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Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Kempe Secures 2027 Pan Am Games Spot for Bermuda
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Sebastian Kempe produced a standout performance at the San Pedro Olympic Class Racing regatta, finishing 14th overall in the ILCA 7 fleet to secure Bermuda's first country qualification spot for the 2027 Pan American Games.
Competing against a competitive 63-boat field across a demanding 12-race series, Kempe mounted a highly consistent campaign to end on 99 net points. His peak moment on the water came during Race 6, where he crossed the line in 8th place to solidify his standing near the top tier of the fleet.
Joining Kempe in the ILCA 7 division was Campbell Patton, who closed out his regatta in 36th position with 211 net points. Patton showed flashes of strong speed throughout the week, highlighted by an impressive 18th-place finish in Race 4.
Meanwhile, Olympian Adriana Penruddocke battled in the ILCA 6 fleet, concluding her regatta in 39th position with 209 net points. Penruddocke hit her stride early in the competition, registering back-to-back 7th-place finishes in Races 2 and 3 to prove her credentials at the top end of the fleet.
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Solid Start for Power in Weymouth
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Bermudian sailor Miguel Power made a promising start to his ILCA UK Open & National Championships campaign, placing 16th overall after the opening day of racing at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.
Competing in a formidable 111-boat ILCA 6 fleet, Power demonstrated strong early pace across Day One’s two scheduled races in Dorset.
He opened his regatta in fine fashion, mounting a sharp performance in Race One to cross the line in 7th position. Power backed up his opening effort with another solid drive in Race Two, taking 9th place to cap off a consistent first outing on the water.
The strong dual top-10 stage finishes leave Power firmly in the mix in 16th spot overall as the fleet heads into the remaining days of competition at the iconic 2012 Olympic venue.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Airforce Holds Top spot in Wednesday Night Sailing Series
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After 14 grueling weeks of racing in the Wednesday Night Sailing Series, Airforce remains the crew to catch at the summit of the overall standings.
According to the latest leaderboard released via IslandStats, Airforce holds top spot with a net score of 65.0 points, maintaining a healthy cushion over the chasing pack following three and a half months of high-intensity midweek action.
Sitting in second place is Scatteraction on 81.0 points, keeping the pressure firm on the series leaders.
Menace rounds out the top three closely behind in third position with 84.5 points, remaining firmly in contention as the campaign progresses into its final stretch.
Wednesday Night Sailing Series Overall Standings
65.0 Airforce
81.0 Scatteraction
84.5 Menace
127.5 Tiburon
128.7 Solna II
146.0 Fat Tuesday
169.6 Encore
178.0 Crossfire
191.0 Thrash
196.0 RS 21 3 LEACH
212.2 Privateer
222.0 Jitterbug
234.0 RS 21 4 REID
246.2 Vrengen
246.4 Lorato Makato
251.5 Peppercorn
254.0 Lix
259.5 Windfire
262.2 Shadow
264.0 RS 21 2 REDBURN
272.5 Celerity
279.0 Passion
284.0 Shogun
287.0 RS 21 1 NEAME
291.0 Nasty Medicine
296.5 RS 21 6 SAVAGE
310.0 Stormy
316.0 Critter
321.0 RS 21 5 FRANK
324.0 Yabsta
346.8 Falcon
351.1 Blitz
364.0 Grace
367.5 Severn
382.3 Impulse
384.0 Swoon
386.0 Cyclone
392.0 Down Time
398.0 Dilemma
398.0 Avalanche
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Sunday, July 19, 2026
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Curtis & Tucker Triumph in Burchall Brothers Comet race
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Maxwell Curtis and Wesley Tucker produced a commanding display to capture the Burchall Brothers title in West End.
The featured Comet Class fixture saw the fleet set sail from the West End Sailboat Club, navigating a course around Five Star Island before making the push back to the finish line.
Curtis and Tucker navigated the conditions cleanly to cross first, holding off a strong challenge from Edward Cross Long Distance Race winners Alan and Sarah Frith, who finished in second place.
The veteran team of Gladwin Lambert and Simon Van De Weg rounded out the podium positions in third.
Lorenzo Lambert and crew Jah-Shon Smith placed fourth, closely followed by Greg Wade and Geno Smith in fifth. Anthony Smith and Hona Gono were the sixth vessel across the line, ahead of Quinton Simons and Zane Hendrickson in seventh.
Geovanni Hayward and Eli Furbert finished eighth, while Sivaja Perinchief and Jaron Ibel completed the fleet in ninth.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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Crossfire Clinches Double Glory in Wednesday Night Sailing
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Crossfire produced a masterclass in both speed and strategy to dominate Race 14 of the Wednesday Night Sailing Series, claiming a clean sweep of line honors and the handicap victory in Hamilton Harbour.
While handicap racing is notoriously brutal on the fastest boats, Crossfire left nothing to chance. She was the first to physically cross the finish line, stopping the clock at a blistering elapsed time of 1 hour, 2 minutes, and 17 seconds.
Crucially, she was far enough ahead of the chasing pack to protect her advantage. Once the handicap equations were calculated, Crossfire secured first place overall on corrected time in 1:08:42, completing a rare and highly coveted double victory.
It was a completely different story for Nasty Medicine.
Despite pushing hard to cross the finish line as the second boat on the water in 1:08:19, the heavy handicap tax proved incredibly punishing. Once the corrected times were finalized, Nasty Medicine tumbled all the way down to a tied 16th place overall, finishing in 1:14:56.
Behind the runaway winner, the rest of the fleet locked into a furious tactical battle where mere seconds decided the final podium spots:
Wednesday Night Sailing Series Race Day 14
1:08:42 Crossfire
1:09:01 Back in Black
1:09:10 Thrash Etchells
1:09:52 Scatteraction
1:11:35 Menace
1:12:04 Encore
1:12:05 Peppercorn
1:12:11 Tiburon
1:12:14 Solna II
1:12:18 RS 21 3 LEACH
1:12:21 Privateer
1:12:25 Windfire
1:13:09 Vrengen
1:13:13 Fat Tuesday
1:14:05 Lorato Makato
1:14:56 Shadow
1:14:56 Nasty Medicine
1:15:36 Stormy
1:17:13 Lix
1:20:34 Shogun
1:20:35 RS 21 2 REDBURN
1:22:17 RS 21 5 FRANK
1:23:27 RS 21 1 NEAME
RET RS 21 4 REID
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