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WoW's Cheerful Bermuda Race
12/9/2009
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.
Notes by a First-Timer
8/19/2008
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.
Reflections from John Rousmaniere
6/28/2008
John Rousmaniere reflects on racing to Bermuda aboard SELKIE, designed by his former watch captain Jim McCurdy, with that man's daughter as skipper and his grandson on his watch.
Gearing Up for the Newport Bermuda Race
4/9/2008

This year’s US-based gear supplier, like the past few Newport Bermuda races, is Stars Signatures of St. Petersburg, Florida.  Stars works hard in the year before the race to identify and stock ...

Newport-Bermuda: A Life High Point
1/7/2008

By Dan Dyer

If I could name just three experiences on a short list of best things I’ve done in my life (so far!), the Newport Bermuda Race would be on that list.  In my case, it helps the collective memory to have sailed 14 of the 100 Races to the Onion Patch, but each one has been so special I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

Your first Ber ...

Peter Rebovich Takes 1st Olin Stephens Trophy; Aims at Four Class Wins
7/20/2007

“Getting the Olin J. Stephens Ocean Racing Trophy from Olin Stephens himself was special,” Peter Rebovich said with deep emotion. “It was the most exciting trophy we’ve ever won, except for the St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy in the 2006 Newport Bermuda Race presented by Princess Anne.” 

Peter Rebovich has been awarded the first Olin J. Stephens Ocean Racing Tr ...

Spirit Takes First in Division in Her First Bermuda Race - 2000
7/4/2007

By Ron Imbriale

Desire…. an enthusiastic rookie crew of mostly friends…. a classic “old” S&S 38 Swan…. persistence…. a helpful boatyard…. some great navigation…. and some good old fashion luck. With this combination, y ...

Newport to Bermuda for the First Time
6/26/2007

There is a sense of excitement and anticipation when thinking of entering the Newport-Bermuda Race for the first time. The adrenalin flows at the thought of the challenges – getting ready to do the Race and then for the actual ocean Rac ...

Navy Sailing Bermuda Bound
6/25/2007

By Ralph Naranjo

A midshipman from the US Naval Academy once wrote that, “only memories remain of slanting decks and wind-filled sails…a crashing bow and a white lee rail.”   These were the words of CCA member Rear Admiral Bob McNitt, USN ret., and are from an arti ...

Thoughts on the Centennial
6/24/2006

By John Rousmaniere

While slowly making our way from Newport to Bermuda last week [during the 2006 Bermuda Race], I found myself reflecting on a conversation I had with Jim Mertz when I was writing the race’s history, “A Berth to Bermuda.” “Are all Bermuda Races different?” ...