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Circumnavigate Bermuda in Optimist

Published on March 16th, 2013

Welshman Tom Herbert-Evans carved his name in local sailing history March 15, 2013. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Sailing Academy Director became the first sailor to circumnavigate Bermuda in an Optimist dinghy. He achieved the unprecedented feat in an elapsed time of nine hours, 28 minutes and 48 seconds after setting off on his ... Read More


News

EIGHT BELLS: Richard Barre Nye

Published on March 16th, 2013

Mr. Richard Barre Nye, a former Wall Street businessman and avid yachtsman, died March 14, 2013. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr. Nye attended Amos Tuck School of Business Administration before joining his father, Richard “Dick” ... Read More


Feature

DEMYSTIFYING: Prepping for IRC

Published on March 16th, 2013

MYTH: My boat is fully fitted out. To be competitive under IRC, I need to strip out the furniture and fittings. REALITY: There are many fully fitted out production cruiser/racers that are very competitive under IRC. ... Read More


Dock Talk

Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean

Published on March 16th, 2013

Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Virgin Gorda on March 11-15, 2013. Photos by ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands provided the sumptuous setting for the Rolex Swan Cup ... Read More


Photo

Cross training

Published on March 15th, 2013

Double Sonar World Champion helm and three-time Paralympian, John Robertson, will be in the unusual position of flying solo when he competes at the 2013 International 2.4 Metre Open World Championships at The Poole Yacht Club, ... Read More


Feature

REFLECTION: Thoughts after a tragedy

Published on March 15th, 2013

By Len Bose, Daily Pilot Most of you have read about the tragedy that took place in the Islands Race (on Mar 8), when one soul was lost while competing in a sailboat race around our ... Read More


Video

CNN Mainsail: Paul Larsen’s record breaking journey

Published on March 14th, 2013

In this episode of CNN MainSail, Australian sailor Paul Larsen discusses smashing the world sailing speed record achieving 59.37 knots.   Part 1: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/sports/2013/03/14/mainsail-paul-larsen-a.cnn Part 2: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/sports/2013/03/14/mainsail-paul-larsen-b.cnn Part 3: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/sports/2013/03/14/mainsail-paul-larsen-c.cnn... Read More


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