Resources for planning for offshore

2022 Newport Bermuda Race Welcomes Life Raft + Survival Equipment (LRSE) as an Official Sponsor

A long-time supporter of Bermuda racers, LRSE offers new safety gear and inspection services, plus an expanding library of training content.

Competitor Bulletin #6—Plans and Protocols

In coordination with the Bermuda government, we have a plan to run a safe 2022 race, based on updated Covid protocols and restrictions.

Competitor Bulletin #5—Supply & Demand for Safety Gear/Training

With 153 boats already entered, competitors are urged to register early for crew safety-at-sea training and to acquire/inspect safety equipment

Competitor Bulletin #4—Register for Safety Courses ASAP

Registration is open for Safety at Sea courses required for a number of crewmembers on each boat. Get the details.

Competitor Bulletin #3 – Safety at Sea Training Requirements Update

Safety training requirements for 2022 are the same as for 2020. However, there are changes that affect all Safety at Sea training in the U.S.

Recap: Bermuda Race Yacht & Safety Race-Prep Webinar

Webinar #3, “To Finish First, You First Must Finish” drew more than 100 sailors to focus on yacht preparation and crew training for the 2022 Bermuda Race

Yacht & Safety Race-Prep Webinar, Apr. 13

“To Finish First, You First Must Finish” – Register now for a free race-prep webinar on yacht preparation and crew training for the 2022 Bermuda Race, Tuesday at 7pm EDT

March Seminar Scheduled for 2020 Race Medical Officers

CCA fleet surgeon and colleague, both experienced sailing doctors, will teach designated medical officers how to fill their roles during the race. First Aid and CPR training also available. Register early.

Bermuda Race Prep: A Safety Ethos First

Crew safety training is vital to preparing for an offshore race, and for the captain, it starts with building a safety ethos.

Safety Training Requirements Increase for 2020 Race

Newport Bermuda Race competitors will see upgraded and simplified safety requirements in 2020 and will have additional options to receive hands-on training. By Mark Lenci Major East Coast races are taking steps to increase safety-at-sea crew training, and the Newport Bermuda Race is no exception. With this article, Bermuda Race organizers are giving early notice […]

Jury-Rigged Rudder Steers Bailiwick for Last 100 Miles to Bermuda

A broken rudder left Bailiwick‘s crew out of the race and with an even bigger challenge, to steer the 40-foot sloop to safety in Bermuda. Photos & video included. By Chris Museler No amount of inspections could have helped prevent what happened to the Blue Jacket 40 Bailiwick late Tuesday night during the 2018 Newport […]

Three Emergency Steering Solutions

A veteran offshore sailor offers a multilayered defense for avoiding rudder failure—and for coping with it when it does occur.

Preparing for the Thrash: Safety Training, Complacency Eradication

“Was I ready for all this?” asks Chris Museler in his account of a busy “gut check” of a day at a hands-on safety at sea seminar. This is the first of a series of articles on preparing for the race. Chris will sail his fourth Newport Bermuda Race in Simon Says, an Andrews 68 owned […]

A Guide to Steering without a Rudder

This guide is the result of multiple tests conducted in the fall of 2013 off Newport, RI in a Swan 44.

All Possible Assistance: A Classic Escorts a Competitor to Safety

  By John Rousmaniere and Chris Museler Hamilton, Bermuda, June 25.  With their big fleets, Newport Bermuda Races usually have a few retirements. This year is no exception, with 10 teams dropping out mostly due to relatively small but nagging gear failures, constraints on the crew’s schedule, or (to quote one competitor) “lack of forward […]

Preventers

A permanently rigged preventer is always operational and does not require detachment and reattachment in order to jibe. It prevents an accidental jibe and allows control of the boom throughout a jibe.

Newport Bermuda Race Adopts New US Safety Equipment Requirements

By John Rousmaniere [twocol_one]   Newport RI, October 25, 2013— The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has adopted US Sailing’s new Safety Equipment Requirements for the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race, with modifications to include prescriptions.  An overhaul of the International Sailing Federation’s Offshore Special Regulations, the new requirements, called US Safety Equipment Requirements (USSER), were developed […]