Browsing the "Eight Bells" Tag

Eight Bells: Mike Birch

October 26th, 2022

Legendary Canadian ocean racer Mike Birch, who won the first edition of the Route du Rhum race by just 98


Eight Bells: Jeremy Rogers

October 14th, 2022

British yacht builder Jeremy Rogers MBE, most famous for co-creating the iconic Contessa 32 and Contessa 26, has died at


Eight Bells: Jim Hokanson

October 3rd, 2022

James Gilbert Hokanson, better known as “Hokie” to many, passed away peacefully September 14, 2022 in his Fallbrook, CA residence


Eight Bells: Rob Ball

September 11th, 2022

Robert Wilson Ball, age 79 (August 24, 1943 – September 9, 2022) loved life and lived it to the fullest.


Eight Bells: Pete Ives

September 7th, 2022

Norman “Pete” Ives, 93, a former Long Beach Yacht Club commodore who helped implement on-the-water umpiring at the Congressional Cup


Eight Bells: Will Jeffers

August 31st, 2022

William Prescott Jeffers, aged 57, passed away suddenly on August 19, 2022 while cooking dinner in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Will


Eight Bells: Gerard Bosse

July 28th, 2022

Born in 1947, Gerard Bosse (Pornichet, France) passed away on July 19 after a short and cruel disease. Initially Gerard


Eight Bells: Dan Clapp

July 27th, 2022

Longtime southern California sailing enthusiast Dan Clapp crossed over the bar at the age of 93 on July 7, 2022.



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