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June 21, 2014

Mini-Maxis swap lead, Sinn Fein pushing hard 

By Rush Hambleton

The predicted battle for the elapsed time victory in the Newport Bermuda Race between the three Mini-Maxis in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division is coming to fruition. Based on the […]

June 21, 2014

Race Report; Tips for Spectators 

By John Rousmaniere

  By John Rousmaniere Newport, June 21, 2014, 9am (updated 10:30)-- The predicted battle for the elapsed time victory between the three Mini-Maxis in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division is […]

June 20, 2014

It Was a Little Messy, but the Bermuda Race Fleet has Started 

By John Rousmaniere

By John Rousmaniere Newport. RI, June 20, 2014, 7 PM.  Who would have thought that spinnakers would be flown at the starts of two Newport Bermuda Races in a row?  […]

June 19, 2014

Newport Bermuda Race Preview 

By John Rousmaniere

Follow the race on Pantaenius Race Tracking   By Talbot Wilson Newport RI, June 19, 2014: Friday, June 20 at 12:50 EDT the New York Yacht Club Race Committee will sound […]

June 19, 2014

Chris Museler’s Grundoom Log #1: Finishing Touches 

By John Rousmaniere

Chris Museler reports from Grundoon, Jim Grundy’s new Carkeek 47 racing in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division. Newport, June 19, 2014 — One year over schedule and delivered less than three […]

June 18, 2014

Bermuda Race Memories: Thanking Dad for “this Affliction” 

By John Rousmaniere

Many of this year's Bermuda Race sailors are veterans of several (or more)  races, and a lot of them are  second- or even third-generation “Thrashees to the Onion Patch.”  Here […]

June 18, 2014

What’s the Choice? Wind or Current for Bermuda Route 

By Talbot Wilson

By Talbot Wilson Newport RI, June 18, 2014— Tacticians, navigators and skippers in the Newport Bermuda Race have choices to make in deciding the fastest route to Bermuda. The straight […]

June 16, 2014

Follow the Fleet to Bermuda with Pantaenius Race Tracking 

By John Rousmaniere

www.pantaenius.com/NBRtracking  By Talbot Wilson NEWPORT, RI, June 16, 2014 – The 49th Newport Bermuda Race is right around the corner. Home-based spectators can track their  favorite yachts, skippers, or crewmembers in the […]

June 13, 2014

Watching the Bermuda Race Start; Drones are Banned 

By John Rousmaniere

  With more than 150 yachts maneuvering in the mouth of Narragansett Bay on June 20th, the start of the Newport Bermuda Race will be a spectacular sight, whether you’re […]

June 12, 2014

Carina Goes for More Honors 

By John Rousmaniere

  June 11, 2014 – Today’s Newport Bermuda Race news: Frank Bohlen's Gulf Stream Analysis  Crew Lists   Special Prizes    Sign up for official offshore emails   Rives Potts Prepares […]