This year’s Newport Bermuda Race has been marked by a great victory of Doyle sailing yacht Shockwave. Head of Design at Doyle Sails NZ sailed on board the yacht for the race, together with tactician Robbie Doyle.
This year’s 49th Newport Bermuda Race saw sailing yacht Shockwave claim Line Honours, followed by luxury yacht Bella Mente and Caol Ila yacht, respectively.
So far, it has been an exceptionally successful 2014 regatta season for McConaghy-built yachts. These include Reichel/Pugh-designed sailing yacht Shockwave, which claimed Line Honours in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race.
Supplying the 34th America’s Cup as well as the 2011/2012 Volvo Ocean Race, the well known oceanography specialist Tidetech has also prepared new regional oceanographic data for this year’s Newport Bermuda Race.
With Yellowbrick supplying trackers to all 180 competing yachts, the Newport Bermuda Race 2012 kicks off this Friday from the legendary port of Newport in Rhode Island.
Alex Jackson’s maxi 100-footer sloop Speedboat finished the Newport Bermuda Race early Monday morning at 3:49 AM EDT. Finishing second at 6:25 was Il Mostro (Puma), a 70-foot Volvo Ocean Race boat sailed by Kenny Read, whose brother, Brad, was in Speedboat’s afterguard. Boat boats sailed in the Open Division for racing yachts with canting keels.