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How to Win a Bermuda Race

Everybody knows there are plenty of ways to lose a Bermuda Race, but only a very few people actually know how to win one.  We'll pass along their wisdom in a series of articles culled from the race’s official history, A Berth to Bermuda, by John Rousmaniere.  Other contributions are welcome.
     

How To Win
Be Prepared to Take Chances - Richard Nye
3/8/2010 8:48 PM
Richard Nye won the 1952 and 1970 Bermuda Races in Carina, and took chances to accumulate one of the best ocean racing records ever.
Use the Gulf Stream - Richard du Moulin
2/4/2010 2:12 PM
Rich du Moulin, who has won the Double-Handed Division of the race multiple times in Lora Ann, throws away the 'sail the favorite tack' way of thinking.
Know the Gulf Stream - Stan Honey
2/4/2010 2:08 PM
Stan Honey, Navigator of 2002 race winner Pyewacket, focuses on the Gulf Stream and course selction.
Start With Lady Luck - Peter Bowker
2/3/2010 11:51 AM
Peter Bowker, navigator aboard the 1974 winner Merrythought, offers his sometimes unusual strateties.
Prepare, Prepare, Prepare - Larry Huntington
12/29/2009 7:40 PM
Only when you are fully prepared for the race can you turn your mind, and all your other resources, to sailing to win...
Be a Good Admiral - Carleton Mitchell
11/9/2009 3:31 PM
“My theory was that the time to get everything right is before you leave the dock. And then, once you leave the dock, to be able to drive the hell out of the boat and never have to worry about something carrying away. And if anything did let go on you, the spares were on board with the know-how to put it back together..."