Chris Museler’s Grundoom Log #1: Finishing Touches

Chris Museler reports from Grundoon, Jim Grundy’s new Carkeek 47 racing in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division. Newport, June 19, 2014 — One year over schedule and delivered less than three […]

Bermuda Race Memories: Thanking Dad for “this Affliction”

Many of this year's Bermuda Race sailors are veterans of several (or more)  races, and a lot of them are  second- or even third-generation “Thrashees to the Onion Patch.”  Here […]

Follow the Fleet to Bermuda with Pantaenius Race Tracking

www.pantaenius.com/NBRtracking  By Talbot Wilson NEWPORT, RI, June 16, 2014 – The 49th Newport Bermuda Race is right around the corner. Home-based spectators can track their  favorite yachts, skippers, or crewmembers in the […]

Watching the Bermuda Race Start; Drones are Banned

  With more than 150 yachts maneuvering in the mouth of Narragansett Bay on June 20th, the start of the Newport Bermuda Race will be a spectacular sight, whether you’re […]

Carina Goes for More Honors

  June 11, 2014 – Today’s Newport Bermuda Race news: Frank Bohlen's Gulf Stream Analysis  Crew Lists   Special Prizes    Sign up for official offshore emails   Rives Potts Prepares […]

165 Boats Entered in 49th Newport Bermuda Race

By John Rousmaniere   NEWPORT, R.I., June 10, 2014 – With the June 20th start of the Newport Bermuda Race fast approaching, 165 boats are entered for the 49th sprint […]

Racers’ Blogs posted by Sinn Fein, Dorade & others. Add your own.

"The mast went in without a hitch last weekend.  Thanks to Buzz Ballenger for making a beautiful spar that fit perfectly.  Dobbs Davis came up from Annapolis and measured the […]

Bermuda Race Program posted: strategy, seasickness, race history, doublehanding, Onion Patch Series, NOR & more

The 2014 Newport Bermuda Race Program is now posted at http://bermudarace.com/2014-race/race-program/. Contents: Frank Bohlen, “Bermuda Race Strategy, Navigational Considerations” Dr. Jeff Wisch, “Seasickness: Prepare for It, Treat It” Chris Museler, […]

Robbie Doyle on the Bermuda Race: Strategy, Sails, & Crew Care

By Laurie Fullerton  Robbie Doyle will start his 12th Newport Bermuda Race when the fleet leaves Newport on June 20th.  He is what he calls the “stratitician” on board George […]

Emergency Steering with a Drogue: A New Approach

Steering a boat that's lost her rudder is one of the most daunting problems a crew must anticipate and prepare to manage.   The Newport Bermuda Race Safety Requirement is:  […]

180 Boats Apply for Newport Bermuda Race Entry

By John Rousmaniere (Newport, R.I., April 2, 2014).  As of the April 1 deadline, 180 applications for entry have been received for the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race that will start […]

New Navigators Race Series Added to 50th Anniversary Onion Patch

 By Talbot Wilson  Hamilton Bermuda, March 23, 2014: As the three-event Onion Patch Series turns 50 this summer, organizers have decided to add a new, more relaxed Navigators Race Series format […]

Sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar to be Held June 18 at Newport

A one-day US Sailing-Sanctioned Safety at Sea Seminar will be held at Newport on June 18.  The seminar is scheduled at this date in order to accommodate late arrivals who […]

Old and New Friends on Entry List as April 1 Deadline Nears

By Fred Deichmann, Chairman, 2014 Bermuda Race Organizing Committee  With two weeks to go before Applications for Entry close on April 1st for the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, 158 boats have filed […]

Bermuda Race Entries Build

Newport RI, February 21, 2014— With 120 applications for entry received for the upcoming 49th Newport Bermuda Race, the race’s organizers are noting a larger than usual proportion of first-time […]