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Sailing: VSA Cruise To A Pair Of Titles In Debut
Visionary Sailing Academy [VSA] and St George’s Dinghy and Sports Club [SGDSC] were both highly successful on debut at the recently concluded Bermuda Open and National Optimist Championship, hosted in Mangrove Bay, competing and placing well in their fleets, boding well for their upcoming international participation at the renowned Orange Bowl international... Read more of this article
Bacardi Keelboat Regatta To Start Tomorrow
The November end of season international regatta, the Bacardi Keelboat Regatta [BKR], is back for another installment. The regatta will see three fleets racing in the Great Sound starting November 15 and concluding November 17 – Etchells, J105 and IOD. Bacardi is once again the title sponsor with Bermuda Tourism Authority as a supporting sponsor. A... Read more of this article
Bermuda Open & National Optimist Sailing
The 2018 Bermuda Open and National Optimist Sailing Championship, hosted by the Sandys Boat Club, concluded in the Great Sound. Local sailor Christian Ebbin was crowned the Champion among the 62 Championship Fleet, another local sailor Sebastian Kempe finished in second with 32 net points, and American sailor Cort Snyder finishing in third with 40 net... Read more of this article
Bermuda Open & National Optimist Sailing
The Bermuda Open and National Optimist Sailing Championship hosted by the Sandys Boat Club got underway in the Great Sound. Christian Ebbin is the Championship Fleet Leader after 8 races with 10 Net Points, Ebbin has 5 wins out of the 8 races sailed, Sebastian Kempe is in second with 20 net Points and Griggs Diemar is in third with 22 Net Points. After... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda Race Wins Gold Certification
The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee have announced the 2018 Newport Bermuda Race has earned gold-level certification from Sailors for the Sea’s Clean Regattas program, a race of its own aimed at restoring ocean health. Clean Regattas is a certification system with five levels—Participant, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum—enabling sailors to... Read more of this article
Sloop Foundation Special Award Presentation
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation recently held the first of several planned special award presentation sails, with recipients receiving certificates of appreciation “for their continuous and significant support over the past twenty years to the Foundation, and it’s internationally recognized award-winning sail training programme on board Spirit... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sailors Finish Competing In Australia
The 2018 Etchells World Championships came to an end on the Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia. The final two races saw Australian Martin Hill own the day with a 1st and 6th place finish to hold his lead and take the title with 46 net points. Sailing with Sean O’Rourke, Julian Plante, and Mat Belcher, Hill’s team averaged 10.6 points across the... Read more of this article
Third Antigua Bermuda Race Set For May 2019
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club announced that the third edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start on the May 8, 2019 and will be part of the 2019 Atlantic Ocean Racing Series [AORS]. The 2019 Atlantic Ocean Racing Series will consist of five races: RORC Caribbean 600, Antigua Bermuda Race, Transatlantic Race 2019, Rolex Fastnet Race, and Rolex Middle... Read more of this article
Sailing: Etchells World Championship Day #5
The penultimate day of the 2018 Etchells World Championship proved to be yet another frustrating day for the sailors and officials on Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia with only one race sailed on the day to take the number of completed races to seven. The Bermuda team of Tim Patton, Campbell Patton and Rockal Evans sailing Incentive fell another four... Read more of this article
Sailing: Etchells World Championship Day #4
The 2018 Etchells World Championship continued on Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia with two more races sailed on the day to take the number of completed races to six. The Bermuda team of Tim Patton, Campbell Patton and Rockal Evans sailing Incentive moved down the leaderboard, this after they started the day 70th, but when they came off the water... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sailors Continue Competing In Australia
The 2018 Etchells World Championship continued on Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia with two races sailed on the day for the first time. The Bermuda team of Tim Patton, Campbell Patton and Rockal Evans, sailing Incentive, moved up the leaderboard, this after they started the day 68th, but when they came off the water they were in 70th. The trio would... Read more of this article
Locals Sailors Compete In Brisbane, Australia
The 2018 Etchells World Championship began in Brisbane, Australia, with only one race sailed on the day and the Bermuda team of Tim Patton, Campbell Patton and Rockal Evans – sailing Incentive – finishing 83rd in the day’s race. Once the sailors were out past Green Island, there was less of the 8-10 knots from the Southeast that had... Read more of this article
