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Bermuda Set To Host 2018 Moth World Event
The International Moth Class Association [IMCA] has announced that Bermuda will be host to the 2018 Moth World Championship, which is slated for May of that year. Following the inaugural MS Amlin International Moth Regatta in December 2015, Bermuda was encouraged to bid for the 2018 World Championships and edged out rivals Argentina and Australia in... Read more of this article
Read & Honey Lead Comanche To New Record
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Skipper Ken Read said that there were four main factors that led to Comanche’s record run to Bermuda which ended early today with the 100ft racer chopping almost 5 hours off the previous best time. He pointed to the total commitment of the owners Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark, to a boat that was built especially for breaking... Read more of this article
New Record Set In Newport Bermuda Yacht Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Comanche has set a Newport Bermuda Race record celebrating her line honours victory in the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, Newport Bermuda 2016. Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark’s 100 foot screamer, skippered by Ken Read, crossed the line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 4:22:53 EDT. Her elapsed time is a provisional 34hrs 42min... Read more of this article
“Comanche” On Track To Break Newport Record
[Written by John Rousmaniere] Less than 24 hours into the race, Comanche is already through the Gulf Stream and pressing to break Rambler’s elapsed time record from 2012. “We’re in Champagne conditions, making 20-25 knots,” said skipper Kenny Read. At press time 7:00PM in Bermuda, Comanche was 213 miles from the St. David’s Lighthouse finish... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda Race Starts With Smaller Fleet
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Racing in the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch got underway right on schedule. It was a routine sequence with boats sailing close on the wind heading south to Bermuda. It was a flood tide, so only one boat was over early. Race historian John Rousmaniere said it was the most routine start he had ever seen. Up until mid-week the... Read more of this article
Photos: Alton Millett Regatta In St George’s
Stephen Dickinson won the 2016 Alton Millett Regatta held recently in the St. George’s Harbour. With Ronald Burrows as his crew, Dickinson picked up three wins in the four races sailed. He finished second in the final race, and with one race serving as a throwaway, Dickinson finished with 3 points. Scott Fox and Wesley Tucker finished second with... Read more of this article
Live Video: Newport To Bermuda Race Start
The 635-mile Newport Bermuda sailing race gets underway today [June 17], with this year’s event expected to be the third largest in the race’s history, with approximately 190 boats. The race attracts sailors from across the globe, with a total of 23 countries represented among the sailors and 41 American States represented in this fleet. Depending... Read more of this article
Premier: 3,000 Visitors Expected For Yacht Race
“More than 3,000 visitors to the Island are expected before, during and after” the Newport to Bermuda yacht race, Premier Michael Dunkley said in the House of Assembly today [June 17] In delivering a Ministerial statement, the Premier said, “I rise this morning to report to this Honourable House on a visit this week to Newport, Rhode... Read more of this article
Weather For The 2016 Newport Bermuda Race
[Written by John Rousmaniere] As nearly 1,700 sailors who will soon race to Bermuda make their preparations, loading food and gear into their boats and lining up to pre-clear Bermuda customs and immigration, all of them have one question in mind: “What will the weather be?” And one answer: “I just hope it’ll favor my boat.” The 50th thrash... Read more of this article
Argo Group Gold Cup Will Not Be Held This Year
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club announced today that the Argo Group Gold Cup will not be held this year. The RBYC said the “decision comes after weeks of discussions between the management of the World Match Racing Tour, the RBYC, and the RBYC’s title sponsor of eight years, Argo Group Limited.” “With Bermuda playing host to the America’s... Read more of this article
AC Teams “Speeding For Charity” At Foil Fest
The stakes at Foil Fest have been raised with Bermuda’s three resident America’s Cup teams, Artemis Racing, Oracle Team USA and SoftBank Team Japan, putting some money where their speed is… for a good cause. The three teams are donating a combined $12,500 with the winners of the June 25 event choosing a local charity to receive the donation. Mike... Read more of this article
‘Spookie & ‘Kinship’ Lead Following Onion Patch
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The three-event Onion Patch series got under way over the weekend with the completion of Stage I, the New York Yacht Club 162nd Annual Regatta presented by Rolex in Newport, Rhode Island. Steve & Heidi Benjamin’s TP52 ‘Spookie’ ranked first in the Traditional Onion Patch Series while Tom Selldorff’s Baltic 52 ‘Kinship’... Read more of this article
