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Mark Watson and the crew of Tiberon made further inroads at the Etchells World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island, yesterday.
Provisional results showed the local sailor climbing nine places up the leaderboard from 28th to 19th after four of the s...
DATE: Jun 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Mark Watson leads the local contingent at the Etchells World Championships that got underway under sunny skies in Newport, Rhode Island, yesterday.
After two of the scheduled nine races taking place in Rhode Island Sound this week, provisional result...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nasty Medicine, helmed by Dr Stephen Sherwin, had all but clinched local bragging rights in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race at press time last night.
Online tracking showed Sherwin’s Corby 41.5 within six miles of the finish line off St David’s Lightho...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Sipping champagne and Dark ‘n’ Stormy’s at the crack of dawn is the last thing that you would expect Greek sailor George Sakellaris to be doing.
But yesterday proved to be an exception to the rule, and for good reason, as the 68-year-old captain of S...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will be represented by two teams at the 2014 Etchells World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.
Flying the Island’s flag are Tim Patton and Mark Watson, who are both former national Etchells champions. Another local sailor, Jesse Kirkland,...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shockwave led the Newport Bermuda Race fleet across the finish line this morning, edging Bella Mente in a thrilling two-horse match race for line honors.
Silhouetted by the sunrise in the backdrop, George Sakellaris’ 72-foot Mini Maxi crossed the li...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The 49th Newport Bermuda Race got off to a colourful yet inauspicious downwind start yesterday as subtle breezes reduced the racing fleet’s sail out of Narragansett Bay to a trickle at best.
The sight of spinnakers collapsing as yachts gybed to starb...
DATE: Jun 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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The 49th Newport Bermuda Race will be a family affair for Jim Butterfield.
The former Olympic rower, who has made two previous appearances in the 635-mile race, is sailing with his son Spencer aboard the triple masted sloop Spirit of Bermuda, which h...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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The Newport Bermuda Race puts the skills of blue water sailors to the test navigating through a patch of the Atlantic Ocean known for challenging weather.
The racecourse stretching from Castle Hill, Newport to St David’s, Bermuda is 635 miles long an...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Brian Hillier is on the verge of making local Newport Bermuda Race history.
When Hillier’s J-125, Crossfire, sails across the starting line at the mouth of Narragansett Bay tomorrow afternoon, it will mark the first time that a yacht from St George’s...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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