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June 25, 2018

51st Race Prize-Giving Highlights Diverse Fleet, Family, Youth 

By Media Team

The St. David's Lighthouse Trophy, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Trophy, and 100-plus more awards were presented to conclude the 2018 Newport Bermuda Race.  His Excellency, the Governor of Bermuda, John Rankin, […]

June 23, 2018

Evolving Fleet Competes for the Dorade Trophy 

By Chris Museler

Racing "vintage" boats in the Newport Bermuda Racing is changing. By Chris Museler Once upon a time, racing for an award like the Dorade Trophy for boats "25-plus years of […]

June 23, 2018

Cruising with Cookies 

By Chris Museler

Aboard the larger boats in the Finisterre Division, the ride is comfortable, the varnish gleams, and the menus are more refined. By Chris Museler. “Look at that amazing boat,” Nic […]

June 23, 2018

Watch the Prize-Giving Livestream 

By Media Team

For those unable to attend the Newport Bermuda Race Prize-Giving Ceremony at Government House, the event was live-streamed on Facebook. The ceremony began shortly after 6pm ADT, Saturday, June 23. […]

June 22, 2018

Zoe II and Black Watch Earn Anniversary Regatta Honors 

By Media Team

Two divisions of sailboats competed on Bermuda's Great Sound on Friday in the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's Anniversary Regatta. Eighteen competitors from the Newport Bermuda Race took part in the […]

June 22, 2018

A Finish-Line Challenge for the Past Commodore 

By Chris Museler

A story in which Commodore Jim Binch and crew Andrew McTavish work out a successful exit strategy. By Chris Museler   Becoming a Cruising Club of America member requires thousands of […]

June 22, 2018

Small Boats Rule in 51st Thrash to the Onion Patch 

By Chris Museler

Except in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division, the smaller boats scored best throughout the fleet. None more so than in the Double-Handed Division, won by a 36-foot Morris Justine named Yankee […]

June 22, 2018

Grundoon, St. David’s Lighthouse Winner with a Long Family History 

By Chris Museler

Despite a tremendous range of boats and sailors in the Newport Bermuda Race, the class and division winners always seem to have some special quality and drive that pulls them […]

June 22, 2018

Finisterre Division Winner Orca: Sweet Surprise 

By Chris Museler

Nobody was more surprised at Orca's Finisterre Division victory than the crew of the Island Packet 38. By Chris Museler “I can’t possibly understand how we won,” exclaimed watch captain […]

June 21, 2018

Media Update: 51st Newport Bermuda Race Division Winners Named 

By Media Team

Grundoon, Wizard, Orca, Yankee Girl, Kawil, Elvis, and Maverick top the seven divisions in 2018. (Hamilton, Bermuda, June 21, 2018)—The division winners of the 2018 Newport Bermuda Race were finalized […]