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Bermuda <strong>Oyster</strong><br />
wins cruiser Division in 2008 Newport to Bermuda Race<br />
By Barry Pickthall<br />
Paul Hubbard and his crew on the veteran <strong>Oyster</strong> 435, Bermuda <strong>Oyster</strong>, returned to their<br />
home port with something to celebrate in June after winning the 43-boat Cruiser Division<br />
and the famous Carleton Mitchell Finisterre Trophy in this year's Newport Bermuda Race.<br />
The champagne and bacon sandwiches that greeted this crew at the Royal Bermuda Yacht<br />
Club dock was part of a tradition that dates back at least eight years when fellow Bermudian,<br />
Neil Redburn, started sailing with Hubbard, but several others on board for this year’s race<br />
had competed in this biennial classic on this venerable <strong>Oyster</strong> 435 for the past 18 years.<br />
Asked to describe his yacht to Bermuda's Governor General Sir Richard Gozney, Hubbard<br />
responded. "Well, compared to most other boats around, this is a caravan with a stick.<br />
We were docked next to one racer in Newport before the start and their crew was offloading<br />
provisions and liquor while we were stowing ours below. We have an extensive wine list<br />
onboard" he joked, adding, "This was the roughest trip on the boat. The wind was on the nose<br />
the entire way, but she is a heavy boat that sails well upwind and we dine well all the way!"<br />
The Newport to Bermuda Race was founded by Thomas Fleming Day and the Rudder<br />
magazine in 1906 and is the oldest ocean race in normal boats for amateur sailors.<br />
After a period of inactivity from 1911-12, it was revived in 1923 by Herbert Stone and<br />
Yachting magazine. Since 1926 it has been run by the Cruising Club of America and the<br />
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.<br />
For more information on the Newport to Bermuda Race see: www.bermudarace.com<br />
The crossed flag lighthouse logo is a registered mark of the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.<br />
BERMUDA OYSTER WINS<br />
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