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Sunderland, Coast Guard, Drop Bermuda Race Claims |
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7/11/2010
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Abby Sunderland’s father and the U.S. Coast Guard have retracted statements that a boat was lost in the 2010 Bermuda Race. “We take Laurence Sunderland’s charge very seriously because we take safety extremely seriously,” says Race Chairman Bjorn Johnson.
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Bermuda Winners Celebrate at Government House |
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6/27/2010
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His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Sir Richard Gozney and guest presenters handed out 113 trophies and prizes for contestants and a special award for race Chairman Bjorn Johnson.
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How Carina Won |
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6/23/2010
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Some of the tactics that help bring Rives Potts' Carina to a first place finish in the St. David's Lighthouse Division.
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Division Leaders Become Clear |
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6/23/2010
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Though 25 boats are still out in the course, provisional results point to winners in each of the race's five divisions.
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Carina wins St. David's Lighthouse Trophy |
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6/23/2010
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Carina has won the St. David’s Lighthouse Division in the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race. Owned and sailed by Rives Potts (Westbrook, CT) with a crew blending four families, Carina is the 46th winner of the race’s top trophy in the 104-year history of the race.
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Genuine Risk, Rán, Aurora Win |
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6/21/2010
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With race conditions stable and fair by Bermuda Race standards, the winners in the fastest classes won by strategy and execution, not brawn.
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Carina leads class by 60 miles |
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6/20/2010
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While the focus of attention has been on the big, Open Division boats, Carina, a Class 3 McCurdy & Rhodes 48 skippered by Rives Potts, appears to have made the most of the Gulf Stream.
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Friday Morning Pre Start Report |
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6/18/2010
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With the Bermuda Race start imminent, the fleet’s watching the weather, there’s a new SI for the finish line, and the Onion Patch Series has some surprises.
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184 Boats to Start 47th Newport Bermuda Race Friday |
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6/17/2010
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The 184-boat international fleet is the third largest in the race’s 104-year history, with nearly 2,000 sailors on an often demanding course that runs 635 miles across the Gulf Stream to the finish off St. David’s Head, Bermuda.
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Weather a likely decider in this year's Bermuda Race |
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6/17/2010
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Settled weather and a favorable current parallel to the rhumb line will likely turn this year's race into a game of weather strategy. We take a look at some of the factors and yachts competing in the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race.
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Gulf Oil Disaster Impacts Newport Bermuda Race |
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6/10/2010
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The starting line for the Newport Bermuda Race will take on a new look this year. When the first warning sounds at 1:50PM on Friday afternoon June 18th, it won’t come from the deck of the US Coast Guard vessel Juniper, but from the deck of the 126-foot S&S Pilothouse Ketch Axia.
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Eight Bells: John B. Bonds |
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6/9/2010
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John Bledsoe Bonds – conscience of sailing, safety innovator and authority, and former Executive Director of U.S. Sailing – died on board his boat, Alliance, at Newport, R.I., on the night of June 8. He was 70. He and his wife, Beth, lived in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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Bermuda Race Names West Marine Official Supplier |
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5/21/2010
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The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has named West Marine as an official supplier for the 47th Newport Bermuda Race.
On May 28, West Marine opens its new Newport Flagship West Marine store in Middletown, RI.
The new store will provide free transportation for Newport Bermuda Race sailors between the Newport waterfront and the store.
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Bermuda Race Entries at 196 |
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4/6/2010
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With 196 entries, the 47th Newport Bermuda Race fleet is on track to be the third largest in the race’s history. The race has a wide range of boats. Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán in her first year won the 2009 Fastnet Race and also took Class 1 in the Sydney-Hobart, while St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy winner in 2006 and 2008, Sinn Fein, owned by Peter Rebovich, is a victory away from matching one of sailing’s most hallowed records – three straight Bermuda Race wins.
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The View from the Support Team |
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6/28/2010 9:20 AM
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A member of a big shoreside support team reflects on the hard work and excitement of following loved ones in the Bermuda Race, from planning to finish.
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Updates from Competitors - A Comfortable Night Ahead? |
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6/18/2010 8:41 PM
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This early in the race, it's hard to divine strategy from the boats on the course, but it's easy to know what's happening onboard. Read some of the posts from the competitors and race committee.
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A Wall of Bermuda Race History |
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6/26/2010 6:17 AM
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Sailors interested in the history of successful Bermuda Race yachts need look no farther than Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's model room.
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Bermuda Race Wrap-Up |
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6/25/2010 4:13 PM
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John Rousmaniere looks at the race’s conditions, lists tactics that worked, introduces some valuable people, and discusses editorial policy.
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Lora Ann Seeks another Double-Handed Victory |
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6/17/2010 7:34 PM
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With a record 26 boats in the Double-Handed Division, Richard du Moulin, Christopher Reyling, and Lora Ann are going after their fifth straight victory. The most demanding part is the Gulf Stream. “That’s when we need two pair of eyes,” said du Moulin.
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Gone With The Wind |
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6/17/2010 12:00 AM
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Three classic Cal 40s are racing to Bermuda this year, one from the West Coast. “We’ve invested a lot in this race,” says Bill LeRoy after bringing Gone with the Wind east from San Francisco. “We want to push Sinn Fein hard.”
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Winding Down to Wind Up |
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6/17/2010 12:00 AM
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As the start nears, crews being to focus on the smaller but still important things, like how many bottles of deodorant will be aboard?
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Around the Boatyards - Down to the Wire |
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6/16/2010 12:00 AM
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As of Monday morning, June 14, 22 Bermuda Race certificates had not been filed with race headquarters at the New York Yacht Club’s Sailing Center.
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Pre-Race Tensions Build in Newport |
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6/16/2010 12:00 AM
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Everybody’s a little nervous before the start of any race, but here the race is to Bermuda. Crews are stowing gear, buying food, testing sails, and second-guessing the weather. One boat even has to get to Newport from Bermuda.
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No Cotton! Gear to Pack for Bermuda |
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6/16/2010 12:00 AM
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Dressing for the 635-mile Thrash to the Patch can be a challenge. Experienced sailors know to bring clothes that will dry quickly, are versatile, and most of all - stow easily.
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Thirty Years of Gulf Stream Studies |
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6/14/2010 12:00 AM
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Thirty years ago, Bermuda Race entrant Rich Wilson changed the way the race is sailed with high-tech navigation equipment and a new approach to navigating the Gulf Stream.
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Around the Boatyards - Weighing Belle Mente |
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6/14/2010 12:00 AM
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Weighing a 69-foot racing yacht calls for extreme care and a lot of anxiety. Recently Belle Mente was put on the scale at New England Boatyard the start of the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race.
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Track the Bermuda Racers on iBoatTrack |
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6/14/2010 12:00 AM
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Just because you aren't aboard a yacht doesn't mean you can't follow the racing action. iBoatTrack lets friends, family and enthusiasts know what's happening on the racecourse.
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Around the Boatyards - Last Minute Touches |
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6/13/2010 12:00 AM
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From new berth cushions to emergency running lights and even new bulkheads, many projects keep crews working hard before the start of the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race.
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Around the Boatyards - Inspectors Still Busy |
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6/7/2010 12:00 AM
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Though not glamorous, the job of the Newport Bermuda Race's volunteer yacht inspectors is a critical one to sailors' safety. In this report from Chris Museler, we check in with Chief Inspector Ian McCurdy about owners' preparations for this year's race.
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Team “We Ourselves” Goes for a Third Lighthouse |
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6/5/2010 12:00 AM
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The Newport Bermuda Race is hard enough to win once. But twice? In 46 races since 1906, just three boats have won the major prize, the St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy, at least two times. A Pair of these boats won consecutive races – Carleton Mitchell’s fabled Finisterre in 1956-60 and, in the two most recent races in 2006 and 2008, Peter S. Rebovich’s Sinn Fein, from New Jersey’s Raritan Yacht Club. Rebovich and his usual crew will be back again this year with the gleam of a third St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy in their eyes.
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WoW's Cheerful Bermuda Race |
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12/9/2009 1:00 AM
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The diary of the British 45-footer Whimsical of Wight (her crew calls her WoW) in the 2008 Newport Bermuda Race proves that the Gulf Stream experience can be extremely enjoyable without winning silverware. Here’s the diary exactly as Tony Riley emailed it to friends and family during the race.
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Notes by a First-Timer |
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8/19/2008 12:00 AM
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This is a must-read article by a well-prepared first-timer in 2008. Richard Donn, owner and captain of the Beneteau First 42 Poeske, walks you through his first Bermuda Race experience, a life-long dream and an inspirational story.
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