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September 19, 2013

Brewer Hosts First Race Preparedness Seminar 

By Rush Hambleton

On September 7, Brewer Yacht Yards hosted a Newport Bermuda Race Offshore Preparedness Seminar that focused on helping first-time competitors get a head-start on race preparation and boat optimization for […]

August 23, 2013

Sinn Fein Recovers from Super Storm Sandy 

By Rush Hambleton

Sailing with a crew of family and friends headed by Pete Rebovich, of the Raritan (N.J.) Yacht Club, Sinn Fein won the St. David’s Light Trophy in 2006 and 2008 […]

July 19, 2013

Prepare for 2014 Race with Brewer Yacht Yard Seminar on Sept. 7 

By Rush Hambleton

Anyone considering sailing in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race, or otherwise sailing offshore, should know about upcoming seminars sponsored by Brewer Yacht Yard Group, the Official Boat Preparation Resource of […]

July 17, 2013

Newport Bermuda adds time penalties 

By Rush Hambleton

For many years, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) has imposed monetary penalties for failure to satisfy eligibility, entry, measurement and registration requirements by set deadline dates. These monetary penalties have […]

July 14, 2013

Bermuda Race Improvements for 2014 

By Rush Hambleton

A year before the June 20, 2014 start of the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has announced initiatives to make the race easier to enter and […]

July 11, 2013

Brewer Yacht Yard Group Named Official Boat Preparation Resource 

By Rush Hambleton

Newport RI, July 11, 2013— The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has named the Brewer Yacht Yard Group as the Official Boat Preparation Resource of the Newport Bermuda Race. Said BROC Race […]

April 26, 2013

Frequently asked questions regarding the appropriate response to a received DSC distress 

By Media Team

Knowledge of Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a requirement of the race for all crew.

January 29, 2013

Evacuation at Sea: Lessons Learned from the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race 

By John Rousmaniere

The Newport Bermuda Race is closely followed by an onshore team of race officials alternating four-hour watches as they monitor emails, satphone and radiotelephone calls, and the online tracker that […]

July 11, 2012

Next Newport Bermuda Race Start: Friday, June 20, 2014 

By Talbot Wilson

The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee (BROC) has announced that the start of the next Newport Bermuda Race will be on Friday, June 20, 2014. While another record-smashing year like 2012 […]

June 26, 2012

A Trying Return 

By John Rousmaniere

Nothing, of course, can be taken for granted offshore, but at least sailors can hope for an easy sail home from Bermuda. It used to be said that the comfortable […]