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By Colin Thompson Sailing Correspondent After scraping a shoal on the way to the Great Sound, the crew of America’s Cup Challenger Courageous must have figured the worst was behind them. They were in for a rude awakening. Having already encountered...

By Colin Thompson Sailing Correspondent The local sailing community is mourning the death of Comet class stalwart Colin Clarke. The East End Mini Yacht Club sailor died at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on Saturday. He was 79. Clarke was a past w...

Bermuda is rightly agog at the prospect of having the great races for the America’s Cup in our waters in 2017. It is hoped that the entire island will pull together for the ultimate success of the remarkable achievement by the Bermuda Government and ...

The mere thought of hydro foiling on the AC45 wing-sailed catamaran has created a big buzz among Bermuda’s youth sailors. It was announced earlier this month that the second Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will be held in 2017, with qualifying to commen...

Now that the America’s Cup award celebrations are over, it is time to buckle down as a country and make sure we take full advantage of this historic opportunity to show the world what Bermuda is made of. We have been given a fantastic opportunity to...

The East End should provide a focal point for visiting sailors when the America’s Cup takes place in Bermuda in 2017. MP Kenneth Bascome believes St George’s Harbour is the ideal location for yacht crews and sailing fans to base themselves during the...

By Colin Thompson Sailing Correspondent The International Moth dinghy has become an integral part of training for America’s Cup syndicates. Like the AC45 and AC62 catamarans, the single-handed dinghy has hydrofoiling capabilities which make them a na...

Accommodation commitments have been secured for teams, sponsors and media ahead of next year’s World Series racing and the 2017 America’s Cup. It has also been hinted that cruise ships could be used to provide additional accommodation for visitors. T...

As a youngster sailing around Hamilton Harbour in dinghies, competing at America’s Cup level might have been the furthest thing from Alex Wadson’s mind. But that is exactly what happened to the Bermudian sailor who competed in 1980 and ‘83 America’s ...

By Colin Thompson Sailing Correspondent Peter Bromby has struck a partnership with 35th America’s Cup challengers Artemis Racing, The Royal Gazette can reveal. It remained unclear yesterday exactly what role Bromby will serve with the Swedish Americ...

Hotels across the Island have come together as part of a coordinated effort to ensure accommodation demands for the 2017 America’s Cup are met. With Bermuda’s good reputation at stake there is a strong focus on eliminating any possibility of price go...

In the fall of 1984, America’s Cup yacht Courageous joined the long list of boats that have had encounters with Bermuda’s infamous reefs. While heading out to the Great Sound, the American 12-metre yacht ran aground in Hamilton Harbour on a shoal tha...