The Annapolis to Bermuda race, set for June of 2012, and the first in a series of seminars in preparation for the race is set for February, 5th, 2011.
This will be the 18th such race, held every other year, in which single and multi-hulled boats, ranging in length from 21ft to 80ft, compete along the 753 mile course from the Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) to the St. George’s Dinghy and Sports Club in Bermuda.
According to a press release, Seminars will feature past participants sharing their experiences and will focus on boat preparation, crew training and navigation tactics with a question and answer period after.
The First, A seminar entitled, “What is the Bermuda Ocean Race and How Do I Enter?” is scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Eastport Yacht Club (EYC), 317 First St.. BOR veteran Robin Allison will lead the panel discussion. Allison has
crewed in 15 Bermuda races; is a tug boat captain with a 200 ton Masters License; served as captain aboard Walter Cronkite’s yacht Wyntje and has accumulated more than 60,000 offshore miles.
The seminar, the second in the series, is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available for purchase after the
seminar. EYC’s parking lot is for members only. Non-members, please park on the street. Email Kristy Goode:
kristy@sailingclasses.com or 410-570-9710 for seminar details. BOR seminars are also scheduled for March 26 at EYC and April 2 and 3 at the Safety at Sea Seminar, U.S. Naval Academy.
"You’ll need a good boat, good crew and a spirit of adventure,” said Mary Ann De Graw, chair. “Not everyone has what it takes.
But we’re still anticipating between 30 and 50 entries. Our slogan for 2012 is: ‘Dream it? Dare to? Do it!’”
Competitors battle it out for more than 700 nautical miles taking anywhere from two to seven days in diverse conditions
ranging from the usual unpredictable winds, shipping traffic along busy coastal waters, a Gulf Stream crossing, swirling
eddies, invisible competition and treacherous reefs encircling Bermuda. Finishers are welcomed to the town of St. George, a
World Heritage Site, in beautiful Bermuda. Daily social events will be capped off with a traditional Bermudian dinner, dance
and silver-trophy-bedecked awards ceremony.
Seminar details or to enter: www.bermudaoceanrace.com.
Bermuda Ocean Race Committee, C/O Eastport Yacht Club, P.O. Box
3205, Annapolis, Md 21403"
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