Race Commentary 2008

Reflections from John Rousmaniere 6/28/2008 3:08 PM Over all the time that I have occasionally raced to Bermuda, many of my peers have sailed in twice as many races but have never been invited to the prize ceremony at Government House, with its spectacular hilltop view of the archipelago of coral and cedar and small white houses. I am lucky not only in the silverware department. Click here for more... Cabady leads Onion Patch series 6/27/2008 1:33 AM Cabady slips into first in Onion Patch after Newport Bermuda Race. read more Divison winners 6/25/2008 6:45 PM Sinn Fein wins, Tenacious triumphs, Bermuda Oyster brings home the bacon, and Lora Ann leads again. Click here for the story by Lynn Fitzpatrick. Aeolus Calls the Shots 6/24/2008 8:57 PM For the second Newport Bermuda Race in a row, Mother Nature—in the form of her servant Aeolus— is smiling on the small boats. Not without a price, however... Click here to read the story. Meanwhile, Back in the Trenches... 6/23/2008 9:28 PM Although the biggest, fastest boats have now either finished the race or are rapidly approaching the finish line, the bulk of the fleet is still stretched out over 300 miles of North Atlantic water. It may be the big boys who get all the early press, but the smaller boats may have their day when the finish times are adjusted by the rating system to determine the corrected time winners. Click here for the whole story... Speedboat, Rambler arrive in Bermuda! 6/23/2008 2:06 PM Speedboat finished the race just after 9am (Atlantic time) to take first-to-finish honors, and Rambler finished just after noon to take line honours in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse division. Click here to read the whole story. A Sunday evening report from Speedboat 6/23/2008 9:34 AM If a race record is surprisingly slow there is often a very good reason for it.... it usually means that the race is sailed in a pretty tricky piece of water... Click here to read Mike Sanderon's report... Mother Nature Pulls the Plug 6/22/2008 7:04 PM After 36 hours of near-perfect sailing, Mother Nature did what she does best: upset the applecart. Click here to read the story... The Die is Cast 6/22/2008 2:05 AM Thirty-two hours into the 2008 Newport Bermuda Race, two entirely different strategies have emerged... Will chasing the eddy pay off? Click here for the whole story. Saturday Evening Report 6/21/2008 8:41 PM At 0800 EDT Saturday, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division scratch boat Rambler had 447 miles to go to Bermuda, making her locked in a virtual dead heat with Puma Racing’s Open Division entry Il Mostro. Click here for the story