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The Spirit of Bermuda returned home at the weekend, amid jubilant scenes.
The three-masted schooner sailed into Hamilton Harbour and on to Dockyard accompanied by a colourful flotilla of yachts and small craft.
It was the end of an epic voyage of mor...
DATE: Jun 08, 2009
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A father and son learned valuable lessons in life while sailing aboard the Spirit of Bermuda.
Gerald and Denzel Smith took part in the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge to improve their seamanship but also to spend some time together bonding as a family....
DATE: Jun 08, 2009
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With the tall ships now berthing in Bermuda at the end of the latest leg of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge, Clare O'Connor spoke with John Wadson, who has worked tirelessly to help bring the fleet to the Island as part of its 400th anniversary cel...
DATE: Jun 08, 2009
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Sailing
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As the rain pelted the well-wishers at Albouy's Point many could be forgiven for thinking the weather was a bad omen. Parents could be seen eyeing the Spirit of Bermuda and her professional crew suspiciously, trying to gauge if she had what it took t...
DATE: Jun 06, 2009
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Sailing
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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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Sailing
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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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Sailing
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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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Sailing
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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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