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September 27, 2024

Eight Bells: Commodore John D. Osmond, III, MD

August 7, 2024

Bermuda Race Collaborates with US Sailing for Review of Safety Incidents

July 9, 2024

The Loss of Solution on Return Delivery

June 29, 2024

Race Wrap Up – Historic 53rd Newport Bermuda Race Concludes with Prize-Giving

June 27, 2024

Navigators’ Forum Recap: Expert Insights and Winning Strategies

The Kids Are Alright: Sailing’s Next Generation Shines at the Newport Bermuda Race

June 26, 2024

A Family Affair: Bonds Between Loved Ones Strengthened in the Newport Bermuda Race

Carina Sails to Victory and into History Books, Summer Storm Takes Gibbs Hill 

In Their Own Words: Alliance Skippers Details Rescue

June 25, 2024

Gunga Din Abandons Ship 80 miles off Bermuda, All Crew Safe

June 24, 2024

Update Monday Afternoon: Summer Storm wins Gibbs Hill

June 23, 2024

Updates from the Fleet: Sunday PM

Upcoming Bermuda Race Events

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How to Follow the Bermuda Race

• Join us in Newport at Fort Adams on June, 21 2024 from 12-4 pm for the Starting Line Party!
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Your First Bermuda Race

Learn more about what makes the Newport Bermuda Race so special from its 100+ year history to the legendary sailors who have participated.

Find all you need to know about the race with this guide to walk you through the entry process, planning for inspections, and meeting all the race requirements.

Each year we compile useful information to help competitors prepare the race from shore side logistics to navigational tutorials of the Gulf Stream.

New for 2024!

Starting line party & live show at fort adams.

Friday June 21st

1200 - 1600: Starting Line Party

Doors will open for spectators at Fort Adams State Park at noon with music from The Ravers and Poster Signing with Cole Brauer. Food trucks, the Regatta Bar featuring Goslings Rum and Whalers Beer and New England Fare, and Lawn Games will be open. Helly Hansen and TeamOne Newport will have retail tents open for business, and other sponsors will be there to welcome you as well.

1400-1600: Starting Line Live Show powered by Ørsted

Delivering an immersive viewing experience never done before. Expert commentary in partnership with North Sails from President Ken Read, professional sailor, Jesse Fielding, and first American woman to race around the world solo, Cole Brauer will be accompanied by captivating aerial footage to bring the excitement of the start close-up for those onsite and online. The live stream of the Starting Line Live Show will be on a giant screen in the park and streamed on YouTube.com/BermudaRace .

1400-1600: The Race Begins

The fleet is grouped into classes and starting groups that will cross the line off the western shore of Fort Adams every 10 minutes starting at 1400.

Race Village Attractions:

• Live Music from The Ravers (12-1:30)
• Poster signing with Cole Brauer (12-1)
• Food Trucks
• Regatta Bar featuring Goslings Rum and Whalers Beer and New England Fare
• Live Broadcast with Commentary on the big screen
• Shopping with Helly Hansen and Team One Newport
• Sailors for the Sea, The Sailing Museum, and other non-profit booths
• US Golf Championship Trophy viewing and putting green
• Artillery demonstration
• Fort Adams open for tours
• Oliver Hazard Perry Tall Ship tours

To receive detailed communications, RSVP for free:

How to Get to Fort Adams:

• Free Parking onsite
• Bike paths from downtown newport

Seastreak's Providence to Newport Ferry

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• Parking at the ferry terminal in Providence is complimentary and on-site
• Departs 6:30 pm from Newport
• $24 Round Trip
• See seastreak.com to purchase tickets in advance

Jamestown Ferry

• Daily leaves Jamestown at 10:30, 12:00, 1:30, and 3:00
• Daily leaves Fort Adams 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, and 4:00
• $30 all day or $20 one way
• See jamestownnewportferry.com for details

Newport Harbor Shuttle

• Operated by Oldport Marine
• Departs from Perotti Park every 20 min starting at 11:00 am with 6 stops (see map)
• $15 hop on hop off all-day

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New York Yacht Club’s Race Week Welcomes Global Sailing Elite

In a notable event for the world of sailing, the Rolex TP52 World Championship will grace American waters for only the second time in its 16-year history. This prestigious monohull fleet-racing championship is set to unfold as part of the New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport, presented by Rolex. The 14th edition of this biennial summer classic marks the inaugural regatta under a historic new 10-year agreement between the New York Yacht Club and its long-time partner, Rolex.

“There is no better event to kick off our new partnership agreement with Rolex than Race Week at Newport featuring the Rolex TP52 World Championship,” stated L. Jay Cross, Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. “Rolex’s support has been crucial to our commitment to running world-class regattas. Whether it’s a world championship for a grand-prix fleet like the TP52s, one of our four renowned team races, our Annual Regatta—which celebrated its 170th iteration in June—or any of the other 15 to 20 events we host each summer, we are looking forward to another decade of great competition and unparalleled shoreside hospitality.”

The regatta, held from July 13 to 16 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., also features other major titles, including the IC37 National Championship and the J/109 North American Championship. Boats racing under the ORC rule will vie for class honors, with many eyeing the upcoming ORC World Championship in early fall. A Rolex timepiece will be awarded to the best overall boat.

Since its inception in 1998, Race Week at Newport has established itself as one of the premier summer race weeks in the Northeast. This year, it benefits from partnerships with presenting sponsor Rolex and regatta sponsors Peters & May, Safe Harbor Marinas, Helly Hansen, and Hammetts Hotel. The event combines superb racing conditions off Newport with the exemplary shoreside hospitality of the Club’s waterfront clubhouse overlooking Newport Harbor.

The IC37 class will see 16 boats competing in its sixth national championship, bolstered by an influx of new teams. Among them, six are making their debut in this event. While Steve Liebel’s New Wave team has dominated, winning three of the last four major championships, the results of the Annual Regatta in June showed that new teams can quickly become competitive.

“Every boat has very good sailors,” remarked Peter McClennen, the 2022 North American Champion and President of the IC37 Class Association. “The boats are perfectly even. There are no advantages in any equipment. The sharing is extreme across the fleet with Class Coach Moose McClintock picking up any new learning of modes and sharing. Nobody has a secret mode.”

In contrast to the IC37’s emphasis on uniformity, the TP52 class encourages design and construction variations, fostering development. Modern TP52s are significantly faster than their early 2000s counterparts. However, a new boat does not guarantee immediate success. Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Aviation team, despite mixed results with their new boat, remains optimistic about their prospects.

“I am very positive,” Müller-Spreer expressed. “We have a real fighting spirit in this Platoon Aviation team. We have been together so long we know what it takes to win, and I very much believe we will be contenders here. It has taken time to get to know this new boat, and in Newport last month, we felt like we were really getting there when we damaged the rudder. But here we are, we are fighters. We are confident, and that is so important in sport, as it will be at these world championships.”

Local attention will undoubtedly focus on the three American-flagged teams: Quantum Racing powered by American Magic, led by Harry Melges IV; Austin Fragomen’s Interlodge; and Takashi Okura’s Sled. Fragomen, Melges, and Okura are all esteemed members of the New York Yacht Club.

Racing for the Rolex TP52 World Championship kicks off on Tuesday, with the remaining participants commencing on Wednesday. Competitions will take place on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay, concluding with a Rolex Awards Banquet on Saturday evening at the historic Harbour Court property.

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For just the second time in its 16-year history, the Rolex TP52 World Championship will be contested on American waters. Sailing’s premiere monohull fleet-racing championship will take place as part of the New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex. The 14th edition of this biennial summer classic is the first regatta run under an historic new 10-year agreement between the New York Yacht Club and longtime partner Rolex.   “There is no better event to kick off our new partnership agreement with Rolex than Race Week at Newport featuring the Rolex TP52 World Championship,” says L. Jay Cross, Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. “The support of Rolex has been essential to our commitment to running best-in-class regattas whether it’s a world championship for a grand-prix fleet such as the TP52s, one of our four renowned team races, our Annual Regatta, which was held for the 170th time in June, or any of the other 15 to 20 fine events we run each summer. We’re excited to look ahead to another decade of great competition and unparalleled shoreside hospitality.”   Other major titles on the line at Race Week include the IC37 National Championship and the J/109 North American Championship. Boats racing under the ORC rule will be competing for class honors—many with an eye on the upcoming ORC World Championship in early fall—and the Rolex timepiece that will be awarded to the best overall boat.

The New York Yacht Club’s  Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex  was first run in 1998, and takes place this year from July 13 to 16 out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, in Newport. R.I. The biennial regatta, run at the apex of the summer sailing season, has established itself as one of the premier summer race weeks in the Northeast thanks to the attractive combination of great racing conditions off Newport and the superlative shoreside hospitality at the Club’s waterfront Clubhouse overlooking Newport Harbor. Partners for the 2024 edition of Race Week at Newport include presenting sponsor  Rolex  and regatta sponsors  Peters & May ,  Safe Harbor Marinas ,  Helly Hansen  and  Hammetts Hotel .

The scratch sheet can be found  here .

The IC37 class will have 16 boats contesting its sixth national championship. The class in enjoying an influx of new teams, six of which will be sailing in the event. While Steve Liebel’s New Wave team is on quite a roll, having won three of the last four major championships in the class, the results of the Annual Regatta in June proved its possible for new teams to skip a few steps on the standard learning curve.

“Every boat has very good sailors,” says Peter McClennen, the 2022 North American Champion and the IC37 Class Association President. “The boats are perfectly even. There are no advantages in any equipment. The sharing is extreme across the fleet with Class Coach Moose McClintock picking up any new learning of modes and sharing. Nobody has a secret mode.”   While the IC37 class goes to extremes to ensure a level a playing field as possible, the TP52 allows for variations in design and construction and encourages development. As a result the modern TP52 is much faster around the buoys than the originals from the early 2000s. But a new boat doesn’t mean an express ticket to the head of the fleet. Harm Müller-Spreer’s  Platoon Aviation  team won the 52 Super Series season championship 10 months ago, then debuted a new ride for 2024. The results have been decidedly mixed to date, but the team remains confident a breakthrough is around the corner.

“I am very positive,” says Müller-Spreer. “We have a real fighting spirit in this Platoon Aviation team, we have been together so long we know what it takes to win, and I very much believe we will be contenders here. It has taken time to get to know this new boat and in Newport last month we felt like we were really getting there when we damaged the rudder. But here we are, we are fighters. We are confident and that is so important in sport, as it will be at these world championships.”   Local sentiment will surely focus on the three American-flagged teams:  Quantum Racing powered by American Magic , which is led by Harry Melges IV, Austin Fragomen’s  Interlodge , and Takashi Okura’s  Sled . Fragomen, Melges and Okura are all members of the New York Yacht Club.

Racing for the Rolex TP52 World Championship starts on Tuesday, with the remainder of the participants commencing racing on Wednesday. Sailing will take place on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay through Saturday. The regatta will conclude Saturday evening with a Rolex Awards Banquet on the historic Harbour Court property.

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