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Emily Nagel and Team AkzoNobel staged a comeback to secure a fifth podium display of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The Dutch syndicate completed the penultimate leg of the race around the world from Cardiff, Wales, to Gothenburg, Sweden, in third, covering t...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The combination of a light southeast wind and more than one knot of current flowing out of Narragansett Bay pushed the fleet of sailboats starting the Newport Bermuda Race on the way towards Bermuda yesterday afternoon with few incidents of note.
“In...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Sport Staff
Stevie Dickinson and Heath Foggo will compete together in the Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race this year for the first time in over a decade.
Dickinson has confirmed that he will crew for helmsman Foggo in Monday’s race, taking the one-design Co...
DATE: Jun 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The start of the 51st Newport Bermuda Race today promises to be emotional for Paul Hubbard.
The experienced local sailor is making what could be his final appearance in the biennial 635-nautical mile classic on board his Oyster 435 yacht, Bermuda Oys...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
“Big ship sailing on the ocean,
We don’t need no commotion.
Big ship sailing on the ocean,
Get ready ‘cause we’re movin’.
Big ship sailing on the ocean.
There’s a time when the sea gets rough,
The wind is blowing and the fishes keep movin’.
What are...
DATE: Jun 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Bean
The crew of Elizabeth II produced a dominant display to lay down a marker during the fitted dinghy season opener in St George’s Harbour last weekend.
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club entry won two of the three trophies up for grabs, including t...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Katrina Williams is blazing a trail for women involved in sailing technology on the world’s leading grand prix monohull yacht racing circuit.
The Bermudian has joined forces with Virtual Eye, the company that revolutionised the America’s Cup with the...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Team AkzoNobel sail trimmer, thought her watch captain was joking when he told her they had done the unthinkable by becoming the first team in Volvo Ocean Race history to break the 600-nautical mile barrier in a 24-hour period.
The B...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel and Team AkzoNobel blazed their way into the Volvo Ocean Race history book during Leg Nine of the iconic race from Newport, Rhode Island to Cardiff, Wales.
The Dutch syndicate set two race records sailing in strong gales and tall seas, re...
DATE: May 29, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Helmsman Heath Foggo and crew Stevie Dickinson sailed to glory in one of the most thrilling Flagpole to Flagpole Races in recent memory.
The long-distance race from Hamilton Harbour to St George’s Harbour last weekend featured six lead changes and dr...
DATE: May 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson