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September 15, 2015

Next Offshore Preparedness Seminar, Nov. 7, Westbrook, CT 

By John Rousmaniere

Addressing the safety, inspection, and other concerns of sailors heading offshore, the next Offshore Preparedness Seminar will be held Saturday Nov. 7 at Pilots Point Marina, Westbrook, CT. Topics include offshore […]

August 25, 2015

Offshore Preparedness Seminars at Newport & Annapolis hosted by Brewer Yacht Yards 

By John Rousmaniere

Owners and crews of more than a dozen racing, cruising, and voyaging boats took part in the Offshore Preparedness Seminar hosted by Brewer Yacht Yards on Aug. 22 at the […]

July 27, 2015

Brewer Yacht Yards to host Boat Preparation Seminars in Newport and Annapolis 

By Rush Hambleton

[threecol_two]At events in Newport, RI (Aug 22) and Annapolis, MD (Aug 29) teams of Brewer Yacht Yard experts will discuss the most commonly used offshore safety standards, including the ISAF Offshore Special […]

July 14, 2015

Brewer Yacht Yard Group Named Official Boat Preparation Resource for the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race 

By Rush Hambleton

Newport RI- July 14, 2015: The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) has named Brewer Yacht Yard Group as the Official Boat Preparation Resource for the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race. Said […]

January 15, 2015

50th “Thrash to the Onion Patch” to race under one rule 

By John Rousmaniere

When the Newport Bermuda Race is next sailed in 2016, it will be scored by one handicapping system, the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR). The ORR calculates each boat’s speed potential […]

December 30, 2014

Eight Bells: Sail On Warren Brown… Sailor, Entrepreneur, Explorer and Friend 

By Rush Hambleton

by Paul Doughty, friend and crew The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the entire Bermuda sailing community and indeed sailors around the world were saddened to learn of the death […]

December 4, 2014

Bermuda Race Competitor Sleijride Featured in Sail Magazine 

By Rush Hambleton

This past June, as I was getting ready for my own first go at the race, I couldn’t help wondering if I really belonged there. My ride to Bermuda was […]

August 23, 2014

Simpatico awarded Mitchell Trophy for Bermuda Race Cruiser Division 

By John Rousmaniere

Aug. 23, 2014.  The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has reported a change in the results of the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. After correction of a scoring error in the previously […]

July 10, 2014

Navy Prepares Swiftly for Bermuda Race; Chessy Boats Win Silver 

By John Rousmaniere

  By Bill Wagner, CapitalGazette.com, July 10, 2014 It was no small feat for members of the Naval Academy Varsity Offshore Sailing Team to get Swift ready for the Newport-to-Bermuda Race. […]

July 4, 2014

Newport-Bermuda Race 2014: Cruising Lessons from Ocean Racers 

By Rush Hambleton

Following is an excerpt from a thoughtful blog post written by a one of this year's entrants... Participating in the Bermuda Race last week (my first), got me thinking about the […]