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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 To Bermuda Sailing, The Race Is On
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The 19th Marion Bermuda Race is underway with a fast start. Of the thirty-five boats that had finally registered, thirty-four made it to the line. Warm Rain, a 32-foot Pacific Seacraft that was the smallest boat in the fleet, scratched yesterday. Sprit of Bermuda, the sole Classic Division entry crossed the line alone thus... 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
Marion Bermuda Race Tracking Goes Online
[Written By Talbot Wilson] The 645 mile, open-ocean Marion Bermuda Race starts off Marion, MA this Friday [June 14]. Whether you have a boat or not, you can literally “watch” all the boats participating in the race through a satellite tracking system by Yellowbrick, a world leader in GPS satellite tracking. Kingman Yacht Center in Cataumet, Massachusetts... Read more of this article
Celestial Entry Hotspur II Looks For Clear Sky
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Ron Wisner is looking for sunny days and starlit nights for this year’s Marion Bermuda Race. He and his crew aboard Hotspur II, his 1968 Columbia 50, will be entered in the Founders Division using only celestial navigation. With Ron electing to celestially navigate, Hotspur II will receive a 2% favorable adjustment to her... Read more of this article
Sailing: Match Broken For Spirit & Belle Aventure
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The ocean match race between two classic yachts — Belle Aventure and Spirit of Bermuda — was broken this week when Belle’s captain Dave Thompson notified the Marion Bermuda Race organizers that they would not be able to race in the 645-mile crossing to Bermuda on June 14th. Spirit, the big blue Bermuda sloop had anticipated... Read more of this article
Weeklong Summer Sailstice Party To Be Held
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Where will you be a short month from now to celebrate Summer Sailstice? Smart, adventurous, fun-loving sailors along with their friends and families will be at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club in the sunny isles of Bermuda. Crescendo finished just before dawn in 2009 under storm Trysail and a blade.: The Marion Bermuda... Read more of this article
