The Road to Bermuda: Addressing Pre-Start Jitters

Newport, June 17, 2016:  Is this a tough-guy contest, or is it meant to be fun? After Chris Museler vents his concerns when the Newport Bermuda Race forecast is for […]

Obsessing About Weather (with a Lightning Bolt Thrown In)

Newport RI, June 16, 2016.  As the nearly 1,700 sailors who will soon race to Bermuda make their preparations, loading food and gear into their boats and lining up to […]

The Road to Bermuda: Making the Big Call on Sails

What is Kimo Worthington’s advice to Bermuda Race crews? asks Chris Museler. He summarizes it this way: “Look at the forecast and sail hard.”  And have the right sails for […]

Youth Sailors are Now Recognized in Newport Bermuda Race

For the first time in Newport Bermuda Race history, youth sailors are receiving special recognition with two new prizes that honor two legendary sailors whose ocean racing careers began when […]

The Road to Bermuda: “Gear”ing Up and Packing Smart for the Thrash

Chris Museler shares his secrets for starting the race dry and rested and comfortable, and staying that way all the way to St. David's Head.  Good gear helps.  So do […]

The Road to Bermuda: Choose Option Two for Seasickness

Writes Chris Museler: "Every sailor has to choose between two options: Either figure out how to recover from seasickness, or take steps to prevent it. I chose option two." He's […]

Online Gulf Stream Analysis Presented by Frank Bohlen

Dr. Frank Bohlen’s initial Gulf Stream analysis and tutorial for the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race was posted on May 16. Bermuda Race navigators, tacticians, strategists, captains, and all others facing […]

Preparing for the Thrash: Safety Training, Complacency Eradication

"Was I ready for all this?" asks Chris Museler in his account of a busy "gut check" of a day at a hands-on safety at sea seminar. This is the […]

CCA Make-Up Safety Seminar to be Held June 15 at Newport

Here's a new safety-training opportunity for racers, delivery crews, and cruisers who were not among the 300 sailors at the Cruising Club of America Safety at Sea Seminar at Newport […]

2016 Bermuda Race Fleet May Be Second Biggest of All 50 “Thrashes”

  By Talbot Wilson As of April 5, 195 boats have been sanctioned by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee as qualified entries in the 50th Newport Bermuda Race. Since another […]

Special Entry Required for Family, Youth, Regional, & Other Prizes

  These five prizes require a Special Entry by June 17. They are based on cross-divisional scoring. Pratt Trophy. Top team consisting of three boats entered in one or more […]

April 1 Entry Deadline Looms as Bermuda Race Fleet Nears 200

  By Talbot Wilson The June 17, 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, is shaping up to be the largest since the 2006 Centennial celebration. […]

New Initiatives Announced for Youth Sailors in Bermuda Race

The Newport Bermuda Race is well known as a long-distance ocean adventure with a special appeal for ambitious young sailors.  Many of today’s skippers, navigators, and watch captains first went […]

CCA Half-Day Boat Prep-Medical Seminar Set for Sunday March 20

A half-day seminar on ocean sailing and racing -- including detailed discussions of medical issues and boat preparation -- will be held Sunday morning, March 20, at the Marriott Hotel, […]

100-Plus Boats Quickly Apply to Enter 50th Bermuda Race

Talbot Wilson reports on the rapid pace of applications to enter the Thrash to the Onion Patch. Boats include Comanche, Actaea, and Bella Mente. Entries will close on April 1 […]