Live Blog/Video: Bermuda Day Races & Parade
[Updated] The 2013 Bermuda Day holiday is now underway, and we will be bringing you live text, photo and video updates as the day progresses, with the main updates due to start rolling in at around 9am.
The morning will kick off with the Sinclair Packwood Memorial Cycling Race at 8.50am, with riders setting off for the 11.9 mile sprint from Somerset to Hamilton, with the race expected to take 25 – 30 minutes.
Over 700 runners, plus relay teams, will take part in the Half Marathon, which gets underway at 9am in Somerset, with the top runners expected to take just over an hour to finish the race.
After the cyclists and runners get started in the West, the Fitted Dinghy season will get underway in the East, with boats set to take to St George’s Harbour at 10.30am.
- The full results of the Appleby Bermuda Half Marathon are posted here
- The first set of Bermuda Day Parade photos are posted here
- The floats have been judged, and the results and a photo slideshow are here
- Tyler Butterfield and Rose-Anna Hoey won the Half Marathon Derby
- Dominique Mayho & Karen Smith won the Sinclair Packwood cycling race. Full results here
- All our coverage of this, and past years, Bermuda Day holiday is here
The Parade is scheduled to begin at 1:30pm at Bernard Park. It will move along Dutton Avenue on to Marsh Folly Road, to Cedar Avenue, Church St, Court St, Front St, Queen St and finish at the City Hall Car Park.
The radio stations will host live race commentary, CITV will have television coverage & online video, and we hope to carry live video, however we stream using a mobile setup which can be questionable!
Live stream from the finish line is over, 35 min replay of part of the race is below
Live coverage has ended. The updates are below starting from the morning:
Outstanding job keeping you readers that are abroad and couldn’t be there up-to-date. Great play by play. Thanks!
Thank You Bernews. I am Bermudian living in Barbados and watching your coverage. You guys are the BEST!!!!
Excellent Job.
Waiting or the Parade.
Should read Waiting for the Parade. I’m so excited can’t spell lol
Thanks lol. Sorry to say, but we can’t get a connection to stream the parade, we fought it all morning – and this afternoon was disastrous. We will have “regular” video up later, and CITV is streaming it, however they appear to have be having their own tech issues but worth a check: http://www.govsubportal.com/citv/
Bernews what is going on with the streams? CITV is not working either. Is there another site to stream?
Thanks Bernews do you have the 2013 parade list?
The official list from Government is here [PDF]
Thank you Bernews. You are the best!
this parade sucks
I am so ashamed of this so called PARADE, enough already of the so called dance groups they suck !!!! and else for the gombeys….they all do the same so called gombey dance !!!!!!!!!!! and else for the coverage on CITV it was the pits,I got so fed up I turned it off.
So boring. You have the best beaches in the world, and you chalk the pavement for THAT. Seriously, this needs an overhaul.
The Gombey is a traditional dance. The point is to maintain the art form. Sorry you were sour for the holiday. Maybe if you’d put your feet in the street and joined a crowd (that’s what the people who follow behind the Gombeys are called) you may have enjoyed yourself. Any situation is what you make it. I don’t like to sit and watch the entire parade. I choose to move through the streets -socializing and following each Gombey troupe. I KNOW many of us had enough fun for ourselves, you, and the rest of those who chose to be miserable on Bermuda Day, lol. Hope you have a good weekend, my friend
How lazy are you? You watch it on tv?? This island is 20 miles long. I don’t care if you are 80 years old, get off your ass and you might enjoy it. On tv? Seriously, what is the matter with you?
Bermuda’s own Vladimir Putin
Glad I worked on my car!
Thanks Dear Bermynews U have realy maid my day ,,people in EUROPE::ASIA:: +++ MAKE US ALL FEEL AT HOME Lov u guys ,,Thanks ,,good work ,
i have o be real,,i was pasting by and got a glimps of the parade,,and yes from what i saw it is Tired,,Very Tired,,I find it is a Creative Energy Drain on This Island,,sAME old same old,,you have people who Try Though,,but day is much better
Spent on the Beach relaxin with Lover or love Ones,,Happy Bermuda Day to You Thou,,
OMG…the negativity continues even on Bermuda Day! I thoroughly enjoyed me day..the Soca truck was my highlight! From runners to the gombeys I truly enjoyed. You definitely can tell the maturity of each group. Some dances not appropriate for ill children, but their parents don’t mind so why should I!
Again, I had a fantastic Bermuday Day! Can’t wait to see it on tv. Until next year…
Oops..I enjoyed my day. Some dances are not appropriate for lil children. I’m still excited!
Thank you first of all for all your footage the parade this year was beautiful with all the events. Was just wondering if you have any footage of the Vasco da gama entry with the marcha(dncers) behind the float would love to see more.
thank you so much…. christine