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Promising sailor Rory Caslin led Bermuda’s charge at last week’s Volvo Gill Optimist British National and Open Championships in Pwllheli, Wales.
The current national Optimist champion placed a respectable 28th among the 140 sailors competing in the S...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Kalin Hillier claimed overall honours in the Laser Radial at the CORK International Regatta in Kingston, Ontario, earlier this week.
And he did so the hard way in a fierce battle for bragging rights with Mexico’s Natalia Montemayor that wen...
DATE: Aug 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Promising sailor Benn Smith returned home earlier this week following two highly successful regattas in North America.
The Saltus Grammar School student captured top honours in his age group and finished third overall at the 2012 Sunfish Youth and Ju...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local youth sailing development is in a state of “confusion”.
That’s the view of veteran sailing coach Paul Doughty who feels that current practices are detrimental to the development of grassroots sailors.
“I am of the opinion that Bermuda has a con...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s junior sailors did the Island proud at last weekend’s CORK Optimist Regatta in Kingston, Ontario.
Siblings Ceci and Mikey Wollman, James Amaral and Campbell Patton all produced top-ten performances to underline the Island’s potential at thi...
DATE: Aug 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion Ian Williams will be among the headliners for the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup.
The English skipper, who currently tops the ISAF World Match Racing Rankings, won the coveted King Edward VII Gold Cup in 200...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Promising sailor Owen Seise put on a respectable showing at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
The Sandys Boat Club sailor placed 35th in the 58-boat Laser Radial fleet, a slight improvement from his 39th finish at the...
DATE: Jul 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Coronation Cup holders Contest II were the biggest winner during weekend fitted dinghy racing in St George’s Harbour.
Skipper Somers Kempe and crew managed two seconds and a first to emerge as the high point boat on the day.
Contest II’s sole win arr...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda’s Owen Siese will be among the 255 sailors from 63 countries competing at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships beginning today in Dublin Bay, Ireland.
The promising Sandys Boat Club sailor is taking part in the single-handed Laser Radia...
DATE: Jul 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Skiff sailing has a “promising” future in Bermuda.
That’s the opinion of Olympic-bound 49er sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland who took the opportunity to nurture the next generation of local skiff sailors during a clinic hosted by Royal Hamilton Amat...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson