(Annapolis, MD)- 2016 will be the 20th running of the biannual
Annapolis-Bermuda Ocean Race and we are working hard to make it the best
race ever. We are proud to announce the Race has a new sponsor club in
Bermuda, the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, located in the heart of
the Island's center.The Annapolis-Bermuda Ocean Race provides a unique combination of inshore and offshore racing through its route down the Chesapeake Bay, across the Gulfstream, and onto Bermuda. It enables many sailors to fulfill a lifelong ambition: a blue water passage to a coral island with white sandy beaches and legendary hospitality.
The Race covers 753 miles, making it the longest ocean race on the east coast of the U.S.
A number of PHRF and class divisions ensure a competitive experience for both seasoned racers and more casual cruisers. A major objective of the Race is to promote the art of navigation for more sailors. A2B provides these challenges within a framework designed for safe offshore sailing.
The fleet is limited to 50 entries, which allows the committee and host clubs to be responsive to the needs of each entrant--a major objective of the race organizers.
The Eastport Yacht Club hosts pre-race social events leading up to the race start, while the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club provides participants with a wonderful venue upon their arrival in Bermuda. The Club provides dockage, a restaurant and bar, showers and laundry and is conveniently situation across from the harbor from downtown Hamilton.
Sailing in the ORR Division will be the J/46 MEDLEY skippered by Mike Boylan from Georgetown Racing Fleet in Blue Bell, PA. In the PHRF Spinnaker racing division of eleven boats will be Lynn McClaskey’s J/110 CIMARRON from Crofton, MD; the J/111 BAD CAT skippered by James Whited from St Leonard, MD; and the J/42 SCHEMATIC sailed by Robert Fox from Arlington, VA. For more Annapolis to Bermuda Race sailing information
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