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Circumnavigate Bermuda in Optimist

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

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Around Bermuda in an Optimist

March 12th, 2013

WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE Sailing fanatic Tom Herbert-Evans has performed many crazy stunts in the past. But his next one perhaps tops them all. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Sailing Academy Director plans to go where no local sailor has gone before – around the Island in an Optimist dinghy (approx 32

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