John Rousmaniere
November 24, 2015
“It is not the salt in the water that makes sailors.” What was said of a talented crew of Great Lakes sailors who raced to Bermuda many years ago can […]
November 18, 2015
The United States Sailing Association has awarded Hanson Rescue Medals to the crew of the yawl Black Watch for assisting a disabled competitor in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. The […]
December 1, 2015
The Notice of Race for the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race is available on this website's Official Notice Board. Responses to common questions and highlights of the Notice of Race's changes […]
October 24, 2015
Registration is open for the Cruising Club of America’s biennial US Sailing-sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar, March 19-20, 2016 at the Marriott Hotel in Newport, RI. This seminar addresses the […]
October 12, 2015
There’s a first time for everything: first steps, first unassisted bike ride, first kiss. And if you’re lucky enough, you will have a first Newport Bermuda Race. Here are first-time […]
October 5, 2015
The Newport Bermuda Race Chairman announces a new prize, and praises the race experience -- the "indescribable blue" water, the camaraderie of shipmates, and the race's historic focus on the […]
September 30, 2015
Clip on your safety harness and check out this on-deck account (by Andy Macdonald) of a West Coast crew in the roughest-ever Newport Bermuda Race, in 1972. A response to […]
September 22, 2015
The Newport Bermuda Race entry process may seem daunting. But as this report by a former first-timer shows, it's not all that difficult when done with care. Philip Dickey, the […]
September 15, 2015
Addressing the safety, inspection, and other concerns of sailors heading offshore, the next Offshore Preparedness Seminar will be held Saturday Nov. 7 at Pilots Point Marina, Westbrook, CT. Topics include offshore […]
August 25, 2015
Owners and crews of more than a dozen racing, cruising, and voyaging boats took part in the Offshore Preparedness Seminar hosted by Brewer Yacht Yards on Aug. 22 at the […]
August 5, 2015
A highlight of the Newport Bermuda Race has long been the very enthusiastic, and sometimes very successful, participation of young crews from service academies. When it was first suggested that […]
July 7, 2015
For nearly 110 years, Bermuda Races have started at several American ports. But they all finish at the friendly archipelago that nature and God located 635 miles off the U.S. […]
June 18, 2015
Here's a challenge: Sail 635 miles mostly out of sight of land. Cross a chaotic current and then make your landfall on a low island behind a reef. (Oh. . […]
May 27, 2015
Winning one Bermuda Race is hard enough, but how do you repeat? Four very different boats have done it over seven decades with a variety of strategies, tactics, and weather, […]
February 4, 2018
The Newport Bermuda Race is dedicated to safe sailing and fair racing: Make sure the competitors are as safe as they can be. That’s why the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee […]