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Preparing for the Newport Bermuda Race means planning the appropriate sail inventory. Crewmember and onboard reporter Chris Museler reports. Bill Lee’s groundbreaking 70 footer Merlin was designed to surf. In […]

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 7, 2018) – If you are not one of the 1500+ sailors wrapping up preparations for the start of the 51st Newport Bermuda Race on Friday, June […]

As May turns to June, the Gulf Stream watch intensifies and navigators study the structure and flow of the Stream for winning clues. By W. Frank Bohlen With 14 days […]

No matter how you look at it, thrash, used as noun or verb, sounds like a bad thing.  But for the 1500+ sailors on 180 vessels that have entered the […]

A teenage crew shocked the fleet in 2016, crossing the finish, second to Comanche, winning the Stephens Brothers Youth Prize, and placing third in the St. David's Lighthouse Division. By John Burnham […]

  Chairman’s update The June 1 deadlines for crew (NoR 5.4) and inspections (NoR 6.2 a.) are upon us, and we urge you to meet them (see Official Notice Board). As […]

Once again, Bermuda’s own rum company will sponsor the Newport Bermuda Race, providing sailors with multiple opportunities to sample its products. It’s a perfect match—the Newport Bermuda Race and the […]

Izze Best will lead a youth crew to Bermuda in June aboard FEO, a 40-foot Joshua steel ketch. By Chris Museler This will be the third Newport Bermuda Race for […]

Gulf Stream navigation begins well before the race with a close watch on the evolution of the form and structure of the Stream across the route to Bermuda. By W. […]

  Chairman's Update Those of you competing in the 2018 race have heard from me recently on upcoming Inspections Deadlines (see Official Notice Board), setting up your AIS MOB devices, and registering […]