Menu

2012 Bermuda Race Prize List Posted

June 22, 2012

By Rush Hambleton


Bermuda Race Trophies
Bermuda Race Trophies

[ilink url="http://bermudarace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NewportPrizelist2012-July-14-4.pdf" style="download"]Bermuda Race Prize List[/ilink]

The prize list for the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race has been posted online. More than 100 prizes will be awarded at the race’s traditional prizegiving ceremony at Government House on Saturday between 6 and 8 pm.

Three special seamanship awards are being presented this year for exemplary seamanship in a dramatic evacuation of an ill sailor, Nathan Owen, from his boat Seabiscuit early in the morning of June 18. Two awards go to the crews of the racing boats Flying Lady and Spirit of Bermuda, which were called to assist Seabiscuit. The third award goes to Seabiscuit’s crew, Jonathan Green, who assisted Owen, handled the boat when Owen was evacuated to a cruise ship, and then continued racing singlehanded to Bermuda.

“Thirty-one cases of trophies weighing a total of 1,100 pounds have been shipped to Bermuda from New York,” said Bob Darbee (New York, N.Y.), chair of the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee’s Prize Committee. “Many prizes are distinctive, including two replica models of Bermuda lighthouses, two trophies made from sextants, and the half-model for the winner of the Carleton Mitchell Finisterre Award as top boat in the Cruiser Division.”

Because there are five divisions for different types of boats and amateur and professional sailors, the race doesn’t have an official overall winner, yet the Lighthouse trophies tend to get the most attention because they go to the top boats and first finishers in the St. David’s and Gibbs Hill Lighthouse divisions. This year, Rives Potts’ Carina became the first three-time winner of a Lighthouse since Finisterre in the 1950s.
The race also awards prizes for achievements such as family participation, largest victory margin, best finish by an older yacht, top boat with a U.S. Naval Academy crew, winning boat and team in the Onion Patch Series, and best combined performance between the Newport Bermuda Race and the Marblehead-Halifax or Marion-Bermuda races.

“Our objective is to honor the various dimensions of the race,” Darbee said. “One of the oldest and best known perpetual awards is the Galley Slave Trophy which since 1946 has been presented to the cook on the last boat to finish.” In recognition of her or his long-suffering patience, the winner is always rewarded not only by the trophy but by a standing ovation from all competitors.

[ilink url="http://bermudarace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NewportPrizelist2012-July-14-4.pdf" style="download"]Bermuda Race Prize List[/ilink]

Latest Bermuda Race News


March 20, 2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Thora Lund Robinson and the First Bermuda Race to Today’s female skippers

In honor of Women's History Month, we shine a spotlight on a remarkable woman whose adventurous spirit and determination made history in the world of sailing. Thora Lund Robinson at age 20, aboard the yacht Gauntlet, participated in the inaugural Bermuda Race in 1906, leaving a legacy that resonates to this day.

February 21, 2024

Competitor Bulletin #5: Important Winter Deadlines and Reminders

Notices, Reminders, and Deadlines pertinent to all 2024 Competitors

February 17, 2024

Race Preparations Updates from Competitors

Photo: Courtesy of Gimple family In racing updates, as our 168 entered teams gear up for the June 21st start, we checked in with a few of them on how […]

PRESENTING SPONSORS


OFFICIAL SPONSORS


SUPPORTERS


Interested in hearing more from us?

Set your email preference for Race News, Competitor Bulletins, or our new "Captain Alerts" for potential owners interested in 2024.