Tag: Newport Bermuda Yacht Race

Newport To Bermuda Race: $11.7M In Spending

The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee [BROC] released the results of an economic impact study which shows that the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race generated an estimated $11.7 million worth of spending in Bermuda. The BROC commissioned the market research firm Bonnier Custom Insights to conduct an online survey among 2012 race participants to determine the... Read more of this article

Evacuation At Sea: Lessons Learned

[Written by John Rousmaniere] The Newport Bermuda Race is closely followed by an onshore team of race officials who alternate four-hour watches as they monitor emails, satphone and radiotelephone calls, and the online tracker that identifies entries and their positions. At a little after 2000 EDT on the 2012 race’s third night, June 17, watch-stander... Read more of this article

International Jury Penalizes Newport Yacht

[Written by John Rousmaniere] The International Jury for the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race has penalised the yacht Carina 15 minutes in elapsed time because a professional sailor briefly steered the boat during the race. The rules of the St. David’s Lighthouse Division in which Carina sailed (and which the boat won) require that only amateur sailors steer... Read more of this article

Videos: Sailors Picked Up By Cruise Ship

Video footage of last week’s rescue of six Newport to Bermuda sailors has been uploaded on Youtube. A 41-foot sailboat returning to the US after the 2012 Newport to Bermuda Race was abandoned after suffering rudder damage, with the cruise ship ‘Norwegian Star’ picking up the sailors 230 miles off Bermuda on June 26th.The Bermuda Maritime... Read more of this article

Boat Abandoned, Sailors Picked Up By Cruise Ship

A 41-foot sailboat returning to the US after the recent Newport to Bermuda race was abandoned after suffering rudder damage, with the cruise ship ‘Norwegian Star’ picking up the sailors 230 miles off Bermuda at 2:30pm this afternoon [June 26]. Early this morning the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from the U.S. Coastguard in Norfolk,... Read more of this article

Who Won The Newport Bermuda Race?

[Written by Talbot Wilson] No single boat ‘wins’ the Newport to Bermuda Race. This classic ocean race has 5 divisions and 16 classes. The 166 boats entered in 2012 raced for over 100 trophies including 5 major division trophies under the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) system, and a one major prize for IRC that combines most boats in the St. David’s... Read more of this article

Spirit Wins Award For ‘Exemplary Seamanship’

At the Newport to Bermuda Race prizegiving ceremony held this past weekend the race organizers awarded a citation for exemplary seamanship to the Spirit of Bermuda, which stopped racing to assist a fellow sailor who had fallen ill. The Spirit suspended racing during the 635-mile ocean challenge in order to assist a fellow sailor who had to be evacuated... Read more of this article

‘Lilla’ Takes Cruiser Division In Bermuda Race

[Written by Talbot Wilson] ‘Lilla’, the big red Briand 76 (IRL7600) owned by Simon and Nancy De Pietro of Cork, Ireland and Mattapoisett MA, sailed a fast straight-forward Newport Bermuda Race and won Class 13 in the Cruiser Division. ‘Lilla’ also took first place in the whole Cruiser Division and will be presented with the Carleton Mitchell... Read more of this article

Photos: Governor Meets Newport-Bermuda Sailors

Governor George Fergusson made his way to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club earlier today [June 21] to meet some of the sailors that participated in this year’s Newport to Bermuda Race. This year saw the record for the 635-mile ocean race smashed, with the first boat crossing the line less than 40 hours after leaving Newport. The Governor pits his... Read more of this article

‘Decision’ First Onion Patch Boat In Newport Race

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Although the Carkeek 40 ‘Decision’ owned by Steve Murray (New Orleans LA) was the top Onion Patch boat in the Newport Bermuda Race, the United States Naval Academy (USNA) TP52 ‘Invictus’ maintains first place for individual entries with a second in the 23-boat fleet. ‘Invictus’ had a first in the NYYC... Read more of this article