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Brad Jackson has been announced as the new skipper of Dutch Volvo Ocean Race racing syndicate Team AkzoNobel whose crew includes Bermudian sailor Emily Nagel.
New Zealander Jackson has been drafted in as a late replacement for Dutch predecessor Simeo...
DATE: Oct 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A “World Series of Sailing”, showcasing the same foiling catamarans used in the 35th America’s Cup, could be heading to Bermuda.
The Royal Gazette revealed this month that plans were in the works for the island to host a regatta to be contested in th...
DATE: Oct 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Emily Nagel, the Bermudian sailor, and Team AkzoNobel suffered a major setback on the eve of the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The Dutch team’s final preparations for the round-the-world race have been interrupted by the controversial dismissal ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Winning the America’s Cup appears to have been more straightforward for New Zealand than developing the infrastructure to host the next event in Auckland in 2021.
The Kiwis have stumbled upon various logistical challenges in developing the main hub f...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Rockal Evans will be based in Sydney for the next three years as he intensifies his qualifying bid for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The Bermudian sailor is vying for one of only three available Olympic spots from the North and South American regi...
DATE: Oct 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
America’s Cup foiling catamarans could potentially make a return to local waters in the near future.
It is understood that a regatta possibly featuring the AC50 foiling catamaran used for the 35th America’s Cup, which Bermuda hosted this year, could ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Local entry Tiburon secured a top-ten finish and the Grandmasters Trophy at the Etchells World Championship that concluded on Saturday in San Francisco Bay.
Skipper Dirk Kneulman and crew Grant Simmer and Mark Strube finished eighth in the overall 51...
DATE: Oct 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Tiburon, one of two Bermuda entries in the fleet, lost further traction on the leaderboard on day three of the Etchells World Championship in San Francisco Bay.
Starting the day in third, Tiburon’s crew, which includes Grant Simmer, the general manag...
DATE: Sep 30, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The overall lead at the Etchells World Championship changed hands after overnight-leader Tiburon fell slightly off the pace on day two of racing in San Francisco Bay.
The local entry, whose international crew includes Grant Simmer, the general manage...
DATE: Sep 29, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda entry Tiburon, whose international crew includes Grant Simmer, the general manager of 35th America's Cup defender Oracle Team USA, seized bragging rights on the opening day of the Etchells World Championship in San Francisco.
The team of skip...
DATE: Sep 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson