, 2016
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