CAPTAIN’S SUMMARY

CYGNE’s 2008 BERMUDA RACE JUNE 20-24

This was not a typical Bermuda Race. It was interesting, challenging, eventful and tough. The easiest way to describe it was a four-and-a-half day beat to weather, most of the time in confused seas. Four-and-a-half days to weather means you are always on a 15-25˚ angle of heel, pounding into a mixed set of waves, constant spray and solid water coming aboard, and changing sails on a heaving deck awash with water. This meant we had to...
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Welcome!

It's almost time for the 101st Newport-Bermuda Ocean Race. The CYGNE Crew is ready. Please check back often as we update this blog on our progress. We'll try to do it everyday in the late morning or early afternoon, but that all depends on the conditions, so stay tuned.

Also, be sure to check out http://bermudarace.com/ where you can find a link to i-Boat, a unique way to track our progress. Our sail number is 33813. Thanks to all our friends and family for your...
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Final Entry

After nearly five days at sea, Club Cygne rolled into Bermuda, still rocking hard. The last few nights were full of hardcore sailing events, including glow-stick light shows, a Monster-Swan rally, and even a domestic violence clinic. The official finish time for the almighty swan was 09:07:04 ET, and at approximately 9:08 the Heinekens made their appearance. The finish of the race also spurred the emergence of countless items that had been "squirreled" away by various crew members throughout the voyage, mainly Starbucks Double Shots, Mike & Ikes, and Diet...
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Monday, June 19 to Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Day 4 of the Centennial Newport to Bermuda

Monday our spirits went from high to much less high as we sailed into very light to non-existent breeze on more than one occasion, both during the day and night. Our earlier excellent position in the fleet, as seen in the regatta tracking system, suffered accordingly, since it seems the nasty "air holes" were especially attracted to us and others nearby, giving the boats behind a chance to catch up and more. They took full advantage of their good fortune. It was a bit depressing...
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Day 3 began with another amazing sunrise. The beautiful day quickly turned against as the calm seas and light wind had us drifting along. The impact of this weather really registered for the crew as we sat for ten minutes and gained no ground on the orange peels that were tossed aside. But sure enough, with some good strategy, many sail changes and bit of luck we soon found ourselves back in the steady winds we have grown accustomed to during the race this year. In what seemed like no time, we went from barely moving, to cruising through some heavey swells.
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Newport to Bermuda Day 2

Happy Father's day to all the dad's out there!

Saturday, Day 2 of the Newport-Bermuda Race was another fantastic sunrise. Karen's omelette casserole was a perfect way to fuel up for an exciting day of challeneges. The rest of the day brought notably sustained winds and excellent speed, helping to re-inforce that our decision to take the Westernly Route but its a long race and the second part from the stream to Bermuda will depend on if our analysis of what the winds will be proves to be correct.. We reached the Gulf Stream ahead of...
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Newport to Bermuda Day 1

The day began gloriously as the sun was shining brightly and a nice wind was already pushing us as we approached a cheering Erika aboard the Arabella. We hit the start line, a massive Coast Guard ship, at exactly where we wanted to be, Cygne in perfect position a second before the gun. We got off to a great start, in clean air with a commanding position. But a great start is only the first step in this adventure. Even before the race began, we debated and discussed at agony, which course would carry us to Bermuda ahead of the crowd. The two...
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Welcome!

Please check this link often as we embark on our race to Bermuda. We will be updating the blog regularly. You can also check on Cygne's status via the race's website which is on our "links" page or at http://www.bermudarace.com/ . Follow the third link on the right for the Race Tracker which will take you to the Coldwell Banker site which hosts the iTrack system. You will need to add the boat name Cygne and our sail number 33813.

Thanks!
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