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Oracle Team USA Skipper: Fantastic To Get Here
America’s Cup team Oracle Team USA are starting to set up their base in Bermuda, with skipper Jimmy Spithill saying “it’s been fantastic to get here and feel the energy and see the welcoming we’re getting here from Bermudians.” Oracle Team USA, the defending champion, is one of six teams set to compete for the 35th America’s... Read more of this article
Pimentel Ready For Sailing World Cup In Miami
Bermuda’s Cameron Pimentel — an Olympic sailing hopeful in the International Laser Full Rig dinghy — finished 13th out of 53 boats competing in the Laser Full Rig at the Fort Lauderdale Olympic Class Regatta recently, with sailors representing approximately 15 nations as they used the regatta as a tune up for the International Sailing... Read more of this article
Sir Ben Ainslie Pays Premier A Courtesy Call
Captain of Britain’s team challenge for the America’s Cup, Sir Ben Ainslie, stopped in at the Cabinet Office for a courtesy call on Premier Michael Dunkley this afternoon [Jan 19] Sailing’s most decorated Olympic sailor, Sir Ben was called up midway through the 2013 America’s Cup series to help complete the dramatic come-from-behind victory... Read more of this article
50th Newport Bermuda Race To Use One Rule
[Written by John Rousmaniere] When the Newport Bermuda Race is next sailed in 2016, it will be scored by one handicapping system, the Offshore Racing Rule [ORR]. The ORR calculates each boat’s speed potential based on its dimensions, using a Velocity Prediction Program [VPP]. The ORR has been used in the Newport Bermuda Race since 2006, following... Read more of this article
CableVision Donates $50,000 For Youth Sailors
The island’s young sailors have been given a boost courtesy of a $50,000 donation from Bermuda CableVision, which will be donated over the course of the next two years to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Sailing Academy for the purchase of four SL16 Catamarans to be used by young sailors. Speaking at the company’s annual ‘Salute to Service’... Read more of this article
Caribbean Bound Sailboat Towed Into Harbour
A 32-foot sailboat — which was leaving Bermuda bound for the Caribbean with one person onboard — was towed into St. George’s Harbour today [Jan 17] after the vessel began taking on water, resulting in flooding above the interior cabin deck. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre Duty Officer said, “The departing 32 foot Sailing... Read more of this article
“One Of My Favourite Racing Venues In World”
“Bermuda is one of my favourite racing venues in the world,” Sir Ben Ainslie said in his latest column for Boat International magazine, adding that “the people are lovely, and passionate about sailing and sport.” Writing in the February 2015 issue, the four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist said, “I went to New York for... Read more of this article
Free Trips On Tall Ship ‘Lord Nelson’ Available
The Jubilee Sailing Trust has revealed that it has received bursary funding that will allow “a few lucky people” to sail aboard the tall ship Lord Nelson on voyages from the Bahamas to Bermuda, and from Bermuda to Southampton via the Azores. The Lord Nelson visited Bermuda in July 2014 as it sailed on its way from Anguilla to Halifax. In... Read more of this article
Portsmouth Predicts $187 Million Into Economy
The America’s Cup qualifiers which will be held in Portsmouth, UK are expected to attract some 160,000 spectators and pump more than £120m [$187 million] into the local economy, according to a report from the Portsmouth press. The report said, “As we start 2015, excitement is building to when the eyes of the world will be on the city as an... Read more of this article
Sailing Community Mourn Loss Of Warren Brown
[Written by Paul Doughty] The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the entire Bermuda sailing community and indeed sailors around the world were saddened to learn of the death of Warren Brown. One of Bermuda’s greatest sailing icons, Warren died Christmas Day at King Edward VII Hospital in Bermuda after surgical complications. Warren had a long and effective... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Host Tall Ships Fleet In 2017
Sail Training Association Bermuda [STA Bermuda] announced that Bermuda will help Canada celebrate its 150th Anniversary of the Confederation when the Island hosts a fleet of tall ships in early June 2017. “The tall ships event will add to the excitement of the America’s Cup Races that Bermuda will also host in 2017,” a spokesperson said. “The... Read more of this article
Dr. Paris Ends Solo Circumnavigation Attempt
77-year-old sailor Dr. Stanley Paris has ended his bid to become the fastest person to sail solo around the world from Bermuda, saying his boat Kiwi Spirit suffered unrepairable damage on Christmas Eve, and he is now headed for Cape Town, South Africa. His latest blog post today said, “Once against my attempt to complete a solo circumnavigation... Read more of this article
