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John Rousmaniere
April 26, 2017
A veteran offshore sailor offers a multilayered defense for avoiding rudder failure—and for coping with it when it does occur.
November 15, 2018
One of the Newport Bermuda Race's best-known skippers, Richard S. Nye, joined the Bermuda Race Roll of Honour last June. His family received the award on his behalf recently at […]
July 27, 2016
BY CARINA BECKER. One of the seven youth sailors (ages 15-18) in the 10-person crew of High Noon provides a first-hand view of the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race. High Noon […]
July 21, 2016
July 21, 2016: "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity." That's the short version of navigator H.L. DeVore's analysis of Warrior Won's St. David's Lighthouse Trophy victory in this enlightening interview […]
June 28, 2016
The Prize List for the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race is posted here. A total of 114 prizes were awarded on Saturday, June 25, at a Government House ceremony presided over […]
June 26, 2016
Talbot Wilson and John Rousmaniere report from the traditional Newport Bermuda Race prizegiving ceremony at Government House, attended by hundreds of competitors and their friends following the finish of 122 […]
June 24, 2016
Chris Museler tells how his oceanic environmental consciousness was raised during a long-distance race by the sight of a few colorful balloons. Hearing "This happens every year" made him even more […]
June 24, 2016
The Newport Bermuda Race’s international race course has long attracted sailors and boats from many countries. The 185-boat entry list in early June included sailors from 23 countries and 21 […]
June 24, 2016
Bermuda: June 23, 2016. By John Rousmaniere. The fleet's diversity was matched by the range of conditions (calm to stormy), beauties (full moon and thunderheads), and aggressive tactics many boats […]
June 22, 2016
June 22, 2016. Today, as Chris Museler was approaching St. David’s Light in the Swan 44 Aura, he asked himself this question: "As we near the finish of the 50th […]
June 22, 2016
Stuart Streuli writes from Defiance. “Win, lose or draw, there’s nothing that compares to the feeling to hitting the dock after 600 miles of racing from Newport to Bermuda.” Along […]
June 22, 2016
Chris Museler writes: We have nearly 200 miles to the finish. Even though I have complained about the slow speed of our boat, the Swan 44 Aura, this “Berth to […]
June 21, 2016
These blogs from three boats cover every sailor’s various states of mind: awe, frustration, rapture, fear, focus, patience, distraction, love of the sea and nature, and all-out competitiveness regardless of […]
June 21, 2016
Chris Museler enjoys sailing this "fits-and-starts race" in a boat older than he is, and with a skipper who cheerfully cooks and fusses and takes great pleasure in sailing offshore. […]
June 20, 2016
As the fleet rushed to the finish line, they were led by a boat that had the unlikely combination of small size (just 41 feet) and a crew consisting of […]
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