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New Zealander Wins RenRe Junior Gold Cup
George Lee Rush of Takapuna, New Zealand, put forth a commanding performance to win the 17th RenRe Junior Gold Cup. Rush led the regatta from start to finish. Rush, the 14-year-old from the Wakatere Boating Club, previously competed in 2017 and placed 13th overall. This year he stormed out of the gate, won three of the first four races and never looked... Read more of this article
Results: Burchall Brothers, Matthews Cup Races
The Bermuda Comet Class held two long distance races that started and finished outside the West End Sailboat Club. Stephen Dickinson and his crew Pat Young crossed the line first in the Burchall Brothers Bowl race, that saw the sailors race from the club around Five-Star Island and back. Dickinson and Young crossed the line with a commanding lead ahead... Read more of this article
Sailing: Williams Wins Second Argo Gold Cup
Just when it looked like Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson was going to even the score in the final of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and send the match to a fifth and deciding race, Ian Williams of Great Britain sailed across his bow and snatched away the victory. In streaky wind conditions on Hamilton Harbour, Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew rode a... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Scallywag Takes Line Honours
Finishing in just under 81 hours, Scallywag has taken Line Honours in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race after crossing the finish line first, off the east end of the island before motoring in to St. George’s Harbour. Australian skipper David Witt has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races and spoke with Bernews on his arrival at Bermuda Yacht Services... Read more of this article
2019 Antigua Bermuda Race Race Continues
The sailors taking part in the 935 nautical mile Antigua Bermuda race continue on their ocean journey, with the online tracker showing that SKH Scallywag is in the lead. A spokesperson said, “The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race entered a new phase on the second night [Thursday 9th May] of the 935 mile race to Bermuda. “The international fleet... Read more of this article
Williams, Berntsson On Course For Showdown
The 69th Argo Group Gold Cup advanced to the semifinal round on Friday afternoon with Ian Williams of the U.K and Johnie Berntsson of Sweden moving to match point in their respective matches. Williams opened a 2-0 lead over Lucy Macgregor of the U.K. in one match and Berntsson leads Harry Price of Australia by the same score. The penultimate round of... Read more of this article
Comet Race Organisers Congratulate Sailors
Following up on the recent announcement naming the qualifying athletes for the 2019 Pan American Games, Gladwin Lambert, the Race Organizer for the Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race, extended his congratulations to Cecilia Wollmann and Malcolm Benn Smith, who have qualified for the sailing competition in this year’s Pan American Games. Both... Read more of this article
Repechage Adds To Quarterfinals At Gold Cup
The repechage round of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup was expected to produce close-quarter racing as eight teams fought for one of four spots in the quarterfinal round. And it delivered. With a gusty and shifty northeasterly breeze changing headings nearly every second, skippers Chris Poole of the U.S., Lucy Macgregor of the U.K., Ettore Botticini of... Read more of this article
Antigua Bermuda Sailing Race Continues
After setting off for the 935 nautical-mile ocean race from Antigua for Bermuda yesterday, the fleet continues their race towards Bermuda. The organisers said, “Blast reaching in the tropics is hard to better, and for the first day and night of the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, the international fleet have had their fill. However, Mother Nature is... Read more of this article
Williams Leads Quartet Into Quarterfinals
Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew from the U.K. won the initial round robin stage of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and advanced to the Quarterfinal Round as the No. 1 seed. Williams’s crew posted a 4-1 record after the first day’s 5-1 mark to advance with the top score of 9 points from 11 races. After yesterday’s racing Williams said... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Gets Underway
The 17th year of the RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup got underway on the Great Sound. Four races were held on Day One, with George Lee Rush from New Zealand leading with 9 Points. Rush won the first two races before finishing 6th in the third race, before winning the final race of the day. In second place is the first female sailor Maria Gracia Vegas... Read more of this article
Video: Antigua Bermuda Race Gets Underway
The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race is underway, with teams representing over a dozen countries including the USA, Canada, UK, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, the Netherlands and Germany setting off for the 935 nautical-mile ocean race from Antigua for Bermuda earlier today [May 8]. The organisers... Read more of this article
