Eight Bells Archives

Eight Bells: Robin Reynolds

May 22nd, 2016

The Bay Area Sailing community is grieving the loss of a dearly beloved friend, Robin Rae Reynolds, who passed all

May 18th, 2016

Mark Gerard Rastello passed away May 17 at 11:47 am at the age of 59 (1956-2016) in Newport Beach, CA.

May 6th, 2016

Alicante, Spain (May 6, 2016) – Ramón Carlín, the ‘weekend sailor’ who upset the odds to become the winner of

May 4th, 2016

William Winter Muessel, 97, of Newport (RI) died on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Newport Hospital. Born on December 14,

April 21st, 2016

Viggo Jacobsen, the founder of the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA), has died April 18 at his home in Aarhus,

April 10th, 2016

America lost a passionate supporter of sea education and distinguished Navy veteran when Vice Adm. Thomas R. Weschler, born in

April 7th, 2016

I am saddened by the sudden passing of a friend and sailor, Jeff Hammer. A resident of Huntington, NY, Jeff

April 3rd, 2016

Bruce Blackman, one of the nation’s few horologists, died March 26 at his home after a brief illness in Newport

March 28th, 2016

One of the world’s top yacht designers Ed Dubois, principal of one of the leading boatbuilders Dubois Naval Architects, has

March 27th, 2016

Robert “Lal” Burridge passed away on Saturday March 26th with his wife, Pat, and family at his side after a