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One of the less glorious, but most important, jobs aboard the Spirit of Bermuda is the engineer.
Required to spend many hours in the sweaty engine room, to unclog toilets in the middle of the ocean and to change the oil, it also requires a lot of pat...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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As the only female trainee on board and one of the only foreign trainees Annika Zayac filled a unique niche on the Spirit of Bermuda.
The 17-year-old was originally supposed to sail on another ship which pulled out of the race. When she heard the new...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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It was early in the morning when I left my house more than a month ago, scooping up all of my necessary documentation off of the kitchen table. I made it through Bermuda's airport, a New York airport and Dublin's airport with absolutely no troubles o...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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We are nearing the end of the longest voyage ever sailed aboard Spirit of Bermuda. She has covered more than 7,000 miles of blue water in the last two months, more than a third of that during this last leg from Tenerife. We established records for th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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Sailing
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While many Bermudians have chosen to sail on the Spirit of Bermuda, others decided to try something different and immerse themselves in a foreign nautical culture.
Twenty-four-year-old Terry Sousa did just that when he hopped on the Russian Kruzensht...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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Sailing
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It seems like a long time since they set sail from Tenerife and with the lack of wind hampering their progress it must have seemed even longer for those on board but tomorrow the Spirit of Bermuda is due back on the Island.
She has been taking part i...
DATE: Jun 05, 2009
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Sailing
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The Spirit of Bermuda is sailing towards Bermuda as part of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge. This is the latest update from Captain Simon Colley.
Occasional squalls and associated breeze, dropping off to calm. We are motoring directly for Bermuda, ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2009
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Sailing
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The Tenerife to Bermuda leg of the Tall Ships race was cut short yesterday due to a lack of wind, with the ships heading towards the Island under motor rather than sail.
The results for this leg of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge have now been dete...
DATE: Jun 03, 2009
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Sailing
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The Spirit of Bermuda is currently heading towards Bermuda as part of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge. This is the latest despatch report from the sloop:
This morning was beautiful. Without a single ripple anywhere in sight, there was no discernibl...
DATE: Jun 02, 2009
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Sailing
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When the most exciting thing in 72 hours is retrieving a buoy you know it is slow going on the Spirit of Bermuda.
With approximately 600 miles left the ship has been stuck in a high pressure system for several days. Contrary to what the name implies,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2009
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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