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Marion Bermuda Fleet Heading To The Island
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 45-boat Marion Bermuda Fleet is out of sight, but not out of mind. By following the fleet on Yellow Brick Tracking, spectators on shore will be able to track the action offshore. At 0900 on Saturday, the leader, ‘Mischievous’, the scratch [fastest] boat on handicap, was about 510 miles NNW of Bermuda sailing at around... Read more of this article
45 Boats Start In Marion To Bermuda Yacht Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Forty-five boats are all on their way to Bermuda in the 2015 Marion to Bermuda Race. Two boats were over the starting line early in their class starts, Michael Wierman’s ‘Legacy V’ in B and Steve John’s ‘Margalo’ in Class A. They ducked back below the line and made clean starts with little trouble. The fleet of... Read more of this article
Governor Racing In Marion To Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] This is a busy day for all competitors who are harried by last minute safety drills, provisioning and fine tuning their yachts. Skippers must all do a final check-in at Beverly Yacht Club to make sure all their entry documents are complete and to receive their Yellow Brick tracking transponders, their official race documents,... Read more of this article
Two Days Until Marion to Bermuda Yacht Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Skippers in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Race have two more planning days before the start of their 645-mile 2015 version of the “Thrash to the Onion Patch”. They have some big choices to make that will determine where they stand on the leader board next week. Racing starts Friday, June 19th. Will skippers minimize their... Read more of this article
Bermuda Oyster Hopes Dashed For Sailing Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Hopes for a resurrection performance in the June 19th Marion to Bermuda Race by Bermudian Paul Hubbard and his crew on ‘Bermuda Oyster’ were dashed late last week. The 43-foot sloop experienced problems on the 645-mile delivery trip from Bermuda to Marion. The crew had experienced engine problems in Bermuda, but thought... Read more of this article
50 Boats To Take Part: Marion Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] In a mere month, fifty sailboats will hit the line in Buzzard’s Bay for the Marion version of the “Thrash to the Onion Patch” in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Race. The 118-foot “Spirit of Bermuda”, the island’s sail training vessel and Bermuda’s floating ambassador is the largest and only entry in the Classic Division.... Read more of this article
Entry Fees Increase For Marion Bermuda Race
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Entry fees for racers entering in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Race that starts June 19, 2015 will increase by $150 per yacht as the regular entry period ends Monday April 20th. The regular Entry Fee is $950 for Yacht and Skipper plus $50 for each additional crewmember. The entry fee for a service academy or University sailing... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Priority: Marion Bermuda Racers
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Racers entering in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race that starts June 19, 2015 will earn priority status at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club [RHADC] to experience the 2017 America’s Cup being sailed during the month of June. Participating in the 2015 race will act as a warm-up-trip to Bermuda that will... Read more of this article
Bermuda Shines For Argo Group Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Take time to remember. It was mid-October, one week before the brilliant Sunday Finals of the Argo Group Gold Cup and Bermuda was slammed by the second major storm in a week. Tropical Storm Fay — or was it Hurricane Fay by then — had hit Bermuda with a sneaky left jab only five days earlier. Category 3 hurricane Gonzalo... Read more of this article
Johnie Berntsson Wins Argo Group Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Johnie Berntsson [SWE] Stena Sailing Team has won the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup and $50,000 of the $100,000 prize purse. Berntsson defeated Eric Monnin [SWI] Swiss Match Racing Team 3-1 in brilliant match racing conditions on Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour. This is the second time the jovial Swede has won the cup, repeating his... Read more of this article
Williams Through To Semis, Still Undefeated
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup Quarter Finals were completed Saturday morning and the Semi Finals, Petite Finals and Finals will all be sailed on Sunday. Ian Williams [GBR] GAC Pindar and Eric Monnin [SWI] Swiss Match Racing Team came through the quarters with 3-0 scores. Williams, the Alpari World Match Racing Tour leader at... Read more of this article
4 On 1 After First Flight Of Argo Gold Quarters
[Written by Talbot Wilson] One flight of the Quarter Finals was sailed Friday afternoon following the completion of the Qualifying Rounds and the selection of opponents and draw for boats. The Quarter Finals set Ian Williams against Marek Stanczyk, Taylor Canfield against Steffan Lindberg, Eric Monnin against Pierre Morvan, and an all Swedish pairing... Read more of this article
Canfield, Williams First Into Argo Quarter Finals
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Taylor Canfield [ISV] US One, top seed in Group 2, is the first skipper to qualify for the Quarter Finals in the 2014 Argo Group Cup. Canfield lost his first match in Day 1 racing against Chris Poole [USA] Riptide Racing. Since then the #2 skipper on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour has sailed to seven straight points. He... Read more of this article
Argo Group Gold Cup Begins In Bermuda
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Ian Williams [GBR] GAC Pindar made a near perfect start to in the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda yesterday. The British skipper who stands top of the the Alpari World Match Racing Tour and is 2nd in the ISAF rankings, goes into today’s remaining round robin flights leading group 1. Day 1 qualifying matches for Group... Read more of this article
Qualifying Groups Set For Argo Group Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson] In spite of Hurricane Gonzalo’s thrashing of the Onion Patch last week, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the people of Bermuda are ready to host the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup, Stage 6 of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour [AWMRT]. All 20 teams have arrived safely from their corners of the world and will practice for a... Read more of this article
Argo Group Gold Cup Survives Gonzalo
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has announced that the Argo Group Gold Cup is still set to sail, albeit on a compressed schedule, starting on October 22. Using the one-day-delay plan announced last Wednesday, the Argo Group Gold Cup will be compressed to five days of racing and organizers will take advantage of the fine weather... Read more of this article
