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Marion Race Encourages Celestial Navigation
Billed as “the only offshore race with an official celestial class and trophy,” next year’s Marion-Bermuda Race has been slated to begin on June 19, 2015, leading sailors from Buzzards Bay off Marion, Massachusetts, to St. David’s Head in Bermuda, with many of the race’s participants historically opting to navigate via the... Read more of this article
Marion-Bermuda Race To Celebrate 20th Run
The Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race, first run in 1977, is getting set to celebrate its 20th iteration in 2015, with more than 100 vessels expected to take part in the action. According to MarionBermuda.com, “The first Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race in 1977 saw 104 starters cross the line. “The going was slow in light southwesterly... Read more of this article
Sailing: Marion Bermuda Sets 2015 Race Date
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Friday June 19, 2015 is the scheduled date for the 20th biennial Marion Bermuda Race. The Board of Trustees of the Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association (MBCYRA) made the decision as they met at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club in Bermuda in their post-mortem meeting following the 2013 race. The starting... Read more of this article
Winners Shine At Marion Bermuda Prizegiving
[Written by Talbot Wilson] To a happy crowd on the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club dock, David Patton, Chairman of the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race, announced that June 19, 2015 will be the 20th start for this classic ocean race. The crowd cheered and then he got on with the formalities of the night. His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Mr.... Read more of this article
Marion Race: Smallest Entry Takes Top Prize
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Based on provisional results, Roust, the smallest boat in the fleet, and a boat sailed double-handed as well, has won the top prize in the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. The little Sea Sprite 34, skippered by Ian Gumprect of Oyster Bay NY and co-skippered by Mark Swanson of North Creek NY, won Class C and overall 1st Place in the... Read more of this article
Marion Bermuda: Shindig Finds Joy & Sorrow
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Shindig took line honors in the 2013 Marion Bermuda race finishing the 645 nm course off St David’s Lighthouse at 4:55:13 ADT/3:55:13 EDT on Tuesday morning [June 18]. They were certainly glad to finish first, but sorry not to break the record after such a fast start. “It was brutal,” quipped one of the Shindig crew... Read more of this article
Marion To Bermuda: Shindig Takes Line Honors
[Written by Talbot Wilson] It was slow going at the end when Shindig took Line Honors in the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. According to finish line chairman Eugene Rayner, the big blue Andrews 68 finished the 645 nm course at 4:55:13 ADT/3:55:13 EDT on Tuesday morning June 18. Although this looked to be a fast race for the first 48 hours, it became painfully... Read more of this article
Sailing Leaders Struggle for Late Night Finish
[Written by Talbot Wilson] As predicted late Sunday, the ‘line honor’ leaders hit the wall Monday afternoon. According to the YellowBrick tracker they now seem to be sailing on the wind, on a long port tack to Bermuda. The ‘handicap’ leaders are the smaller boats that have kept the old, reaching breeze longer and made their time on the other... Read more of this article
Marion Bermuda Race: Leader Hits Happy Valley
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Little has changed in the race for line honors on the 2nd full day of racing in the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. It is just wait and see… and enjoy the pink beaches and the bright Bermuda sunshine or a round of golf while you’re at it. Today, the Bermuda fitted dinghies are match racing in Mangrove Bay. Monday is a Bermuda... Read more of this article
Shindig Has Fast Start In Marion Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Shindig had a fast start from Marion and carried a record pace for the first 24 hours of the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. At 68 feet, Shindig was turning the 15-20 knot winds into a 12-knot pace. She was about 400 nautical miles out and just West of the 164º rhumb line blasting on a broad reach toward the finish at St David’s... Read more of this article
Marion Bermuda: How Long Will The Wind Last?
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The big question on the eve of the 19th Marion Bermuda Race is how long will the wind last as the boats head down the 645-mile course to Bermuda. Larry Rosenfeld, navigator on Spirit of Bermuda, is hesitant to give an ETA for the big blue Bermuda Sloop. Spirit starts first at 12:10PM in Marion. “If we make really good time... Read more of this article
Marion Bermuda Race Departure Preparations
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Sailors at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion were busy on Wednesday [June 12] completing their final registration process, getting their Yellow Brick trackers and setting computers up to download the latest weather files from the National Weather Service and other public web sites. The start was just 2 days away. Elusive is... Read more of this article
