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Prize-giving brings Newport Bermuda Race to a close

The 52nd Newport Bermuda Race drew to a close on Saturday night with the prize-giving ceremony at Government House.

At the outset, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore Craig Davis asked the assembled guests to observe a one-minute silence to acknowledge and reflect on the passing of Morgan of Marietta’ s owner Colin Golder during the race.

More than 100 awards were presented for top finishers in each of 19 classes, as well as overall fastest and slowest elapsed times, youth teams, family crews, and club and service-academy teams.

The prize-giving culminated in the race’s trademark sterling silver St David’s and Gibbs Hill lighthouse trophies being presented to the winners.

Rena Lalgie, the Governor, hosted the ceremony and presented prizes alongside Davis and Chris Otorowski, commodore of the Cruising Club of America. Stephen Kempe, the RBYC honorary secretary, served as master of ceremonies.

The coveted St David’s Lighthouse Trophy, a silver and gold replica of the lighthouse awarded since 1954 to the winner of the largest division, was presented to Sally and Stan Honey, for the performance of their 56-year-old Cal 40 Illusion .

With a crew including Carl Buchan, Don Jesberg and Jonathan Livingston, Illusion posted the fastest corrected time in the division in the past 20 years.

The Illusion crew made repeated trips to the stage during the ceremony, earning half a dozen other prizes including largest margin of victory in class, the top-performing vintage yacht, and the fastest yacht from the Pacific Coast.

The Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Trophy, a silver replica of Bermuda’s tallest lighthouse awarded regularly since 2002, was presented to Christopher Sheehan and his Pac52 Warrior Won for victory in the higher-performance, professionally crewed Gibbs Hill Division.

Sheehan enters the record book as the first owner to win both the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and St David’s Lighthouse trophies. In 2016, he won the latter with his Xp44 , also called Warrior Won .

Charles Swanson, Chris Sheehan and Chris Lewis received the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Trophy from the Governor.

“It’s very humbling,” Sheehan said. “There are so many wonderful records and legendary sailors in this race.”

The Bjorn R Johnson Castle Hill Trophy for the corrected-time winner in the Multihull Division was awarded to Jason Carroll, whose MOD70 Argo s et a course record of 33 hours and became the first Saturday finisher in the 116-year history of the race.

The trophy was newly minted in 2018 when multihulls were invited to compete in the race for the first time, and Carroll won it that year as well in Elvis , his Gunboat 62 catamaran.

The Finisterre Division Trophy was awarded to Dudley Johnson, who triumphed over 39 other boats with his high-performance cruiser Prevail , a Tripp 65.

“The boat has the right name,” said Darris Witham, skipper of Prevail. “ The race is a liquid Everest, and it had to be climbed. Dudley had done the race once before, and he really loved it and wanted to do it one more time.”

The Double-Handed Division trophies, the Moxie Prize and Philip S Weld Prize, went to 20-year-old Zachary Doerr and 53-year-old Vladimir Shablinsky, sailing together on the Figaro Custom Groupe 5 in class six.

“We were hesitant to believe we were doing too well, so we pushed all the way through to the end,” Doerr said. “The only time I got excited was when we finished in Bermuda and got cell service; the first text that popped up was from my parents, saying, ‘You guys are almost definitely going to be first.’

“The whole experience feels kind of surreal being on the island now.”

The William L Glenn Family Participation Prize, for the top team with four or more family members on board, was won by Brian Bush on Toujours , which also won class seven in the Finisterre Division.

The Corinthian Trophy for the top-finishing all-amateur crew went to Froya co-skippered by Lane Tobin and Bill Gunther. Froya finished second in class 11.

Wasp , a US Naval Academy boat skippered by John Neubauer, won the Stephens Brothers Youth Trophy. The award is for the top boat in the St David’s Lighthouse and Finisterre divisions crewed by sailors more than half of whom are between the age of 14 and 23. Wasp also won the Battle of the Atlantic Trophy with the third best corrected time among boats from service academies in the St David’s Lighthouse Division.

The George W Mixter Trophy is awarded to the winning navigators in the St David’s Lighthouse and Gibbs Hill Lighthouse divisions, and this year the trophies went to California sailors Honey of Illusion and Lewis of Warrior Won .

“This is really special to me,” Lewis said. “We’re both members of the St Francis Yacht Club, and Stan has been my mentor for many years.”

The 53rd edition of the race will be held on June 21, 2024.

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RBYC Announces 72nd Bermuda Gold Cup

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club [RBYC] announced the 72nd Bermuda Gold Cup, part of the World Match Racing Tour, taking place from October 28 to November 3, 2024.

A spokesperson said, “The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club [RBYC] is delighted to announce the 72nd edition of the Bermuda Gold Cup, a world championship stage of the World Match Racing Tour, to be held October 28 to November 3, 2024, on Hamilton Harbour. For the first time ever, the event will also run concurrently with a new Women’s World Match Racing Tour Event during the same week.

“The Bermuda Gold Cup returned to the World Match Racing Tour last October and ultimately saw Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson and his team raise the King Edward VII Gold Cup for the third time. Planning the dates for this year’s event has considered the much anticipated 37th America’s Cup, scheduled to conclude by October 20, 2024.

Celia Willison [NZL] and her EGDE Women’s Match Racing Team at the 2023 Bermuda Gold Cup. Photo courtesy of Ian Roman/WMRT.

“In a first of its kind event in Bermuda, RBYC will this year take on the challenge of running both the Bermuda Gold Cup and the new women’s match racing event on the same racecourse, during the week-long spectacle. In order to host two events, the Bermuda Gold Cup format will be 10 teams in a single group. The women’s event will invite 8 of the world’s top female match racing teams and will be the first ever women’s sailing regatta in Bermuda to also award prize money.”

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to offer this double-header of both top-level Open and Women’s Match Racing on Bermuda’s Hamilton Harbour,” said Jon Corless, a Past Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and the chairperson of this year’s Bermuda Gold Cup. “The World Match Racing Tour approached the Club about adding a women’s event on the calendar and our Organising Committee looked long and hard at the logistics of being able to offer two events in one calendar year. Running the two regattas concurrently will make efficient use of race management personnel and will only add to the already exciting match racing in the Harbour.”

“We are delighted RBYC has agreed to add a new Women’s World Match Racing Tour event to the Bermuda Gold Cup this year,” added WMRT Executive Director James Pleasance, “Our key mission for the Women’s WMRT is to expand and promote opportunities for competitive women’s sailing at the highest level, and having a new event in such an iconic venue like Bermuda is doing just that.”

Anna Östling and her WINGS team from Sweden competing at the 2023 Bermuda Gold Cup. Photo courtesy of Ian Roman/WMRT.

The spokesperson said, “Both events will be sailed in the 33-foot International One-Design [IOD] sloop, a 1936 design with long bow and stern overhangs and a keel-hung rudder. The format for the regatta will consist of a round robin, quarterfinal, semifinal, petite final and final rounds.

“The King Edward VII Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Bermuda Gold Cup, is the oldest trophy in the world for a competition involving one-design yachts. First presented in 1907 by King Edward VII at the Tri-Centenary Regatta at Jamestown, Va., honoring the 300th anniversary of the first permanent colony in America, the trophy is the only King’s Cup ever to be offered for competition in the United States which could be won outright.

“Visit the Bermuda Gold Cup , World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour websites for more information.”

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With its ideal waterfront location and superb harbour, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club is widely recognized as one of the premier yachting clubs. It operates year-round facilities including the marina, guest rooms, meeting and dinning rooms and a full-service restaurant and bar. The Club is happy to welcome all to consider Membership. It's a family friendly place, with a very active RYA Training Centre for sailing and powerboating. The Membership enjoys regular lunch and weekly dinners along with special events and holiday activities.

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• Established in 1844 and is the third oldest club holding a Royal Warrant outside the British Isles.  RBYC is under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen.
• The best waterfront location in the heart of Hamilton.  Well known and respected reputation and is a wonderful place to socialize in a warm, friendly and safe atmosphere, with an array of social opportunities throughout the year.
• Exclusive access to dining times at the Club for Members, their guests and reciprocity members.
• Membership in the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club connects you to fellow members in key industries such as insurance, shipping, reinsurance, finance, banking, sailing, oceanography and sport fishing.
• Reciprocal arrangements with other Royal Yacht Clubs as well as most yacht clubs around the world.
• Member of International Council of Yacht Clubs
• Active Saturday fleet racing programme with qualified Race Management.
• RYA certified Sailing Academy, with year-round opportunities to sail/learn to sail for both adults and children, organized by resident Director of Sailing. Adult members receive considerable discounts on all Sailing Academy classes for themselves and family.
• Connection of members’ children to a social hub creating great camaraderie. Youth membership available for children participating in the Sailing Academy.
• Significant Membership savings on Boating Classes.
• RYA Powerboat certification classes, with resulting discounts for boat insurance with local insurer and internationally recognized license.
• Host of major International events including Newport Bermuda Race, Bermuda Gold Cup, 505 Worlds, RC 44 and other regattas.
• Excellent food created by resident Executive kitchen staff at reasonable prices.
• Members can host functions at the Club at reduced rates in a selection of private rooms or public spaces using in-house catering.
• Provisioning from Club bar/restaurants and availability of Club staff for boat trips or home entertainment.
• Ability for your guests to stay at the Club and use the facilities with a Guest membership.
• Utilization of Club dinghies and boats.
• Convenient for boaters to load/off load and a day dock to utilise while dining at the Club.
• A 122 berth marina, with access to electrical and water.  Berths are available to Full Members on a one or five year licence.
• Members only merchandise (Full Members) including ability to Club burgee and apply to fly the defaced ensign (RBYC Flag).
• attend and vote at any Annual or Special General Meeting or to vote by ballot;
• propose any individual for membership;
• claim any share of the property of the Club should it be dissolved;
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• a)    hold an office in the Club; b)    serve on the Board of Governors; c)    serve on any Standing Committee; and d)    requisition a Special General Meeting.

RBYC   Members enjoy reciprocity at British Commonwealth Royal Clubs around the world, including:  

• Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Ontario, Canada 
• Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Perth, Australia 
• Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Lymington, UK 
• Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, New Zealand 
• Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Nova Scotia, Canada 
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• Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Australia 
• Royal Thames Yacht Club, London, UK  
• Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, UK 

The Club has also cultivated strong relationships with many other yacht clubs, such as the New York Yacht Club and the Cruising Club of America through the world-renowned Newport Bermuda Race.  A full list of our reciprocal relationships may be found here.   We kindly request members of reciprocal clubs provide a letter of introduction from your Club, and our Members should request the same.  For further information, please contact the Assistant Club Secretary

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Jennifer joined the Executive Team in January 2021 having previously been part of Membership and House Committees. Professionally she works with the Third Sector. Jennifer was Rear Commodore, Sailing for three years, ending in December 2023. As of January 2024 she is the Vice Commodore of the Club. The Vice Commodore chairs the Membership Committee and supports the Commodore.

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