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Marion Bermuda Leaders Approach Half-Way

Marion Bermuda Leaders Approach Half-Way

[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 2019 Marion Bermuda Race is shaping up to be a close line honors and handicap race for overall prizes. But with 300 or more miles to go and the Happy Valley/Parking Lot between the fleet and the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club’s finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse in Bermuda, a lot can happen. The leaders are... Read more of this article

Marion Bermuda Sailing Race Underway

Marion Bermuda Sailing Race Underway

[Written by Talbot Wilson] The fleet of 39 Marion Bermuda yachts is on its way to Bermuda. 38 of the boats are in the Founders Division and one is a Classic yacht. The first start between the classicsTabor Boy and Spirit of Bermuda set the pace with an aggressive move by Spirit running down the starting line, crossing close ahead of Tabor Boy. But... Read more of this article

Sailing: Rush Is On For Marion Bermuda Racers

Sailing: Rush Is On For Marion Bermuda Racers

[Written by Talbot Wilson] When the race office at Beverly YC in Marion MA opened Thursday morning 12 of the 41 boats still had to do their final registration check-in and final paperwork. The rush was on. Skippers also had to pick up their YB tracking transponders, so race officials, friends and families and other race watchers on land and at the... Read more of this article

Father & Son To Sail In Marion Bermuda Race

Father & Son To Sail In Marion Bermuda Race

[Written by Talbot Wilson] The Class ‘A’ boats in the 2019 Marion Bermuda Race hope that the new handicapping ‘Anti-Bias’ adjustment added to this edition of the race will give them a better chance of winning the Founders Trophy for first place on corrected time. However that settles out, they still have their sights set on the Blue Water Sailing... Read more of this article

2019 Marion Bermuda Race Win & Have Fun

2019 Marion Bermuda Race Win & Have Fun

[Written by Talbot Wilson] For Steve Gordon, the 22nd Marion Bermuda Race will be his first. Starting Friday [June 14] he will race his Alden 50 sloop ‘Elena’ in the 645 nautical mile ‘Race to the Rock’ with two goals in mind— win and have fun. He will enjoy all the adventure his first Marion Bermuda Race promises to deliver. Steve and ‘Elena’... Read more of this article

‘Tabor Boy’ Enters Marion Bermuda Race

‘Tabor Boy’ Enters Marion Bermuda Race

SSV Tabor Boy, the 92 foot sail training schooner owned by Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, will be crossing the starting line on June 14 on her way to Bermuda as one of the classic yacht entries in the 2019 Marion Bermuda Race. A spokesperson said, “The Race Committee expects around 100 boats on the line for the race. Just two vessels... Read more of this article

Marion Bermuda Sailing Race Starts June 14

Marion Bermuda Sailing Race Starts June 14

[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 2019 Marion Bermuda Race starts June 14. More than 90 days to go seems like a lot of time to get all of your preparations done; but when that last week comes, every skipper and every crew member wants more time to finish the last minute details. Now is the time to slip your mooring and enter this historic, “Race to... Read more of this article

Sailing, Luxury: Three Destinations Collaborate

Sailing, Luxury: Three Destinations Collaborate

Three destinations are joining forces this summer to introduce discerning travellers to a new ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of sailing, luxury and lifestyle. The Bermuda Tourism Authority, NYC & Company and Discover Newport announced a joint destination marketing collaboration during a reception at the New York Yacht Club. Fred Dixon, President... Read more of this article

Big Winner In Marion Bermuda Race: “Selkie”

Big Winner In Marion Bermuda Race: “Selkie”

[Written by Laurie Fullerton] Bostonian G.J. “Chip” Bradish and his crew of three—Max Mulhern [Navigator], George Dyroff [Watch Captain] and Peter Sidewater [Crew] topped the overall awards list this year with the performance of his Class D, “Selkie”, a Morris Yachts Ocean. They took home the Founders Trophy, awarded to the yacht with the... Read more of this article

Little ‘Selkie’ Wins Marion Bermuda Overall

Little ‘Selkie’ Wins Marion Bermuda Overall

[Written by Talbot Wilson] ‘Selkie’, Chip Bradish’s 1988 Morris Ocean 32.5 footer from Jamaica Plain near Boston, was the overall corrected time winner of Class D and the entire 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. She was the smallest boat in the race and was sailed using only celestial navigation. ‘Jambi’, the Bermuda 50 that was line... Read more of this article

‘Jambi’ Takes Marion Bermuda Line Honors

‘Jambi’ Takes Marion Bermuda Line Honors

[Written by Talbot Wilson] ‘Jambi’, a new Hinckley Bermuda 50 skippered by John Levinson crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 12:47:00 ADT to take line honors in the 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. ‘Jambi’ had an unofficial elapsed time of 4 days 23 hours 36 minutes 11 seconds. Based on her starting time of 12:55 EDT... Read more of this article

Marion Bermuda Race Fleet Down to 42 Boats

Marion Bermuda Race Fleet Down to 42 Boats

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Tuesday afternoon the fleet in the boat Marion Bermuda Race fleet got smaller by three more boats. Ray Cullum in ‘Frolic’ a McMullen & Wing Dixon 44 was becalmed, Robert Purcell’s ‘Swell’ a Beneteau 40 had no wind and Kenneth Olsen’s ‘Skellum’ an Oyster 47 in persistent light air have all retired. The... Read more of this article

47 Boats Continue Marion Bermuda Yacht Race

47 Boats Continue Marion Bermuda Yacht Race

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Monday morning the forty-seven boat Marion Bermuda Race fleet was in a bunch from 225nm away from Bermuda to about 310nm out. They are trying to make their way, but having a tough go of it. Boats at the top of the YB Tracker’s Leaderboard are ‘Lucy Georgina’, XP44 skippered by Peter Bacon, the scratch [fastest] boat... Read more of this article

BTA: Big Week For Nautical & Cultural Tourism

BTA: Big Week For Nautical & Cultural Tourism

Nautical and cultural tourism activity intensifies in the east and central parts of the island this week with the Marion to Bermuda Race, Superyacht Regatta, J Class Regatta and Bermuda Carnival activities unfolding almost simultaneously, the BTA noted, adding that in addition, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gets started in the Great Sound, featuring... Read more of this article

Smooth Sailing For Marion Bermuda Race

Smooth Sailing For Marion Bermuda Race

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Forty-seven boats are enjoying a pleasant sail so far in the Atlantic Ocean near or in the Gulf Stream. They are racing from Marion to Bermuda in the 40th Anniversary of the Marion Bermuda Race. The scratch [fastest] boat ‘Jambi’, a new Hinckley Bermuda 50 skippered by John Levinson and race veteran ‘Defiance,’ a Swan... Read more of this article

50 Yachts Start Marion Bermuda Race

50 Yachts Start Marion Bermuda Race

[Written by  Talbot Wilson] Fifty boats are now hard on the wind in Buzzards Bay or just reaching the Atlantic Ocean. They are racing from Marion to Bermuda in the 40th Anniversary of the Marion Bermuda Race. This classic ocean race is always a challenge. Paul Hubbard skipper of ‘Bermuda Oyster’ [435] the only Bermuda boat in this year’s race... Read more of this article