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Ceci Wollmann, one of the Island’s top junior sailors, hopes hard work and dedication will culminate in the fulfillment of her goals at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club sailor has left no stone unturne...
DATE: Aug 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will once again be represented by two teams in the Argo Group Gold Cup in October in Hamilton Harbour.
Gold Cup organisers confirmed yesterday that local helmsman Lance Fraser has accepted an invitation to compete in the event sanctioned by t...
DATE: Aug 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Somers Kempe, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore, found himself in the awkward position of sending an invite to himself to compete in the Argo Group Gold Cup in October.
Along with crew Adam Barboza, Will Thompson and Paul Wring, Kempe clinched t...
DATE: Jul 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Campbell Patton leads the local boys contingent at the Optimist European Championships in Dublin, Ireland.
The Bermuda sailor sits in 16th spot after six races in the qualifying series in the 153-strong boys’ fleet with three top ten finishes under h...
DATE: Jul 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Fitted dinghy rivals Contest III and Elizabeth II will go head-to-head for the Howard Lee Memorial trophy in Hamilton Harbour tomorrow.
The race gets underway at 5.30pm and starts and ends at the Flagpole.
Contest III won last year’s inaugural race h...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mark Watson ended the Etchells World Championship on a strong note in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday.
He placed 39th and 37th in the final two races and after discarding his worst score of 91st finished an impressive 36th in an overall fleet of 9...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tim Patton moved to within striking distance of his ultimate objective on the penultimate day of the Etchells World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.
Going into the nine-race series the experienced sailor set his sights on finishing in the top h...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
After waiting several excruciating hours for the wind to stabilise to allow the race committee to set up the racecourse and then losing ground on the leaderboard, Mark Watson probably figured his day could not get any worse.
Boy, was he wrong.
A blow...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The trio of Bermuda boats competing in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race are all moored back in local waters.
Dr Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41.5, Nasty Medicine, and Brian Hillier’s J-125, Crossfire, arrived on Tuesday and Wednesday. And joining them yester...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The crew of local yacht Nasty Medicine had plenty to be proud of after completing the Newport Bermuda Race late under the cover of darkness on Tuesday night.
Dr Stephen Sherwin’s Corby 41.5 finished the 635-mile ocean race at 10.15pm in an elapsed ti...
DATE: Jun 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
