Eight Bells Archives

Eight Bells: Frank Davenport

April 30th, 2025

Frank A. Davenport passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on April 27, 2025, at his home on Lake

April 30th, 2025

Prominent yachtie John Boyd Muir, 73, died April 11, 2025 in Toronto, Ont. If you were on an open body

April 23rd, 2025

Robert S. Douglas, renowned designer and captain of the topsail schooner Shenandoah — as well as a teacher and mentor

April 17th, 2025

Michael Ellison, 89, a prominent member of the World Sailing Speed Record Council, passed away on April 14, 2025. He

April 12th, 2025

Garry Hoyt, visionary sailor and advertising executive, passed away peacefully at home in Newport, Rhode Island on March 31, 2025.

April 7th, 2025

Jean-Marie Finot, eminent French naval architect, passed away on April 2, 2025 at the age of 83. His death represents

April 3rd, 2025

Donald Gregg Stokes, 73, of Topsfield, MA departed this life on Wednesday, March 27, 2025. His principal passion of competitive

March 24th, 2025

There wasn’t a boat Matt Mitchell couldn’t race or a challenge he wasn’t up for, but cancer ultimately won the

March 24th, 2025

Nicholas Dean Nadalin, 25, active with the 12-Meter fleet in the Newport, died March 16, 2025 in Portland, Maine. Born

March 18th, 2025

World Sailing Vice President Line Markert, her partner Andreas Christensen, and their son died returning from a ski trip following