Newport to Bermuda - Five Bermuda skippers entered in race

3:01 PM Thu 3 Jun 2010 GMT

'Back-to-back. Colin Couper will defend his Newport to Bermuda Class 3 title onboard Babe when the race gets underway June 18th.' Talbot Wilson

Newport to Bermuda veteran sailors Colin Couper and Paul Hubbard will be back to defend their respective class and divisional titles this year. The pair are among the five Bermuda skippers that have registered for this month's biennial 635 nautical mile ocean crossing from Newport, Rhode Island to St. David's Head Bermuda. The race starts June 18th and can be followed on www.iboattrack.com . The race website is www.bermudarace.com During the previous race, Couper navigated his Swan 46, Babe, to first place in Class three in the St. David's Lighthouse Division on a corrected time of 63 hours, three minutes and ...

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by Colin Thompson