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"Cooper second in Sunfish championships "

Local youth Sunfish sailors Mackenzie Cooper (16) and Benn Smith (12) represented Bermuda at the 2011 Sunfish Youth North American Championships, hosted by the Barrington Yacht Club in Bartrington, Rhode IslandI on July 20 and 21. In the youth compet...
Jul 23, 2011
Sailing

"Kirklands excited about their future"

Jesse and Zander Kirkland return home this week after competing against some of the best sailors in the world over the past two months in regattas across Northern Europe. The brothers have competed in England, Holland, Spain, France and most recently...
Jul 20, 2011
Sailing

"Siese finishes 39th in Croatia"

Bermuda’s Owen Siese finished 39th at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Zadar, Croatia. The 49 boat Laser Radial Boys division completed 12 races in mainly light conditions. Four local sailors travelled to Brant Beach New Jersey to compe...
Jul 19, 2011
Sailing

"Kirklands improveat Euro regatta"

Zander and Jesse Kirkland moved up two places on the leaderboard in the 49ers fleet competing at the Open European Championships in Helsinki, Finland after three races on day two. Rising from 49th to 47th, the brothers had finishes of 21st, and two 1...
Jul 12, 2011
Sailing

"Stan leadsOpti sailors"

Sam Stan was the top Bermuda sailor as he finished 37th out of 187 boats at the North American Optimist Championships which ended on Wednesday. Competing in 14-20 knot winds, the local contingent suffered four disqualifications as the wind pushed bo...
Jul 10, 2011
Sailing

"Opti teambeaten byCanada"

Bermuda’s young sailors grabbed one win before exiting the team competition at the IODA North American Optimist Championships on Sunday. Friday and Saturday had seen Sam Stan lead the four-member Bermuda contingent in individual racing before the qua...
Jul 05, 2011
Sailing

"Stan leads Bermudateam at Opti regatta"

Sam Stan was the best of the pack as Team Bermuda began the five-day IODA North American Optimist Championships over the weekend with six races three on Friday and another three on Saturday. The event, commonly known as “Optinam”, is being hosted by ...
Jul 04, 2011
Arts & Entertainment

"Whitney Institute pupils learn sailing skills"

Middle school students braved the blue seas in an introductory sailing programme at Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Twenty-three M1 students from Whitney Institute last week took part in a WaterWise course, which involves sailing simulations on dry land f...
Jun 29, 2011
Other

"Super yacht has St George's buzzing"

The town of St George was abuzz yesterday afternoon as locals and visitors stopped to glance at the largest single-masted yacht ever built, Mirabella V. The vessel is a sloop-rigged mega yacht measuring 247 feet long and will be visiting the Island...
Jun 28, 2011
Sailing

"Clean sweep forLilla and crew"

Skipper Simon Di Pietro and his Lilla crew look like sweeping the board in this year’s Marion to Bermuda race. Their record-breaking corrected time of 71 hours 48 minutes and 26 seconds saw them beat the previous course record of 72 hours. Having alr...
Jun 24, 2011
Sailing

"Sole finisher Evans wins fight for survival"

Not so much a race to the line as a fight for survival, Rockal Evans won the annual Edward Cross Comet Race over the weekend because he managed not to sink too often. In high winds and heavy seas Evans did capsize several times, but by that time he a...
Jun 22, 2011
Sailing

"RBYC to take on top yacht clubs in New York"

Local sailors from the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) will hit the waves off Newport, Rhode Island, to compete in the New York Yacht Club’s (NYYC) Invitational Cup. The race runs from September 10-17 and will see 22 yacht clubs from 16 nations and s...
Jun 22, 2011
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