December 12, 2024

RAN, BEAU GESTE, RAMBLER, BELLA MENTE, TITAN (Photo by Daniel Forster)

By Colin Thompson, The Royal Gazette
Newport Bermuda Race chairman John Osmond is “excited” about the diverse crews competing in this year’s 635 mile ‘Thrash to the Onion Patch’ — and for good reason.The veteran American sailor, who has served on the Bermuda Race organising committee for more than a decade, has described this year’s fleet as “extraordinary” and is absolutely thrilled to see Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda make its maiden voyage in the century old race.“The participants attending are an extraordinary group from boats that were built in the 1930s to boats that just came out of the mould six months ago,” Mr Osmond said. “We are very excited about the spectrum of boats that are going and especially the fact that Spirit of Bermuda is among the entries in its brand new class (Spirit of Tradition).”
There are 166 entries competing in the race, including four Bermuda boats.American entry, Ragana, withdrew from the race at the weekend after experiencing mechanical breakdown en route to Newport.Mr Osmond, a veteran of 15 Newport Bermuda Races, said preparations for this year’s race have so far gone as planned.
“Everything is going along quite smoothly fortunately for the committee which consists of 46 people who have been working for two years on this event,” he said. “All the pieces have come together and everybody has been working very hard.”
Bermuda Race vice-chairman and past RBYC Commodore Les Crane added: “I think registration is going very smoothly and John Osmond who is the race chairman has done a fabulous job putting all this together.“We’re registering the boats ensuring all the paperwork is complete and that everyone is in compliance with the rules that allow them to race.“The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club work closely with the Cruising Club of America who are partners in this race and we’re up here to ensure everyone understand what to expect when they get to Bermuda.”There are a number of social events that will take place in the final lead up to the start of the race, not the least of which is the ever popular Gosling’s Rum Newport Shipyard Crew Party.“We will have a great Bermudian party sponsored by Gosling’s at Newport Shipyard on Wednesday night,” Mr Crane said. “There will be Dark & Stormies and music and it will be a lot of fun.”The 2012 Newport Bermuda Race commences June 15 and concludes several days later in St David’s. The RBYC Anniversary Regatta presented by Butterfield Group will be sailed in the Great Sound on Friday, June 22nd.

 

Newport Bermuda Race 2010 Start (Photo by George Bekris)
Newport Bermuda Race 2010 Start (Photo by George Bekris)

Entry List for Newport to Bermuda 2012

YachtYacht TypeDivisionCaptain
ANGELCtm 84CDEdward T. Anderson
ATTITUDEBeneteau 423CDShawn Dahlen
BLUEC&C 51xlCDDaniel Epstein
CALUSASabre 386CDPeter H. Holmes
CAPELLASabre 452CDDavid Millet
CETACEAHinckley SW 59CDChristopher J. Culver
CHASSEURLittle Harbor 54CDGregory G. Smith
CHECKMATEAlden 44CDFrank J. Flores, Jr.
CONTINGENCYOyster 53CDChristopher C. Darby
CRACKERJACKCambria 40CDAlan H. Krulisch
DEFIANCESwan 56CDPeter B. Noonan
FEOJoshua KetchCDEric P. Best
GLORYTartan 4700CDWilliam Slattery
GRACEFirst 40.7CDJack Ives
HAERLEMSwan 55CDHendrikus PLM Wisker
INISHARONF&C 44CDJames D’A. Murphy
ISOLABaltic 52CDHoward Eisenberg
KANGAROO IVSabre 425CDHarvey E. Cohen
LADY BSwan 60CDJohn P. Madden Jr.
LIBERTY CALLHallberg Rassy 43CDMatthew G, Pilon
LILLACNB Briand76CDSimon De Pietro
MOONDANCESwan 56CDMichael V, Johnson
OCEAN WANDERER 1Montevideo 43CDErwin Wanderer
ODYSSEYSwan 55/57CDGlen V Dexter
PILGRIMAlden 44CDMark Rice
POESKEBeneteau First42CDRichard Donn
SHINDIGPea39CDKevin G, Flannery
SKYSwan 53CDBarrett Raymond
TRUEJ/160CDHoward B. Hodgson, Jr.
WISCHBONEOyster 53CDJeffrey S. Wisch
ALIBIJ120DHGardner L. Grant, Jr.
AMHASClass 40DHMacKenzie Davis
AVATARRanger 37DHJohn Kedzierski
CHOUCASSunfast 36DHFrederic Cosandey
DRAGONClass 40DHMichael Hennessy
EAGLEJ40DHDana Oviatt
GRYPHONSOLO2Akilaria RC2DHJoseph S. Harris
KIVAHinckley SW 51CBDHMark Stevens
MIREILLEJ120DHE. Hewitt Gaynor
NEXT BOATMorris 45DHMark Ellman
OAKCLIFF RACINGKer 11.3DHJeffrey A. MacFarlane
PALADINJ35DHJason Richter
PENGUINPearson 35DHSteven H. Dane
RESOLUTEJ122DHD. Scott Miller
RUSESwan 44mkIIDHWilliam Marsh
SAILOR BANDIDOQuest 33DHChristopher A. Palabrica
SEABISCUITJ46DHNathan C, Owen
VALOURPeterson 37DHErnie Messer
WHISPERHinckley 48DHThomas J. Vander Salm
AVRACtm 40GHLGeorge Petrides
BELLA MENTE72′ Mini MaxiGHLHap Fauth
CLEMSwan 56GHLJaime Olazabal
DEFIANCEMarten 49GHLHamnett P. Hill
DRAGONFLYJ/130GHLColin A. McGranahan
MEANIER/P 52GHLThomas Akin
PANDORAC&C 115GHLPeter J. Bromley
PTARMIGANKer 43GHLLawrence F, Dickie
RAMBLERCtm 90GHLGeorge David
RIMA2RP 55GHLJohn G. Brim
SHOCKWAVEMini MaxiGHLGeorge Sakellaris
SNOW LIONKer 50GHLLawrence S, Huntington
STARK RAVING MADSwan 601GHLJames C. Madden
TEAM TIBURONR/P 74GHLMark E. Watson III (USMMA)
TEMPTATION-OAKCLIFFKer 50GHLOakcliff Sailing Santry Arthur
UXORIOUS IVSwan 62GHLColin J. Buffin
DONNYBROOKAndrews 80OpenJames P. Muldoon
ICARUSClass 40OpenAmanda Mochrie
INDIOWally 100OpenMark Fliegner
MED SPIRITWelbourn 92OpenMichael DAmelio
TOOTHFACEAkilaria Class40OpenMike Dreese
TRANSPORT COHÉRENCEClass40OpenBenoit Jouandet
ACTAEAHinckley B40SDLMichael M, Cone
AIRBORNE IVBeneteau 50SDLWilliam B. Greenwood III
AKELA IIISwan 43SDLDjoerd Hoekstra
ARROWHEADJ42SDLSteve Berlack
AURELIUSBestevaer 76SDLDaniel van Starrenburg
AURORATartan 41SDLAndrew F. Kallfelz
AVENIRC&C 41SDLJoseph Murray
BACCHANALJ133SDLJan Smeets
BACCISwan 53SDLLorenzo Vascotto
BANDANASwan 47SDLCharles F. Benson
BARLEYCORNNYYC Swan 42SDLBrendan J Brownyard
BARRAMorris 486SDLBruce M. MacNeil
BEAGLEJ/44SDLPhilip H. Gutin
BELLE AURORECal 40SDLDoug Jurrius
BLACK WATCHCtm 68 YawlSDLJoseph C. Robillard
BOMBARDINOSanta Cruz 52SDLJames and Macrae Sykes
BRETWALDA 3Rogers 46SDLBob Pethick
BRIGANDCtm 50SDLSean D. Saslo
CANNONBALLSwan 68SDLCharles A. Robertson
CARINACtm 48SDLA. Rives Potts, Jr.
CHARLIE VJ/44SDLNorman H. Schulman, MD
CHRISTOPHER DRAGONJ/122SDLAndrew Weiss
CONVICTIONTP52SDLRalf Steitz
CONVICTUS MAXIMUSFarr IRC 42SDLDonald W. Nicholson
CRAZY HORSEFrers Comp 45SDLPatrick T. Walker
CYBELEIMX-45SDLRick Burnes
CYGNETTESwan 441SDLWilliam J. Mayer
DAWN STARBaltic 46SDLWilliam N. Hubbard III
DECISIONCarkeek HP 40SDLStephen Murray
DEFIANCENAVY 44SDLBryan Weisberg
DOGSLEDKaufman 47SDLTodd Forrest Barnard
DORADES&S CustomSDLJames A. Hilton
DREAMCATCHERSwan 48 S&SSDLStephen Kylander
FEARLESSFarr 395SDLShaun J. Ensor
FINESSEJ42SDLNewton P.S. Merrill
FLYING LADYSwan 46SDLPhillip S. Dickey MD
GLIDEJ42SDLC.Tanner Rose, Jr
GLORYJ/44SDLJason LeBlanc
GOLD DIGGERJ/44SDLJames D. Bishop
GRACIEMcCurdy & RhodesSDLStephan A & Simon W Frank
GREAT SCOTJ35SDLDarren Garnier
GREY GHOSTZaal 38SDLPhilip P. Parish
GRUNDOONColumbia 50SDLJames A. Grundy
HAKUNA MATATACal 39 TM 1-147SDLChristopher J. Andrews
HIRO MARUSwan 43 ClassicSDLHiroshi Nakajima
HOT TICKETKing 40SDLJames E. Hightower
ILLUSIONGrand Soleil 45SDLRalph F. Racca
INVICTUSTP52SDLRalph Duffett
ISLANew York 32SDLHenry S. May, Jr.
JACKKNIFEJ133SDLAndrew Hall
JACQUELINE IVHinckley SW 42SDLRobert Forman
KODIAKCtm 65SDLEdwin Llwyd Ecclestone
LAPINBeneteau First 4SDLChristopher J. Clark
LINDYPeterson 38SDLDavid G. Dickerson
LIRSwan 45SDLJohn A. McNamara
LORA ANNExpress 37SDLRichard T. du Moulin
MAGICSanta Cruz 52SDLKenneth Laudon
MATADORJ133SDLDale E. McIvor
MISCHIEVOUSCtm 65SDLAlbert J. Fitzgibbons III
MISTYJ40 WKSDLFred Allardyce
MOLTO BENEBeneteau First 4SDLRichard Ewing
MOONSHINETartan 4100SDLDennis J. Ziemba
MORGAN OF MARIETTACenturion 42SDLColin G. Golder
MORPHEUSSchumacher 50SDLJames D. Gregory
MUSICAAerodyne 38SDLCliff T. Haddox
NASTY MEDICINECorby 41.5SDLDr Stephen J. Sherwin
NICOLECal 40SDLThomas C. duPont
OLD SCHOOLFarr 395SDLJ Ganson Evans
PASSION4CBill Tripp 56SDLStefan Lehnert
PATRIOTNautor SwanSDLRichard J. Isted
QUESTCambria 40SDLDennis W. Powers
RAGANACape Fear 38RSDLDarius Peleda
REGATTACarter 41SDLConstantine G. Koste
RELATIVITYFirst 50SDLHall Palmer
ROCKET J. SQUIRRELSwan 39SDLL, Otorowski
ROCKET SCIENCEJ120SDLRick F. Oricchio
RUNAWAYJ/44SDLLawrence R. Glenn
SELKIEMcCurdy & Rhodes 38SDLSheila McCurdy
SHAZAAMJ42SDLRoger B. Gatewood
SHINNECOCKJ120SDLJames C. Praley
SINN FEINCal 40SDLPeter S. Rebovich, Sr.
SLIDE RULEFirst 44.7SDLScott Bearse
STAMPEDEJ/44SDLJimmie Sundstrom
STORMY PETRELLeadership 44SDLJack Neades
SWIFTNAVY 44SDLSteve Jaenke
TEMPTRESSIMX-45SDLRobert W. Kits Heyningen
TRIPLE LINDYSwan 44 MKllSDLJoseph Mele
VAMPJ/44SDLLeonard J. Sitar
WANDRIANTaylor 41SDLD. William Tucker
WAZIMOAerodyne 38SDLBarrett Holby
WHITE RHINOSwan 56SDLCollin J. Marshall
WIDOW MAKERC&C 44SDLGeorge Bauer
WINDBORNJ120SDLRichard W. Born
ZESTHinckley SW42SDLBrian E. Swiggett
ZIONAerodyne 38SDLTimothy P. Maney
ZOE IIFirst 40SDLFrancois Brassard
SPIRIT OF BERMUDACtm 86SPIRITScott Jackson
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