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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 […]

June 30, 2014

2014 Newport Bermuda Race Prize Giving 

By Talbot Wilson

By Talbot Wilson Hamilton, Bermuda, June 29, 2014 - Royal Bermuda Yacht Club – It's a quiet Sunday after the Saturday evening prizegiving, crew dinners and the last party at the Royal Bermuda Yacht […]

June 28, 2014

Bermuda Race Fleet Heads Home 

By John Rousmaniere

Many of today's ocean sailors earned their sea legs during boat deliveries back from Bermuda.  The spirit of the "sail home" is a theme of Joe Harris' article from his […]

June 27, 2014

Race Results Posted; Prizes Awarded Saturday 

By John Rousmaniere

  By John Rousmaniere Hamilton, Bermuda, June 27.Updated June 28.  The official results of the 49th Newport Bermuda Race have been approved by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee and the two sponsoring […]

June 27, 2014

The Newbies: First Time to Bermuda 

By John Rousmaniere

  By Chris Museler 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 […]