Bermuda Race names West Marine as Official Supplier

8:17 PM Mon 31 May 2010 GMT

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The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee has named West Marine as an official supplier for the 47th Newport Bermuda Race. Said Race Chairman Bjorn Johnson, 'West Marine has long been a friend to sailors as a supplier of boating equipment and as a sponsor of safety at sea seminars, including the one before our race. Now we are very pleased to welcome West Marine as a sponsor of the Newport Bermuda Race and name West our official supplier.' On May 28, West Marine opens its new Newport Flagship West Marine store at 379 West Main Road in Middletown, RI. Almost three ...

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by John Rousmaniere