Marion Bermuda Race

03/23/2026

03/23/2026

Thank you to all who attended the 2026 Northeast Ocean Race Symposium this past weekend!

And, a special moment of gratitude for our speakers and sponsors.

Knowledge was shared, bonds were created, and important logistics were decided upon - all key factors of successful ocean racing!

Stay tuned for more - and for 2027 Marion Bermuda Race Registration, opening very soon!

03/09/2026

Sign up now - Registration closes next week!

https://marionbermuda.com/NORS/index.php

For several years, the Marion Bermuda Race has been the lead sponsor of the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium (NORS). The educational, in-person-only event is returning on March 21, 2026, to Bentley University in Waltham, MA. Registration closes March 17 (Registration and details are available at https://marionbermuda.com/NORS/index.php).

In addition to its seven educational sessions, this year will feature Ronnie Simpson as a keynote speaker. Ronnie is a 40-year-old professional sailor and former skipper of the Open 50 Shipyard Brewing, which competed in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge: a single-handed, non-stop sailing race around the world. Sailing most of the race in third place, Ronnie was dismasted after Cape Horn. Having already cleared all three Great Capes, he was unable to finish the race. Undeterred, Ronnie is now campaigning to compete in the second edition of the Global Solo Challenge in October of 2027 on a Class 40.

This year’s educational program includes both nationally and internationally recognized presenters, as can be seen in the full program. The sessions are:

• Preparing for Heavy Weather – and Dealing with It;
• Engine Preparation for Going Offshore;
• Leadership and Teamwork at Sea;
• Lithium-Ion Battery Care;
• Riding the Breeze – From Offshore Climate Patterns to Daily Shifts
• Sustainable Ocean Racing
• Optimizing Reaching and Downwind Sailing

Space is limited, so register today!

https://marionbermuda.com/NORS/index.php

09/10/2025

Planning to attend the Newport International Boat Show this weekend? Us too! Come say hi... Tent A, Booth 11!

09/10/2025

07/11/2025

The Marion Bermuda Race returns on June 18, 2027 — and we’re celebrating 50 years of Corinthian ocean racing!

Save the date - registration will open soon.

07/01/2025

In an age of GPS and digital routing, celestial navigation remains a true art—and a powerful testament to seamanship and tradition. The Marion Bermuda Race is proud to be one of the few remaining ocean races that honors this legacy with a dedicated Celestial Navigation Class.

Navigating by the sun, moon, stars, and planets requires incredible skill, patience, and discipline. Tonight, we recognize those who took on this challenge and successfully completed the race using celestial navigation.

As a symbol of their achievement, each celestial navigator is awarded a lapel pin.

Please join us in recognizing the following sailors:

* 2/C Samantha Farley on DEFIANCE
* 1/C Matthew Irving in GALLANT
* 1/C Olivia Schuchard on GALLANT
* Leland Frantz on HOTSPUR II
* 2/C Aden Newman on INTEGRITY
* Andrew Howe on SANDPIPER

06/30/2025

Offshore sailing isn’t just a hobby—it’s a calling. Of the 133 participants in this year’s race, 20% are back for their second, third, or even more adventures. And 8% have completed this race five times or more.

When we include those who’ve also sailed Newport Bermuda, the numbers are even more impressive: 16% have made the crossing five or more times, and 32% have done it three times or more.

Clearly, the ocean has a powerful pull.

For those making the round trip, that’s over 1,290 miles per race. At the award ceremony, we celebrated the skippers who’ve reached a major milestone—completing the Marion Bermuda Race five or more times — and awarded them with a Bermuda Longtail Pin.

Please join us in celebrating these milestones:

5 Races:
Murray Beach
Michael Kingsbury
Laurie Knight
Pike Severance

6 Races:
Gregg Marston
Terry Watson

7 Races:
Peter Stoops

8 Races:
Ron Wisner

9 Races:
David Caso
Ray Cullum
Andre Martecchi

10 Races:
Bob Kostyla

11 Races:
Andy Howe

12 Races:
Deb Gayle-Malone (15 total)
Davis Webb

Let’s give a round of applause to these remarkable skippers for their dedication and love of offshore sailing!

06/30/2025

Congratulations to R. Davis Webb and the crew of Ardent, a Bristol 38.8, on their overall win of the 2025 Marion Bermuda Race Goslings Founders Trophy! This trophy is awarded annually to the boat with the best overall corrected time.

The team was also awarded:

* RHADC Past Commodores Trophy for best corrected time by an electronically navigated boat in the Founder's Division

*L. Byron Kingery Memorial Trophy, awarded to the shorthanded boat with the best finish in their class.

*Founder's Class B trophy for the best corrected time in Class B

06/30/2025

06/29/2025

48 years after the first Marion-Bermuda race, 20 boats competed in this summer’s event, including the J42 Dianthus, on which SAIL Editor in Chief Wendy Mitman Clarke and crew won the Class A division.

https://sailmagazine.com/racing/western-strategy-pays-in-marion-bermuda-2025/