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Local sailing legend Warren Brown has donated one of his most prized trophies to the Newport Bermuda Race’s newest class.
Brown has donated the prestigious Grimaldi Coupe Prada Cup he won at the helm of War Baby in the Mediterranean Sea several years...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Olympic-bound sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland endured a tough day at the office at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
Provisional results at press time showed the siblings 30th in the 38-boat 49er fleet after posting ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Brothers Jesse and Zander Kirkland made a promising start at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England yesterday.
Provisional results at press time last night showed the local sailors 13th in the 38-boat 49er fleet after the opening thre...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Readjusting to heavy air racing will be among the top priorities for Olympic-bound sailors Jesse and Zander Kirkland at this week’s Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, England.
The regatta, that gets underway today, is a final dress rehearsal ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Accomplished sailor Allan Williams is the new man at the helm of Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC).
The past National International One Design (IOD) champion has succeded Robert Mason as the club’s commodore.
He has also served as the RHADC’...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Former British Youth National Laser champion Sean Evans has been appointed as advanced racing coach of Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s (RBYC) sailing academy.
As a qualified RYA Senior Instructor, RYA Racing Instructor and RYA Powerboat Instructor, the En...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Britain’s Olympic team manager Stephen Park has defended the decision to stage next week’s Skandia Sail for Gold event at the same venue that will host Olympic sailing in July.
British sailors fear that they may forfeit home advantage with the hostin...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
But so far they have been unable to get down to the serious business of sailing due to skipper Jesse having come down with a stomach bug.
“We are ready to go training, but unfortunately Jesse is fighting a stomach bug and so we couldn’t sail today (y...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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Contest III marked her 20th birthday with a hat-trick of wins during May 24 fitted dinghy racing in St George’s Harbour.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) dinghy made a clean sweep of Heritage Trophy, Anniversary Cup and Leon D Fox Cup honours to a...
DATE: May 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jesse and Zander Kirkland depart for Weymouth, England on Monday to get a feel for the local conditions with which they will be confronted at July’s Olympic Games.
The sailing siblings qualified for the upcoming Games after finishing ninth at this mo...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson