History

August 11, 2022

The media and PR guru who was the public face of the race for almost three decades died on July 16.

June 17, 2022

US Naval Academy participation in the Bermuda Race extends back 84 years and features two boats this year: Kodiak and Wasp

October 12, 2020

Three sailors with multiple talents join the Bermuda Race Roll of Honour in 2020: John Alden, Kirk Cooper and Bjorn Johnson.

December 23, 2015

John Rousmaniere reports on a new course record and other excitements of the breezy 2012 race, the fastest in the Newport Bermuda Race’s 110-year history.  “An out of body experience.” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

  • 1
  • 2
  • Race Archives

  • “I wanted freedom, open air, and adventure. I found it on the sea.”
    -Alaine Gerbault

    Hope to see you all out here in 2024.
    📷 @cookiemonstersailing

    #BermudaRace #Bermuda #NewportBermuda #Regatta #OffshoreRace #Sailors #Sailor #NewportRI #Offshoresailing @royalbermudayc #royalbermudayc @cruisingclub_america #cruisingclubofamerica

    Stan Honey: the smartest man in yachting? via @yachtingworld

    Sean McNeill, our Press Officer for 2022, sat down with the winning St. David's Lighthouse Division Navigator for an in-depth conversation:

    Read the full story in the link in our bio.

    📸: @onnevanderwal

    #bermudarace #Navigator #offshoreracing #StanHoney #YachtingWorld

    The race is a super experience: you compete among the best, enjoy the camaraderie of your crew, and arrive at a welcoming, beautiful destination. Here are some boats who've made the journey.

    #BermudaRace #Bermuda #NewportBermuda #Regatta #OffshoreRace #Sailors #Sailor #NewportRI #Offshoresailing @royalbermudayc #royalbermudayc @cruisingclubofamerica #cruisingclubofamerica

    The Spirit of Bermuda, a fitting name for a ship alone in her class, first in the race and elegance. She's a replica of a Royal Navy sloop of war and each Newport to Bermuda race this 3 masted schooner gets to sail for home.

    Photo submitted by Jon Burt

    #BermudaRace #Bermuda #NewportBermuda #Regatta #OffshoreRace #Sailors #Sailor #NewportRI #Offshoresailing @royalbermudayc #royalbermudayc @cruisingclubofamerica #cruisingclubofamerica

    Cheers to 2022's Class 14 first place boat No Surrender. A J/120 owned by Rick Hanson. In an interview for @spinsheetmagazine he said "The 120's are built for this type of race: downwind and waves to surf on. We busted 20 knots several times as we surfed down eight footers, sustaining 14 to 15 knots for extended periods." A well earned toast to this winning team. Hope to see you out there 2023.

    #BermudaRace #Bermuda #NewportBermuda #Regatta #OffshoreRace #Sailors #Sailor #NewportRI #Offshoresailing @royalbermudayc #royalbermudayc @cruisingclubofamerica #cruisingclubofamerica

    Fall 2022 News: Letter from the New Chairman, Mark Lenci, Plan for Safety Training & Update your Email Preferences

    Link in Bio.

    #BermudaRace #OffshoreSailing #OffshoreRegatta #Sailing

    Winning one Bermuda Race is hard enough, but how do you repeat? One of the first to do so was BARUNA (1938 & 1948), Henry Taylor's 72-foot yawl built to maximize the CCA rating rule at the time, was first both across the finish line and also on corrected time on her first win in 1938. To secure the repeat win in 1948, BARUNA, skippered by young Stillman Taylor, reached around Bermuda at 9 knots to finish from South to North.

    #BermudaRace #Bermuda #NewportBermuda #Regatta #OffshoreRace #Sailors #Sailor #NewportRI #Offshoresailing @royalbermudayc #royalbermudayc @cruisingclub_america #cruisingclubofamerica

  • SPONSORS


    Official Host

    Official Rum

    Safe Harbor Marinas logo

    Premier Sponsor

    Race Tracker Sponsor

    Official Hospitality Sponsor

    Official Performance Partner

    Official Shipyard

    Official Sponsor

    Official Sponsor

    Official Luxury Hospitality Sponsor

    Official Media Sponsor

    Official Sponsor

    Official Media Sponsor

    Official Gear Supplier

    Helly-Hansen-Newport-Logo

    Official Gear Supplier

    Official Sponsor

    Official Connectivity Sponsor

    Official Sponsor

    Official Sustainability Sponsor

    SUPPORTERS


    Interested in hearing more from us?

    Set your email preference for Race News, Competitor Bulletins, or our new "Captain Alerts" for potential owners interested in 2024.


    Interested in hearing more from us?

    Set your email preference for Race News, Competitor Bulletins, or our new "Captain Alerts" for potential owners interested in 2024.