Newport Bermuda 2006 Archive
Gryphon Solo Takes First in Division!
June 22, 2006
Gryphon Solo crossed the finish line off St. David's Lighthouse in Bermuda at 2:51 AM EST on Wednesday morning of June 21st, taking first place in the Demonstration Division of the Centennial running of the Newport-Bermuda Race. After a fast first 36 hours, the race slowed to a crawl as very light winds out of the South - "right on the nose" as sailors say - made it a painfully slow sail the last 350 miles from just south of the Gulf Stream to Bermuda. Read More
