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BSF Wins “Vessel Operator Of The Year” Award
During the closing session of the Sail Training International Conference in Quebec, which concluded last Saturday, the Bermuda Sloop Foundation received the ‘Vessel Operator of the Year – Small Vessels’ award for 2015. The Foundation has received the award once before, in 2007. The Citation reads as follows: Vessel Operator of the Year [Small... Read more of this article
“Art 4 Sail” Programme Applications Due In
Masterworks and the Bermuda Sloop Foundation have asked everyone who collected an Art 4 Sail application to please return the filled out applications to Masterworks Museum or email them in. The promo flyer said, “A reminder to everyone who collected an Art 4 Sail application, please return them to Masterworks Museum or email to artmworks@logic.bm.Once... Read more of this article
Video: Wollmann Earns Olympic Qualification
Bermuda’s Ceci Wollmann gave herself the best birthday present one could ask for after qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games during the Sailing World Cup in Miami. Ms Wollmann returned to Bermuda last night where she was greeted by proud family and friends, and said, “I was a bit nervous the night before the last race day, because I knew it... Read more of this article
AC Donate Optimist Dinghies To Local Sailors
[Updated with video] The America’s Cup Endeavour community sailing initiative, along with its partners, has today gifted the use of five of 15 Optimist dinghies, to local sailors. The boats were donated several months ago in significant disrepair but have been brought back to ‘as new’ condition through the efforts of the Oracle Team USA shore... Read more of this article
BTA Unveil New Sailing Race Calendar Section
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has unveiled a new sailing section on its website and updated the Sailing Race Calendar, revealing a few changes over the next 18 months for nautical tourism. The newly added M32 Winter Series, which debuted in Bermuda earlier this month, has adjusted some of its dates. Additionally, the Antigua Bermuda Race in May 2017... Read more of this article
“Art 4 Sail” Applications Due On January 27
Masterworks and the Bermuda Sloop Foundation are reminding participants in the ‘Art 4 Sail’ project that applications are due by January 27. Applications can be submitted to Masterworks in person or via email at artmworks@logic.bm. A Masterworks spokesperson previously said, “Sixty fiberglass sail boats have been brought in as empty canvases,... Read more of this article
BSF Respond To Concerns Over ‘Spirit’ Incident
Saying they welcome the “opportunity to allay any fears the public may have about the safety of students on board Spirit of Bermuda” following the events last Tuesday, the Bermuda Sloop Foundation [BSF] provided additional information about the incident which saw a crew member injured and the boat towed to shore. The full statement is below: There... Read more of this article
Over 100 Yachts Enter Newport Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] By mid-morning Tuesday, only one week after the entry system opened for the 50th running of the Bermuda Race, 107 yachts have started the entry process online to qualify for a place on the starting line at Newport on June 17, 2016. “We didn’t get 100 entries in 2014 until the fourth week into the process,” exclaimed... Read more of this article
AC Sailors Update On The Critical Path Ahead
There is now less than 18 months left before the six America’s Cup teams will begin racing in Bermuda in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers in late May of 2017. And from there, it all happens very quickly – the number of teams will be whittled down in June 2017 to a single top challenger who will race the defending champion, Oracle... Read more of this article
Barker: “We Can Compete For The Podium”
Softbank Team Japan skipper Dean Barker [pictured] has his sights set on the podium for the 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regattas. Currently, the team sits in fifth place following the first three events. But they are just 5 points back of Artemis Racing and 9 points off the podium. Both deficits could be made up with a good result... Read more of this article
30 Left Standing In Quest For Team Bermuda
In the wake of an intensive one-week training camp, 27 hopefuls will advance in the journey to become a part of Team BDA in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. There were 46 vying for a spot on the team at the start of the camp on December 27, 2015. Additionally, three candidates with pre-approved excused absences from the December camp are still viable... Read more of this article
Videos: Amlin International Moth Sailing Regatta
An international fleet of sailors took part in the Amlin International Moth Regatta last month, which was hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and featured a $10,000 prize purse. Rob Greenhalgh stamped his dominance on the inaugural Amlin International Moth Regatta, winning all three races to win the championship and the winner’s share of $5,000... Read more of this article
