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He may not be well-known in the island’s sporting circles just yet, but Suresh Black has been tipped to become the “special one” of Bermudian athletics.
Having spent the past 1½ years at school in Barbados, it is understandable that the 14-year-old s...
DATE: Feb 09, 2016
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Stephen Wright
The next generation of America’s Cup class foiling catamarans are going to “blow people’s minds”, according to Jimmy Spithill, the Oracle Team USA skipper.
The six teams competing in the 35th America’s Cup to be held in the Great Sound next year are ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Judy Simons, the Bermuda Olympic Association president, believes the Olympic Games in Rio will be a success despite health concerns stemming from the outbreak of the Zika virus and contaminated water in Rio.
“There are several issues within Rio itsel...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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Colin Thompson
Artemis Racing ticked another box after the Swedish challenger launched their second AC45S test boat in California last month.
The wing-sail foiling catamaran, nicknamed “T2”, passed its first test on the waters of San Francisco Bay with flying colou...
DATE: Feb 04, 2016
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Sir Russell Coutts, the America’s Cup Event Authority chief executive, has given the developers of the America’s Cup Village in Dockyard a huge vote of confidence.
Work on the nine-acre infill in the South Basin site is way ahead of schedule, with th...
DATE: Feb 02, 2016
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It is often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
That certainly proved to be the case yesterday for five graduates of the America’s Cup Endeavour community sailing programme, who have been granted use of five refurbished Optimist ding...
DATE: Jan 30, 2016
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Patrick Singleton has been named to an influential commission within the International Olympic Committee.
The Bermuda Olympian will take over as the World Olympians Association representative on the IOC athletes’ commission for an initial term runnin...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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Lawrence Trott
SoftBank Team Japan cranked up their preparations for the 35th America’s Cup after the challenger launched its AC45S test platform last week.
The launch of the wing-sail foiling catamaran the team took delivery of from Oracle Team USA, the defender, ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Bermuda’s warmer climate will be a far cry from the frigid conditions in the Solent this time of year for Land Rover BAR, who are scheduled to arrive on the Island this week for a training exercise.
A 40-foot container housing four of the British Cha...
DATE: Jan 26, 2016
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Nathan Outteridge, the Artemis Racing skipper, said he is satisfied by the progress the Swedish challenger has made in the design and development of the 50-foot foiling catamaran they will race in next year’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers in...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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