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Former Record Holder Fabio Buzzi Dies In Crash

Former Bermuda Challenge record holder Fabio Buzzi died Tuesday night [Sept 17] after his boat hit a breakwater off Venice, Italy according to Boatingmag.com. Boating Magazine said Italian motorboat builder and racer Fabio Buzzi, and two of his crewmembers died attempting to break the Monaco to Venice record and had been running for more than 18 hours... Read more of this article

Video: Bermuda Challenge Awards Presentation

Boating Magazine’s Editor in Chief Kevin Falvey recently presented awards to the first two-time Bermuda Challenge winners, Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin. The presentation was held at the 2014 Miami International Boat Show. The duo first came roaring into Bermuda aboard their Statement Marine 37 powered with twin diesel Cummins MerCruiser TDI’s... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Bermuda Challenge Boat Tour

Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin roared into Bermuda at 12.39am on Thursday [Aug 22], breaking the Bermuda Challenge record with their time of 15 hours and 48 minutes. Traveling in their Skater 399 powered by twin Cummins diesels and Arneson Surface Drives, the pair encountered broken propellers twice on the journey, stopping the boat to replace them with... Read more of this article

Video & Photos: NY To Bermuda Record Broken

Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin set another record in the 765 mile New York to Bermuda race, crossing the finish line in St George’s at 12.39am today [Aug 22] in a time of 15 hours 48 minutes. Despite two stops along the way caused by issues with the propellers, the two men managed to chip an hour off the old Bermuda Challenge record. The first... Read more of this article

16 Hrs: Racers Set New NY To Bermuda Record

[Updated] Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin roared into Bermuda at 12.39am today [Aug 22], with their time of 15 hours and 48 minutes breaking the Bermuda Challenge record. The two powerboat racers left New York just before 9am Bermuda time on Wednesday morning hoping to break the old 17 hour record for the fastest ocean crossing from New York to Bermuda. Traveling... Read more of this article

[Finished] Webcast: New York To Bermuda Race

[Updated: New record set, webcast over] Two powerboat racers left New York this morning [Aug 21] hoping to break the Bermuda Challenge record — which is 17 hours — for the fastest ocean crossing from New York to Bermuda. Using satellite airtime provided by Marlink, the racers are live streaming video of their 730 mile journey. In 2012, Chris... Read more of this article

Racers Hope To Break NY To Bermuda Record

In 2012, Chris Fertig and Tyson Garvin became the Bermuda Challenge champions with their time of 21 hours and 39 minutes setting a new record for the 760 mile ocean crossing from New York to Bermuda. However, they only held the record for less than a month as they were bested by an Italian team led by Fabio Buzzi who raced across the ocean in approximately... Read more of this article

Bermuda Challenge Record Breaker Awarded

On Thursday, [Feb 14], 2013, Fabio Buzzi was presented an award for his record-shattering Bermuda Challenge run. Boating Editor-In-Chief, Kevin Falvey, presented the award at the 2013 Miami International Boat Show. The was broken yet again with an Italian team roaring in to St George’s in a time of approximately 17 hours. They left New York to... 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

Fertig Sets NY To BDA Record: 21hrs 39 Mins

[Updated with video] At 8:09am this morning [Aug 5] Chris Fertig came roaring into Bermuda from New York aboard his 37-foot boat, with his time of 21 hours and 39 minutes setting a new record for the 760 mile ocean crossing. On the boat with Mr Fertig was his good friend and ‘throttle man’ Tyson Garvin from Missouri. John Trimingham was... Read more of this article

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