Overnight, the great majority of the 186-boat fleet arrived in Bermuda and yesterday’s provisional divisional leaders have all been confirmed as the winners in the 52nd running of the Newport Bermuda Race. (See full results.)Winning the largest division in the race, the St. David’s Lighthouse Division with 108 boats, is Illusion, a Cal 40 owned by Sally and Stan […]
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Sailor falls overboard, dies during Newport Bermuda Race
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The captain of a sailing vessel participating in the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race fell overboard and died, race organizers said. Colin Golder, of New Providence, New Jersey, was steering the 42-foot (12.8-meter) yacht Morgan of Marietta on Sunday in strong winds, roughly 325 miles from Bermuda when he fell overboard, the […]
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52nd Newport Bermuda Race gets underway in wildly varying conditions
By Newport Bermuda Race At approximately 1642 hours this afternoon, Christopher Stanmore-Major’s Gran Mistral 80 Osprey entered the course of the Newport Bermuda Race and drew to a close one of the most unusual starts to the race in recent memory. The first classes started in a 22-knot southwesterly in a ripping ebb tide, followed by a brief […]
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Walsh, Hight trade surf, snow to sail with 11th Hour Racing
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Big wave surfer Ian Walsh and snowboarder Elena Hight anticipate the ride of their lives when they sail with the crew of 11th Hour Racing in the Newport Bermuda Race. The 635-nautical-mile jaunt this weekend will be more than just a celebrity ride-along for Walsh and Hight . They […]