BERMUDA RACE GREEN TEAM: A NEW APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
For the past few race cycles, Newport Bermuda Race organizers have steadily increased the effort to make the race a Clean Regatta by the standards of Sailors for the Sea. Over three races, the race received bronze, silver, and then gold certification in 2018. This year, the Newport Bermuda “Green Team” took a different tack that could be equated to a “pull” marketing strategy as opposed to the more aggressive “push” campaign—and its members of the crews on at least 50 boats who will be doing the pulling!
BERMUDA ENTERS THREE BOATS
Representing the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, which has hosted the finish of all 52 editions of the race, Dr. Stephen Sherwin (Hamilton, Bermuda) will make his ninth start as skipper since 2000 when his Corby 41.5 Nasty Medicine takes the start on Friday, June 17. Bermuda will also be represented by Brian Hillier's J/125 Crossfire and the island's 112-foot sail-training flagship, Spirit of Bermuda.
EMERGENCY CREW REPLACEMENT NOTICE
With 200+ boats signed up for this year’s race and COVID-19 still a travel concern, emergency replacement crew needs are more important than ever. The race organizers suggest that you consider connecting with Offshore Passage Opportunities (OPO), an official race supporter, to plan for emergency crew. Contact [email protected] or call 1-800-4-PASSAGe (800-472-7724). (There is no charge for these services to owners in the Bermuda Race.)
SPECIAL ENTRY REQUIRED TO COMPETE FOR FIVE RACE PRIZES
Each year some sailors fail to register for the Special Trophies before the race and subsequently miss out on some terrific prizes they could have won! These five trophies require special registration:
Glenn Family Prize—rewards family crew participation
H. Irving Pratt 3-Boat Team—a chance to compete as a club team
Regional Trophy Selection—recognizing those who come a distance to race
City of Newport Trophy—for “best performing ‘foreign’ yacht"
Stephens Brothers Youth Prize—for top performance by a youth crew
GULF STREAM ANALYSIS: ONE MONTH TO GO
Oceanographer and veteran race navigator Frank Bohlen previews the shape and direction of the Gulf Stream for 2022. Read more and if you missed Frank's full webinar last month on the Stream and Bermuda Race weather forecasting, listen to the recording.
SAFE HARBOR MARINAS NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR
The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) is pleased to announce that Safe Harbor Marinas will continue their premier sponsorship of the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race. And its Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard will serve as the official shipyard of the Race.
SEA BAGS, SUSTAINABILITY SPONSOR, LAUNCHES SAIL DRIVE
We’re taking strides to make the Race a more sustainable event this year, welcoming Sea Bags as Official Sustainability Sponsor. A designer and manufacturer of totes and accessories from recycled sail cloth in Portland, Maine, Sea Bags invites competitors to recycle unusable sails, June 13-16 at Race HQ at Sail Newport.
