Category: Marine

Slideshow: Wind & Kite Surfers At Shelly Bay

While today’s [Dec 30] less than inviting weather conditions may have caused many locals to stay indoors, a few headed for the beach to take advantage of the high winds, with both wind and kite surfers seen out today on Shelly Bay Beach in Hamilton parish.The conditions prompted the Bermuda Weather Service to issue a Gale Warning, which remains... Read more of this article

Photos: Kitesurfers At Horseshoe Bay

This afternoon [Oct 27] saw a few brave souls hit Horseshoe Bay to take on nature as the swells and wind approached from Hurricane Sandy. While the hurricane itself is still hundreds of miles away, high surf with severe chop and a steady 20 knot wind was enough to get these adrenalin junkies on the water.The Bermuda Weather Service has deemed Hurricane... Read more of this article

Photo Set #2: Spanish Point Powerboat Races

The Bermuda Powerboat Association ended their 2012 Season on Sunday [Oct 7] with racing taking place in the Great Sound near Spanish Point Boat Club. In the final season race, Tony and Jody Carreiro won the A Class race with Dennis Trott and Victor Fishington taking first in the B Class. In the FB Class, Tonka and Stacey Simpson took first place honours... Read more of this article

Photo Set #1: Spanish Point Powerboat Races

Photo Slideshow: RenRe Junior Gold Cup

The Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup kicked off on October 4th, with 16 international guest skippers competing against Bermuda’s top young Opti sailors. Of the 16 foreign skippers, 11 attended the Worlds, 13 are either National Champion or female National Champion from their home country. View all our RenRe Jr Gold Cup coverage here, and a slideshow... Read more of this article

Photos/Report: Argo Group Gold Cup

Semi-final pairings have been drawn at the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup for racing scheduled for today [Oct 6] at 11am Bermuda time. Taylor Canfield (ISV) with the best record in the final four chose to race Eric Monnin (SUI). Top Alpari Match Racing Tour and and top ISAF ranked match racer Ian Williams (GBR) and Tour Card Holder Johnie Berntsson (SWE)... Read more of this article

Photos: Day #2 Of Argo Gold Cup

Lack of wind kicks off the second day in the Argo Gold Cup with Round Robin racing Group 1. As of 9:30am this morning [Oct 3] skippers and crew were still waiting for the breeze to fill in so they can get out on the water. The first day of sailing took place yesterday, and racing continues today with four more Qualifying flights and on Thursday with... Read more of this article

New N.Y. To Bermuda Record: 17 Hours

[Updated with video] The New York to Bermuda record was broken yet again, with an Italian team roaring in at 10am this morning [Sept 28], in a time of approximately 17 hours. They left New York at approximately 5pm Bermuda time yesterday to make 780 mile open ocean transit, and ended up smashing the previous record by over 4 hours. The boat was by noted... Read more of this article

Photos: BIOS Marine Science Day Open House

On Saturday [Sept 22] the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] hosted its annual open house ‘Marine Science Day.’ A wide range of research and tools were on display, from investigations of the ways climate change is affecting our oceans to studies of the microscopic plants and animals that live there to a fully-equipped ocean-going... Read more of this article

Photos/Videos/Results: Fitted Dinghy Racing

The St. George’s Dinghy & Sports Club hosted Bermuda Fitted Dinghy racing in the St. George’s Harbour on Sunday [Sept 16], as the season came to an end.Contest III skippered by Dimitri Stevens won the three races they sailed on the day, Stevens crossed the line first to capture the St. George’s Dinghy and Sport Club Trophy, the Victory Cup... Read more of this article