Rambler 88 Takes Line Honors in Newport Bermuda Race

Leaving most of the fleet far behind in light winds, George David’s Rambler 88 crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 5:51:51 Eastern daylight time on Sunday evening. Earning […]

More News from the Boats – Sunday

Bloggers report from Shearwater (Mason 43), Dreamcatcher, and Inisharon. Updated as of 2330, Sunday. Shearwater Reports June 17 - 1115 Good morning everyone and Happy Fathers Day - the fathers […]

Merlin’s Path: Spinnaker Repair with the Usual Vlad

The euphoria of pacing with the Grand Prix fleet floated away as the wind backed north overnight and we tore our A2 kite from leech to leech. By Chris Museler. […]

Race Bulletin #17 – Five Boats Ahead of a Tightly Packed Fleet

The Saturday evening update from the Newport Bermuda Race media team. After a day of relatively light winds in the 51st Newport Bermuda Race, the competitors had made moderate progress […]

Text and Tweets from the Boats – Saturday

Updates from the fleet came in overnight in a variety of media formats, including a steady feed of tweets (see @bdarace and search at twitter.com on #bermudarace). Below are more […]

Crossing the Starting Line, 169 Boats Set Sail for Bermuda

The racing fleet is underway from Newport to Bermuda for the 51st time since sailors first raced to Bermuda in 1906. The combination of a light southeast wind and more […]

How to Follow the Newport Bermuda Race

Fans of the Newport Bermuda Race can keep up with the action in several ways. First, our Pantaenius Tracker system will show the courses and progress of the 170 boats […]

#16 Race Bulletin: Pre-Race Notes, Goslings Party, Roll of Honour

  Hello Bermuda Race competitors and fans: Two days to go, and today is our final day for sailors to complete registration, ending at 1600. Bermuda Border Control will be […]

Nye and Ecclestone Join Bermuda Race Roll of Honour

Two outstanding sailors were named to the Bermuda Race Roll of Honour in 2018: Richard S. Nye and E. Llwyd Ecclestone, Jr. One hundred years after the first Bermuda Race […]

Newport Registration Meets Nic Douglass, Adventures of a Sailor Girl

A fresh breeze blew into Newport, R.I., today with the arrival of sailing's social media star Nic Douglass and her video team of Celeste Bible and Aaron McLachlan. The Australian […]

Black Watch Sails Again for the Onion Patch

This classic Sparkman & Stephens yawl was built for the Newport Bermuda Race, and she’s a threat every time she crosses the starting line. By Chris Museler "A picture is […]

Stephens Brothers Society, Class of 2018: All Youth Crew Eligible

Youth sailors, age 14-23, who complete the Newport Bermuda Race are eligible to receive a Stephens Brothers Society pin. The Society was created in 2016 by the Bermuda Race Organizing […]

#15 Race Bulletin: Final Week, Merlin’s Path, Tweeting Trackers, Gulf Stream Analysis

Hello Bermuda Race sailors and fans: With one week to the start, every competitor probably has a good list of tasks to complete. On the organizing committee, we have been […]

Track Balloon Debris and Clean Up the Beach

Shore crew, sailors, and any folks in the region are invited to join a Clean Ocean Access beach cleanup on Wednesday, June 13th. All competitors are invited to assist in a voluntary […]

Media Alert: How to Watch the Start of the Newport Bermuda Race, 2018

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 7, 2018) – If you are not one of the 1500+ sailors wrapping up preparations for the start of the 51st Newport Bermuda Race on Friday, June […]