A total of 20 boats went tie the start line for Race Day One of the 2024 Wednesday Night Sailing Series, which starts and finishes in the Hamilton Harbor.
Nasty Medicine was the first boat to cross the line clocking a time of 44:18, but their corrected time saw them finish 5th on the night, Crossfire was the next boat to cross the line with a time of 44:24, but their corrected time saw them finish 7th on the night.
Airforce were declared the winners on the night, with Yabsta second, and Scatteraction third.
Day 3 of racing at the French Olympic Week in Hyères, France, incorporating the Last Chance Regatta to qualify to compete at the Paris Olympics, sees all three Bermuda Sailors in the top 40 in the ILCA 7 Fleet.
Four Olympic ILCA 7 places are up for grabs, with Campbell Patton holding one of the spots as he continues to lead the Bermuda Fleet in 4th place overall.
Only One Race was sailed on the day, with Patton finishing in 10th place, he now has 24 Net Points.
Sebastian Kempe is currently in 21st place, Kempe would cross the line 25th on the day and he has 72 Net Points, and Benn Smith is in 39th place overall with 123 Net Points.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Bermuda Sailors Continue Strong Showing in France
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Day Two of the final qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics saw Campbell Patton come off the water in third place after two more races in the Men's ILCA Fleet.
Four Paris 2024 slots can be won, and the top two ILCA 7s are two more sailors supported by World Sailing's Emerging Nations Program - Malaysia's Khairulnizam bin Mohd Afendy, seeking a fourth consecutive Olympics appearance, and Karl Martin Rammo of Estonia.
Patton on Day Two had finishes of BFD, which saw him have a Disqualification under rule 30.4, in a non-recalled race, he would then finish 7th in the second race for his total 14 Net Points, with sailors allowed to drop a race.
Sebastian Kempe was also ruled BDF for the first race of the day and the third of the series, before crossing the line 18th in the second race, Kempe is currently 18th overall with 47 Net Points, and Benn Smith is holding down the 39th spot with 90 Net Points, this after finishes of 29th, and 33rd.
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Frith Wins Alan Frith Memorial Regatta
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The 2024 Comet racing season got underway in St. George’s Harbor with five boats going to the start line for the Alan Frith Memorial Regatta.
Alan Frith with his crew Sarah Frith sailed to victory in Orion on the day as they recorded three wins and a second-place finish on the day to finish with 3 points as sailors are allowed to drop a race.
Pole Position sailed by Maxwell Curtis and his crew Wesley Tucker finished second with 5 points, after winning the first race and then finishing second in the next two races, they did not sail the fourth race.
Quinton Simons and Gregory Proctor sailed Stir De Pot to a third-place finish with 9 points, after a second-place finish a third-place finish, and two fourth-place finishes.
Alan Frith Memorial Regatta
03 Alan Frith & Sarah Frith 05 Maxwell Curtis & Wesley Tucker 09 Quinton Simons & Gregory Proctor 10 Gladwin Lambert & Stefan Maybury 15 Walter Smith & Hong Gab
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Countdown to SailGP Bermuda 2024
SailGP’s third visit to the iconic island of Bermuda is fast approaching, with the event marking the 11th stop on Season 4’s record-breaking calendar. With just three events to go before San Francisco’s, season-defining Grand Final, pressure is mounting on teams to move up – or consolidate their place on – the Season 4 leaderboard. But which team has the best chance of winning?
The league previously visited Bermuda in both Seasons 2 & 3, but the event served as the season opener of both. In Season 4, Bermuda is taking place towards the end of the season for the first time, meaning teams are under pressure to make their mark on the season leaderboard. This could see teams pushing harder to win Bermuda than they would have in Seasons 2 & 3.
Bermuda is known for its flat water and steady wind conditions, making it a level playing field for both experienced and learning teams. But experienced teams have historically done well here.
In Season 2, Tom Slingsby’s Australia dominated fleet racing – winning four of the five fleet races (Emirates GBR took the other race win) and topping the leaderboard after five fleet races. But the Final, which saw Emirates GBR, Australia and France go head to head, saw then-driver Ben Ainslie clinch the ultimate victory.
Emirates GBR and Australia were both strong contenders during Season 3’s visit to Bermuda too, with Ainslie steering the team to two fleet race wins. But fleet racing had more mixed results, with Australia, New Zealand and Canada also taking one race win each. Canada had a strong performance overall – despite it marking the team’s racing debut – and proceeded into the winner-takes-all Final alongside Australia and Emirates GBR. This time, Australia was victorious and kicked off their Season 3 campaign with a triumphant win.
But the fleet comes to Bermuda in Season 4 after a dramatic event in Christchurch, which saw Australia docked a devastating 12 event and 8 season points for crashing into a mark, handing the season lead to their biggest rivals, New Zealand.
