John Rousmaniere
May 8, 2015
The Bermuda Race has seen many duels for first to finish. Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente and George Sakellaris’ Shockwave finished just two minutes and then seven minutes apart in 2012 and 2014. Over […]
April 16, 2015
Here is another chapter in our series about Bermuda Race history as we celebrate the 50th “Thrash to the Onion Patch.” Interest in ocean racing lagged until after World War […]
March 26, 2015
The Bermuda Race has been attracting great sailors and fascinating yachts since its earliest days. These tales of the schooner era are part of a series of historical segments honoring […]
March 5, 2015
With the 50th Bermuda Race coming up in 2016, we’re gathering stories of past “Thrashes to the Onion Patch.” Here we go back to the first race, when the idea of […]
February 11, 2015
With the 50th Bermuda Race coming up in 2016,we're gathering stories of past races. Here, JOHN ROUSMANIERE remembers 2008 in Selkie. Submit your memories to: [email protected]. Some things are too […]
January 15, 2015
When the Newport Bermuda Race is next sailed in 2016, it will be scored by one handicapping system, the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR). The ORR calculates each boat’s speed potential […]
August 23, 2014
Aug. 23, 2014. The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has reported a change in the results of the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. After correction of a scoring error in the previously […]
July 10, 2014
By Bill Wagner, CapitalGazette.com, July 10, 2014 It was no small feat for members of the Naval Academy Varsity Offshore Sailing Team to get Swift ready for the Newport-to-Bermuda Race. […]
June 28, 2014
Many of today's ocean sailors earned their sea legs during boat deliveries back from Bermuda. The spirit of the "sail home" is a theme of Joe Harris' article from his […]
June 27, 2014
By John Rousmaniere Hamilton, Bermuda, June 27.Updated June 28. The official results of the 49th Newport Bermuda Race have been approved by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee and the two sponsoring […]
June 27, 2014
By John Rousmaniere Hamilton, Bermuda, June 27, 2014. The official results of the 49th Newport Bermuda Race have been approved by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee and the two sponsoring clubs, […]
June 27, 2014
By Chris Museler 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 […]
June 26, 2014
By Chris Museler Michael Cone was depressed when he walked into the Prize-Giving ceremony for the 1996 Newport Bermuda Race. “I swore that I’d never ever do this race again,” […]
June 27, 2014
By Chris Museler Juan Corradi expected this Bermuda Race to take longer for him aboard his 39'10" wooden Concordia yawl, Westray, than for any other competitor. The lowest rated […]
June 26, 2014
By Talbot Wilson Hamilton, Bermuda. June 26, 7:30am Bermuda Time. One boat is still racing in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. This is Westray, a Concordia yawl in Class I and […]