Bermuda Sailing Achievements
OLYMPIC COMPETITION
Bermuda has sent a team of Olympic Sailors to every Summer Olympics since the games in Melbourne, Australia in 1956 (excluding the Moscow boycott in 1980). Overall 57 Bermudian sailors have represented their country in 11 different classes of dinghies and keelboats. Notable performances include a 4th place finish for Peter Bromby and Lee White in the Star class at the 2000 Sydney games, 5th place finish for Alan Burland and Chris Nash in the 1984 Los Angeles games and a 5th place finish by Kirk Cooper, Penny Simmons and Richard Belvin in the Dragon class at the 1964 Tokyo games.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN LOCAL WATERS
Bermuda is recognized as venue of the highest caliber for international competition sanctioned by the world sailing governing body, ISAF. The island has adequate facilities, first class race management experience and local officials with ISAF credentials. Some of the internationally recognized world-class events held under the auspices of the BSA include;
ISAF Match Racing World Championships
ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championships
ISAF Youth World Championships – 4 classes of dinghies
The International One Design World Championships – multiple times
Laser World Championships
Windsurfer World Championships
Tornado World Championships – twice
International 14 World Championships
Sunfish World Championships
King Edward VII Gold Cup
International Race Week
Newport Bermuda Race
Marion Bermuda Race
Bermuda 1-2
Nations Cup
Finn Gold Cup
Star Masters
Tornado Mid Winter Championships
The International One Design North American Championships – multiple times
Optimist North American Championships (Youth)– twice
Snipe North Americans Championships
Ren Re Gold Cup (Youth)
XL Regatta (Youth)
BERMUDA SAILING ALL STARS
Local sailors who have excelled and left their mark on the local and international sailing scene and have proudly represented their country in the sport.
Rudy Bailey
2 time North American Comet Champion,
9 Edward Cross Long Distance Race Titles (Bermuda)
Peter Bromby
Olympic Games – 1996 (19th/27), 2000 (4th/17), 2004 - Star Class
Star World Championships 1995 – 5th/83, 1997 – 2nd/54,
Bacardi Cup (Star class) Winner 2001 & 2003, 2nd place in 1994, 3rd in 1997, 2002, 2004,
Rolex Olympic Class Regatta 1995 – 1st, 2002 – 2nd.
Star Class North American Championships 1998 – 2, 2002 – 2nd
World Champion - International One Design class – 1991, 1992, 1993
Warren Brown
Alan Burland and Chris Nash – Tornado Class
1983 North American Championships – 8th/43,
1983 Can Am Championships – 2nd/18
1983 Pan Am Games – 10th/46
1984 US Nationals – 1st/44
1984 Tornado Midwinter’s – 1st/15
1984 Monterey Multihull Championships – 2nd/110
1984 Los Angeles Olympics – 5th/20
Kirk Cooper
2004 Inductee to the Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame
Course Record Holder – Marion Bermuda Race
2002 Newport Bermuda Race – 2nd place skipper
Olympic Games – 1964,1968, 1972
First Bermudian to score a first place finish in an Olympic race
America’s Cup Judge 1984
Stevie Dickinson
CAC Silver Medal Winner – Snipe Class
13 Edward Cross Long Distance Race Titles (Comet Class Bermuda)
Sarah Lane Adderley
Paula Lewin
Women’s International Match Race Championships: 1995 – 3rd, 1996 – 2nd, 1997 – 1st, 1998 – 1st,
Santa Maria Cup (Match Racing): 1994 – 3rd, 1995 – 2nd, 1997 - 2nd, 1998 – 1st, 2003 – 2nd
Highest World Ranking in Women’s Match Racing – 1st in 1998
Europe Dinghy – 1996 Olympics Atlanta
Yngling Class – 2004 Olympics Athens
Eugene “Penny” Simmons
World Champion International One Design keelboats
Malcolm Smith
World Champion Sunfish Class
Brett Wright
2004 Laser Masters World Championships – 4th
2005 Island Games – 1st Laser Class
OTHER NOTABLE BERMUDA SAILORS
Glenn Astwood – Olympian (Tornado). Excelled in many different types of boats.
Bert Darrell – Famous Shipwright. 6-time winner of the King Edward VII Gold Cup
Gladwin Lambert -
Alton Millett – 11 Edward Cross Long Distance (Bermuda) titles – Comet class.
Bobby Oatley – Offshore Sailing totaling over 100,000 miles.
Tim Patton – International Etchells Worldwide Class President, BSA Past President
Ralph Richardson – 2-time winner of the Marion Bermuda Race Navigator Award
DeForest “Shorty” Trimingham – Princess Elizabeth Trophy Champion - Intl 14 Dinghy
Jordy Walker - IOD Class stalwart, ISAF official and Gold Cup regatta organizer
Hugh Watlington – Olympian. Brought windsurfing to Bda. Bronze Medal - CAC Games.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OUTSIDE OF BERMUDA
Bermudian Sailors have performed well on the world stage at the highest levels of the sport of sailing. These competitions would have included, Olympic Games, Pan-Am Games, CAC Games, World Championships, North American Championships, South American Championships, Olympic Classes Regattas, Olympic Qualifying regattas, The European Circuit and various Race weeks in a wide array of classes.
World Champions
Peter Bromby – International One Design (3 times)
Penny Simmons – International One Design
Malcolm Smith – Sunfish
Stephen West – Force 5
Regional Champions
Alan Burland U.S. National Champion 1984 - Tornado
Rudy Bailey - North American Champion (twice) - Snipe
Sean Bouchard (Youth) – North American Champion 2003 - Optimist
New England Champion 2002- Optimist
Jesse Kirkland (Youth) - North American Champion 2002- Optimist
Elijah Simmons (Youth) - North American Champion 2004- Optimist
Olympic Campaigns:
Kirk Cooper, Penny Simmons (Dragon)
Alan Burland, Chris Nash (Tornado)
Hubert Watlington (Windsurfer)
Jay Hooper, Reggie Cooper, Howard Lee, Nevis Barboza (Finn)
Glenn Astwood, Eddie Bardget (Tornado)
Peter Bromby, (Star)
Paul Fisher, Lee White, Martin Seise, Bill McNivan (Star)
Blythe Walker, Raymond DeSilva (470)
Elizabeth Walker, Laura Cutler (470)
Paula Lewin (Europe Dinghy, Yngling)
Peta Lewin, Carola Cooper, Christine Patton (Yngling)
Brett Wright (Finn, Laser)
Malcolm Smith (Laser)
Sara Lane Adderley (Europe, Laser radial)
Adam Barboza (Finn, Laser, Soling)
Nick Jones, Craig Davis (Soling)
Christian Luthi (Laser)
Zander Kirkland (Laser)
World Ranked
Match Racing:
Peter Bromby
Adam Barboza
Blythe Walker
Paula Lewin
OFFSHORE/LONG DISTANCE SAILING
Local yacht owners who fostered local interest and training in offshore/long distance racing and cruising in boats over 30 feet, proudly flying the Bermuda flag all over the world.
Warren Brown, Jerry Trimingham, Peter Richold, Kirk Cooper, Leslie Swainson, Edmund Marshall, Danny Fagundo, John Gardner, Dr. Colin Cooper, “Shorty” Trimingham, Alan Doughty, Rob Mulderig, Buddy Rego, Tommy Dickinson, Dr Steven Sherwin, Les Crane, Teddy Gosling, Paul Hubbard
BERMUDA SAILING OFFICIALS
ISAF Qualified Umpires/Judges:
Peter Shrubb, Richard Kempe, Bob Duffy, Robin Judah, Francis Carter, Kirk Cooper, Shorty Trimingham
Note: Peter Shrubb was chosen as an International Umpire for the 2007 America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain
ISAF QualifiedRace Officials:
Charles Tatem
ISAF Board
Jordy Walker - Matchracing
Members Sacha Simmons - Women’s Sailing Committee, Strategic Plan, Finance Committee
Jane Correia – Match Race Committee, Strategic Plan
YOUTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since 1998 the Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association has made a concentrated effort to build up our Youth Sailing numbers through year round coaching and organized competition in local and foreign waters. The results speak for themselves as Bermuda is regarded as a sailing power in the Optimist dinghy world. Optimist graduates are starting to make their mark on international sailing in the Laser, Laser Radial, and 29’er and soon the 49’er classes.
Notable Youth Accomplishments: Optimist Dinghy
IODA (Optimist Dinghy) World Championships
2001 Jesse Kirkland – 13th position /208 competitors – Other Bda placings 95
2002 Jesse Kirkland – 4th/208 – Other Bda 91,109,193,194
2003 Jesse Kirkland – 2nd/220 – Other Bda 60,71,165,190
2004 Sean Bouchard – 32nd/228 – Other Bda 59,76,107,134
2005 Sean Bouchard – 10th/241 – Other Bda 48,79,94,118
IODA North American Championships
2002 – Jesse Kirkland 1st/113 – Other Bda 12,32,33,42
2003 – Sean Bouchard 1st/122 – Other Bda 2, 4,39,41
2004 – Elijah Simmons 1st/119 – Other Bda 4,5,7,10,20,21,25,31
2005 – Elijah Simmons – 7th/183 – Other Bda 22,24,28,33,35,38
IODA South American Championships
2002 – Jesse Kirkland 9th/150 – Other Bda 21,51,72,79
2003 – Jesse Kirkland 5th/163 – Other Bda 20,58,73
2004 – Sean Bouchard 2nd/156 – Other Bda 10,12,31,37,51,75
2005 – Sean Bouchard 8th/172 – Other Bda 10,24,30,33.36,66
IODA European Championships
2005 - Joshua Greenslade – 5th – Other Bda 58,63
2005 - Eleanor Gardner – 6th –Girls Division
Orange Bowl Regatta
2001 – Jesse Kirkland 1st/138 – Other Bda – 13,33,78,85,93
2002 – Jesse Kirkland 1st/132 – Other Bda – 13,15,31,43,53
2004 – Sean Bouchard 8th/203 – Other Bda – 17,28,31,40,47,50,53,57
XL Capital International Regatta
2003 - Oliver Riihilouma 1st – Other Bda – 7,11,12,14
2004 – Oliver Riihilouma 2nd/74 – Other Bda – 5,8,11,12,14,19,24,29
2005 – Joshua Greenslade 2nd/55 – Other Bda – 4,6,11,12,15,16,20,21
Renaissance Reinsurance Gold Cup
2003 – Oliver Riihilouma – 1st/30 – Other Bda 7,11,12,14,15
2004 – Oliver Riihilouma – 4th/33 – Other Bda 8,10,11,12,14,15
2005 – Joshua Greenslade – 1/40 – Other Bda 5,10,11,12,13,14,16
Other Youth Regatta Highlights
2004 US National Championships – Elijah Simmons – 8th/250
2003 US National Championships – Jesse Kirkland – 5th/271
2003 New England Championships – Elijah Simmons – 7th/188
2003 Atlantic Coast Championships – William Hutchings – 19th/197
2002 New England Championships – Sean Bouchard – 1st/148 - Jesse Kirkland 2nd
Notable Youth Accomplishments: OTHER CLASSES
Laser/ Laser Radial
Jesse Kirkland
Katrina Williams
Rachel Simmons
Rajae Wood
Zander Kirkland
29’er Skiff - James Doughty/Gareth Williams
14th ISAF Youth Worlds 2002
4th Orange Bowl 2002
1st CORK 2003
2nd North Americans 2004
3rd US Nationals 2004
4th North Americans 2005