Newport Bermuda Race: Shockwave Beats Bella Mente by 7 Minutes (video)

Newport Bermuda Race, Tuesday (June 24, 2014 - Day 5) Race analysis video above (Dobbs Davis analyst)

Shockwave Beats Bella Mente by 7 Minutes - Newport Bermuda Race: "Hamilton, Bermuda, June 23. After sailing nearly side by side over 635 miles and two and a half days,George Sakellaris’ Shockwave nipped Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente at the finish line at St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda, by 7 minutes to win line honors in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. Shockwave finished Monday at 5:33 a.m. EDT (6:33 Bermuda Time) , followed by Bella Mente at 5:40. The third boat on elapsed time, Alex Schaerer’s Caol Ila R, finished more than three hours later. The next boat, the US Naval Academy ‘s Constellation, is more than 100 miles back of her, followed by the rest of the fleet in a big pack...."

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Yellowbrick Race Viewer - Newport Bermuda 2014

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Newport Bermuda Race, Mini-Maxis Shockwave, Bella Mente, Duel for First

Shockwave, Bella Mente Nearly Even; May Finish before Dawn Monday - Newport Bermuda Race: "Hamilton, Bermuda, June 22, 9:30 p.m. In a repeat of their dramatic duel in the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race, two 72-foot Mini-Maxis, Shockwave and Bella Mente, are within 2 miles of each other on the final sprint to the  finish of the 635-mile race. So close that they sometimes appeared as one boat on the Pantaenius Tracker, Shockwave was 88.7 miles from the finish at 9:00 and Bella Mente had 90.2 miles to go. A third Mini-Maxi, Caol Ila R, was more than 20 miles behind the two leaders for the race’s first to finish honors..."

Yellowbrick Race Viewer - Newport Bermuda 2014


Newport Bermuda Race, Sunday Analysis video above

Newport Bermuda Race: Back of Fleet Drifts Hard Right, Leaders Riding High
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Newport Bermuda Race Live Tracking, Friday Start Analysis (video)

Newport-Bermuda Race. Friday Start (video above) - Day 1 analysis of 2014 Newport Bermuda Race, by Dobbs Davis

NEWPORT BERMUDA RACE 2014 - LIVE TRACKING "By providing live tracking of the classic Newport Bermuda Race, Pantaenius contributes crucially to the safety and security of the racing crews, following each boat’s progress from start to finish while bringing on-shore-spectators right into the middle of the action."

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http://bonnevillesailing.com | Sailing in the middle of the desert? Why not? With beautiful Utah Lake, the ability to discover sailing in all it's vast verity has never been more accessible! And with Bonneville School of Sailing, one can learn locally, practice on the ocean with their ocean sailing cruise trips to Catalina Island and other destinations, and earn the skills and training necessary to charter your own adventures anywhere in the world.

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