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High Noon Wins ‘Traditional’ Line Honours
[Written by Talbot Wilson] High Noon has captured ‘Traditional’ line honours in the combined St David’s & Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Divisions in the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race. This is an amazing accomplishment for the Young American Junior Big Boat Sailing Team from American Yacht Club [Rye, NY]. They sailed High Noon, a Tripp 41 on loan from... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda Race: 50th Thrash Not A Dash
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, has not been a dash. Following Comanche’s record-breaking run to Bermuda, chopping almost five hours off the 2012 numbers, the fleet stalled against the northern wall of a high-pressure system. They stopped just above the Gulf Stream. The lead boats slowly... Read more of this article
Read & Honey Lead Comanche To New Record
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Skipper Ken Read said that there were four main factors that led to Comanche’s record run to Bermuda which ended early today with the 100ft racer chopping almost 5 hours off the previous best time. He pointed to the total commitment of the owners Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark, to a boat that was built especially for breaking... Read more of this article
New Record Set In Newport Bermuda Yacht Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Comanche has set a Newport Bermuda Race record celebrating her line honours victory in the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, Newport Bermuda 2016. Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark’s 100 foot screamer, skippered by Ken Read, crossed the line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 4:22:53 EDT. Her elapsed time is a provisional 34hrs 42min... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda Race Starts With Smaller Fleet
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Racing in the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch got underway right on schedule. It was a routine sequence with boats sailing close on the wind heading south to Bermuda. It was a flood tide, so only one boat was over early. Race historian John Rousmaniere said it was the most routine start he had ever seen. Up until mid-week the... Read more of this article
‘Spookie & ‘Kinship’ Lead Following Onion Patch
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The three-event Onion Patch series got under way over the weekend with the completion of Stage I, the New York Yacht Club 162nd Annual Regatta presented by Rolex in Newport, Rhode Island. Steve & Heidi Benjamin’s TP52 ‘Spookie’ ranked first in the Traditional Onion Patch Series while Tom Selldorff’s Baltic 52 ‘Kinship’... Read more of this article
Follow Newport Bermuda Race Online Tracking
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The June 17th start of the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race is right around the corner. Home-based spectators can watch the start and also track their favorite yachts, skippers, or crewmembers in the 635-mile ocean classic from Newport, RI to “the Onion Patch.” All boats in the 2016 fleet will be tracked by YB satellite trackers... Read more of this article
Chinese Team Enters Newport Bermuda Race
[Written by Genie Xu with Talbot Wilson] For the first time ever an all-Chinese team will race in the Newport Bermuda Race. Started in 1906 as one of the three most famous off-shore sailing racing competitions, the 2016 ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’ is going to share its 50th anniversary with the first Chinese entry in its history— Team Noahs.... Read more of this article
192 Boats Set For 2016 Newport Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] In what promises to be the third largest race in its 110 year history, the 50th Bermuda Race now expects to see 192 boats on the starting line in Newport on June 17. This 50th edition of “the Thrash of the Onion Patch” has one of the largest and most diverse fleets of monohull oceangoing boats since the race was founded... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda Seeking On Board Reporters
[Written by Talbot Wilson] With the single aim of encouraging sailors to capture and share their “real” ocean racing experience during the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, organizers have announced the first ever Onboard Reporter Initiative for video reports or blog posts filed during this year’s race. Interesting stories will be shared through social... Read more of this article
Sailing: Take The Onion Patch Challenge
[Written by Talbot Wilson] If you are entering the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, think about entering the New York Yacht Club 162nd Annual Regatta presented by Rolex in Newport and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta capping off Bermuda Offshore Sailing Week for the visiting yachts and local Bermuda boats alike. Take the Onion Patch Challenge.... Read more of this article
195 Boats Qualified For Newport Race So Far
[Written by Talbot Wilson] As of April 5th, 195 boats have been sanctioned by the Newport Bermuda Race Organizing committee as qualified entries in the 50th Bermuda Race. Since another 14 boats are expected to be sanctioned soon, this race has every chance of being the second largest “Thrash to the Onion Patch” in the 110-year history of... Read more of this article
Sailing: 2016 Newport Bermuda Deadline Looms
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The June 17, 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, is shaping up to be the largest since the 2006 Centennial celebration. The call for Applications for Entry [AFE’s] in the ocean classic went out January 12 and just over two months later the race is almost fully subscribed. As of March 18, organizers... Read more of this article
