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Bermuda Sailors Continue Competing In Thailand
The top youth sailors from the 62 countries participating in the Optimist World Championship 2017 took to the Thailand waters for Day Two of racing. Two more races were held on the day to take the total to four races in total. The Bermuda team is still being led by Christian Ebbin who fell three places from his starting position of 114th to ended the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sailors Begin Competing In Thailand
Top youth sailors from the 62 countries participating in the Optimist World Championship took to the waters in a long-awaited start to what will be eight days of competition. Excited and focused on doing their best, they had to contend with a strong tide, unfamiliar conditions for many, and a sudden rainstorm that closed the day. The Bermuda team... Read more of this article
Wednesday Night Sailing Series Results
The Wednesday Night Sailing Series continued in the Hamilton Harbor were 20 boats went to the start line for the latest racing. Nasty Medicine was the first bat to cross the line, they clocked a time of 50.00, their corrected time of 54.33 saw them finish 10th overall, Smokin was the next boat to cross the line that were clocked at 53.14 and with their... Read more of this article
Bermuda Take Part In Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony for the biggest Optimist World Championship ever with 280 competitors from 62 countries got underway with a parade. The Bermuda team of Christian Ebbin, Sebastian Kempe, Jack Hildebrand, Rian Geraghty-McDonnell and Jordan Etemadi got to go up on a large stage and get applauds from a pretty big crowd, with the announcer telling... Read more of this article
Lawrence Stickers Hendrickson Regatta Results
Gladwin Lambert and Stefan Maybury are the 2017 Lawrence Stickers Hendrickson Memorial Regatta Champions following the Comet Regatta off the Mid Atlantic Sailboat Club. With the defending champion Stephen Dickinson off Island, Lambert won all three races finishing with 4 points. Maxwell Curtis and Stephan Furbert finished second with 9 points after... Read more of this article
The Legacy Of The AC Endeavour Program
While the teams sailed at the America’s Cup, young sailors also hit the water as part of the America’s Cup Endeavour Program. America’s Cup Endeavour, a youth education and community sailing initiative, allowed hundreds of young students to learn to sail in both the west end and the east end. In addition to sailing, students were also exposed... Read more of this article
Second Antigua Bermuda Race Set For May 2018
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has announced that the second edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start on the May 9, 2018. A spokesperson said, “The 935-mile offshore race is organized in association with Antigua Sailing Week and is supported by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Yachts of 40 feet and over will be racing under the IRC Rating Rule,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Results
The 2017 Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Season continued in Granaway Deep with three races. Elizabeth II out of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club won the B.A.A. Cup, W.H. Bennett Memorial Trophy and the Spithead Trophy. B.A.A. Cup 1. Elizabeth II 2. Victory IV 3. Contest III 4. Challenger II – Did Not Finish W.H. Bennett Memorial Trophy 1.... Read more of this article
BTA Looking At More Sports Tourism Events
In the wake of America’s Cup, the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] is looking at the feasibility of many other sports-related events, citing that “Bermuda’s successful delivery of the 35th America’s Cup has elevated the destination to a strong position for attracting future sports tourism events and has already helped officials land new events... Read more of this article
Uncertainty With Future Of The America’s Cup
With Emirates Team New Zealand’s recent America’s Cup win, they are now in control of the tournament’s destiny; however, as the only non-signatory to the ‘framework agreement’ signed by the other five America’s Cup teams, there remains some uncertainty regarding the next iteration of the event. After the Kiwi’s... Read more of this article
Emirates Team New Zealand Win America’s Cup
Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand have won the 35th America’s Cup. Another dominant race win for Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand in race nine of the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, gave the Kiwi team the victory on the Great Sound in Bermuda, sparking wild celebrations on board their America’s Cup Class [ACC]... Read more of this article
Video: Superyacht Regatta Held In Bermuda
With all the high speed drama and excitement of the 35th America’s Cup as a spectacular backdrop, coupled with the chance to discover the beautiful island of Bermuda, the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta lured 13 superyacht crews and six magnificent J Class yachts for three days of thrilling racing. By careful design the America’s Cup Superyacht... Read more of this article
