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U.S. Coast Guard Conducting Search For Sailor
[Updated] The U.S. Coast Guard touched down in Bermuda this afternoon [Dec 6], with the aircraft taking part in a search mission for a Canadian-flagged boat which departed Bermuda on November 27th heading to Puerto Rico. The Duty Officer at the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said, “The U.S. Coast Guard are currently searching for the 34ft... Read more of this article
Photos, Video & Results: MS Amlin Moth Regatta
[Updated with video] Irishman Rory Fitzpatrick holds the early lead at the 2nd annual MS Amlin International Moth Regatta, hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Fitzpatrick finished 1st and 2nd in today’s two races and leads second-placed Rob Greenhalgh of Great Britain by 1 point. Italy’s Stefano Rizzi is third with 9 points after placing 4th... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: International Moth Regatta
High winds caused sailing to be called off yesterday [Dec 4] at the MS Amlin International Moth Regatta on Bermuda’s Great Sound, with the competition picking up again today [Dec 5]. Hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the $10,000 regatta began on Saturday [Dec 3] and runs through Friday [Dec 9]. Last year Rob Greenhalgh and Paul Goodison finished... Read more of this article
Sail Designs Win Top Marks From Softbank CEO
Students at Saltus Grammar School were given top marks by the CEO of America’s Cup team, SoftBank Team Japan after coming up with new designs for sails. As part a graphic design project incorporating the America’s Cup theme, Design Technology Teacher Patrick Mahon asked S7 DT students to redesign the graphics for the AC45 sails. Students were told... Read more of this article
Iain Jensen Wins MS Amlin ‘Dash For Cash’
Australian Iain Jensen pocketed $500 and a bottle of Gosling’s Black Seal Rum when he won the MS Amlin “Dash for Cash,” an exhibition prelude to the 2nd annual MS Amlin International Moth Regatta hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. The Dash for Cash was sailed on a windy Hamilton Harbour, where the northwesterly breeze was recorded at 23 to... Read more of this article
52 Sailors Set For International Moth Regatta
A fleet of 52 sailors, including two of the top three finishers from last year’s regatta, is set to contest the second annual MS Amlin International Moth Regatta on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the $10,000 regatta begins Saturday, Dec. 3, and runs through Friday, Dec. 9. Last year Rob Greenhalgh and Paul Goodison... Read more of this article
Entries Mount For 2017 Marion Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Entries continue to come in for the 2017 Marion Bermuda Race. In the first 15 days after entries opened some 30 boats entered. Now the total has reached 48 including 18 newcomers to the Race. That’s two more than the final entry total for the 2015 race. Racing starts in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts on Friday June 9th. Yachts... Read more of this article
WiRe Supports Young Woman’s Race Training
WiRe [Women in Reinsurance] has donated $1,500 to fund a scholarship for a young Bermudian woman to participate in advanced race training at an island sailing club. The scholarship is funded on behalf of WiRe by donations from WiRe board members Kathleen Faries, Head of Bermuda for Tokio Millennium Re AG, and Kathleen Reardon, CEO of Hamilton Re. “We... Read more of this article
Oracle Donate 15 Optimist Dinghies To Club
On Friday afternoon, Oracle Team USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the Oracle Team USA boat-builders after being rescued from the scrap heap, and were donated to Sandys Boat Club. In total, the team has now re-built 30 Optimist... Read more of this article
Vote For Bermudian Sailor Ceci Wollmann
Bermuda’s Olympic sailor Ceci Wollmann has been chosen as a finalist for the global MUSTO Sailor Search competition, and locals can help her bid by voting for her online. MUSTO said the sailors “have the chance to win £5000 [$6200] worth of sponsorship, become a MUSTO Ambassador and get training from the world’s best sailors.” The... Read more of this article
AC Endeavour Students Participate In Regatta
Close to 50 America’s Cup Endeavour Program students participated in their first ever regatta last weekend with the sailors making up a third of the fleet. The three-day regatta was held out of AC Endeavour’s West Fort in Dockyard with two fleets of 75 sailors, including Canadian and American national team members. Sailors from the Royal Bermuda... Read more of this article
Over 130 Sailors Take Part In Optimist Nationals
Over 130 Optimist Dinghy sailors from six countries gathered for the final time at the Royal Naval Dockyard to compete for the 2016 Colonial Bermuda National and Open Championships. USA sailors dominated the event as they have claimed the first nine position on the leaderboard after eleven races. Justin Callahan was able to overtake Vanessa Lahrkamp... Read more of this article
