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Brangman Wins Edward Cross Long Distance
Bermuda’s Dale Brangman who has been sailing consistently this year in his new boat signaled his intentions of looking to change the guard of the Comet Class. Brangman who finished second in the Flag Pole to Flag Pole race earlier this year put his name among some great Comet Sailors as he won the 75th Annual Edward Cross Long Distance Race that... Read more of this article
Marion Bermuda: Kiwi Spirit Pushes For The Line
[Written by Talbot Wilson] At 1630 ADT Monday afternoon Kiwi Spirit, the Line Honors leader of the Marion Bermuda fleet, was 68 nautical miles from the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda. According to ‘Predict Wind’ and YB tracking, Kiwi Spirit was sailing at 7+ kts in a 4.5 kt west-southwest breeze. They are expected to finish in... Read more of this article
MachBuster Pushes Kiwi Spirit For Line Honors
[Written by Talbot Wilson] At 0730 ADT Monday morning Kiwi Spirit, the Line Honors leader of the Marion Bermuda fleet, was 125 nautical miles out from the finish. That’s a little more than 143 statute [land] miles. Finishers are not expected for at least another 20 hours. Estimated time of arrival off St David’s Lighthouse is 0 ‘dark’ 0300 or... Read more of this article
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
Trio Continue Strong Start In St. Thomas Regatta
Three Bermuda sailors Magnus Ringsted, Sebastian Kempe and Christian Ebbin continued competing in the St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta. Seventy-eight boats went to the start line in the Optimist Open Division and after four more races on the day and 8 in the Regatta the Bermuda Sailors have come off the water in strong positions. Ebbin remains... Read more of this article
Sailing: NARC Rally Celebrating 20th Anniversary
The North American Rally to the Caribbean [NARC], which is free for participants to join, will celebrate its 20th anniversary when it once again brings together boats on their annual pilgrimage south to the Caribbean from the U.S. east coast in October. A spokesperson said, “Scheduled for October 26 [or the best weather window near that date],... Read more of this article
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
[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
[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
[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
BTA An Official Event Partner For NY SailGP
With two weeks to go until the third event in the inaugural calendar, SailGP has announced a collaboration with Bermuda Tourism Authority as an Official Event Partner for New York SailGP. “Taking place on June 21 and 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., SailGP will bring the world’s fastest sail racing to the East Coast, with Brookfield Place in Battery... Read more of this article
75th Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race
Festivities surrounding the 75th annual Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race will take place from Thursday, June 13 to Monday, June 17, with 16 boats expected to take part in the race itself. A spokesperson said, “It is with a sense of excitement and at the same time relief that the West End Sailboat Club, originators and organisers of the annual... Read more of this article
