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America’s Cup Match Day Two To Get Underway
Competition resumes today [June 18] in the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, with Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA looking to seize back the advantage gained by Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand on day one in Sunday’s two races, scheduled to start at 2.00pm AST. The Challengers to Oracle Team USA took back-to-back victories... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Match
It is advantage Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand at the end of day one of the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton. The Kiwi Challengers to Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA took back-to-back victories in the first two races of the final stage of the 35th America’s Cup, putting them into a 1-0 lead over the Defenders of the... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: J Class Yachts Exhibition Event
[Updated with video] The J Class yacht exhibition event took place this afternoon [June 16] on Great Sound, with the majestic J Class yachts staging an exhibition together on the same waters on which the 35th America’s Cup is taking place. Sometimes described as the most beautiful sailing yachts ever to grace the seas, the seven J Class yachts... Read more of this article
Photos: Youth America’s Cup Pool A Day #2
Day Two of the Pool A Qualifiers in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup once again belonged to Sweden’s Artemis Youth Racing as they topped the tables with two wins. Heading into the day the Swedish team once again grabbed the headlines with two victories from day two’s three races to reaffirm their position at the top of the standings, qualifying... Read more of this article
Monday: Somerset to St George’s Comet Race
The Director of Marine and Ports Services has issued an advisory to all mariners regarding the West End Sailboat Club’s annual long distance comet sailboat race between Somerset and St. George’s on the holiday, Monday, 19th June 2017. “Mariners are advised to give adequate clearance and minimal wake when in the vicinity of the racing comets,”... Read more of this article
J Class Yachts To Sail In Exhibition Event
An exhibition event will take place on Bermuda’s Great Sound, the venue for the 35th America’s Cup, from 12.00 to 12.45pm on Saturday 17th June when seven J Class yachts will stage an exhibition together on the same waters on which Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand will begin their competition in the America’s Cup Match, presented... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, Results: Superyacht Race Day 3
Overall victory in the highly competitive fleet of six J Class yachts earned the crew of Lionheart the top prize at the second America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta. The record sized J Class fleet was the centre of attention amidst the 20 superyacht crews mustered in Bermuda to enjoy competing against each other and to share in the mounting excitement... Read more of this article
Little ‘Selkie’ Wins Marion Bermuda Overall
[Written by Talbot Wilson] ‘Selkie’, Chip Bradish’s 1988 Morris Ocean 32.5 footer from Jamaica Plain near Boston, was the overall corrected time winner of Class D and the entire 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. She was the smallest boat in the race and was sailed using only celestial navigation. ‘Jambi’, the Bermuda 50 that was line... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: Youth AC Pool A Qualifiers
Artemis Youth Racing stole the early advantage in the Pool A Qualifiers of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, with the Swedish team finishing the pool’s first day of racing on top of the standings after scoring two first and a third in the day’s three races. With Pool B teams NZL Sailing Team, Land Rover BAR Academy, Spanish Impulse by IBEROSTAR... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: Superyacht Regatta Day #2
After light winds on the opening day, the America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta fleet revelled in the brisker winds and glorious hot sunshine during the second day of racing. The conditions resulted in more open courses which were set to offer more passing lanes and keep the crews on their toes with a bigger range of wind angles requiring smart sail choices... Read more of this article
‘Jambi’ Takes Marion Bermuda Line Honors
[Written by Talbot Wilson] ‘Jambi’, a new Hinckley Bermuda 50 skippered by John Levinson crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 12:47:00 ADT to take line honors in the 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. ‘Jambi’ had an unofficial elapsed time of 4 days 23 hours 36 minutes 11 seconds. Based on her starting time of 12:55 EDT... Read more of this article
TeamBDA To Be At Harbour Nights Tonight
After successfully clinching their place in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals yesterday, TeamBDA will this evening celebrate by making an appearance at The Bermuda Shop on Front Street during Harbour Nights. The team had a strong showing on Monday and Tuesday in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Qualifiers and advanced to the final along with... Read more of this article
