|
|
2009 Preliminary Notice
of Race Posted
The
Preliminary NOR is now available online so that interested
ocean racers can get an early start on preparations for this
classic North Atlantic event. The 2009 MHOR will begin on July 5
off Marblehead and will finish in Halifax Harbor.
|
 |
First North American Class 40 Race Marblehead-to-Halifax -
June 8, 2008
NOR, Entry Forms posted
The race from
Marblehead to Halifax
will follow the
Artemis Transat
from Plymouth, England to Boston
this summer for the International Class 40
fleet. Hosted by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia
Yacht Squadron, the race will begin on
Sunday, June 8, 2008. |
 |
Ocean
Racing Symposium A Success
The inaugural Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Racing
Symposium was held on Friday, February 28 at the Boston
Yacht Club. The event was targeted at those sailors
considering their first MHOR, but was open to anyone
interested in hearing more about the preparations
required for the event. Over 100 participants heard Jack Slattery, Preston Kelly, Bernie Coyne, and
ocean-racing veteran and commentator Gary Jobson discuss
this OSR Category 2 event.
Event photographs
Slattery & Kelly Presentation
Coyne Presentation
MHOR 2009 Resources Page
|
 |
|
2009 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race
Sunday July 5, 2009
The Marblehead-to-Halifax race is a 360-nautical mile course
from Marblehead to Halifax and is open to all qualifying yachts
in five divisions. The race announcement and additional details
can be seen on the MHOR web site.
|
|
|
The Route
Halifax-Saint-Pierre Race 2008 – July 13
The Route Halifax-Saint-Pierre Race 2008
is a world class ocean race held every two years
(opposite the Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race) from
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada to Saint-Pierre, France off
of beautiful coastal Newfoundland. Race and cruise the
spectacular waters of Nova Scotia and Saint
Pierre. Visit the historic seaports of Louisburg,
Halifax and Lunenburg. Stay and rest a while in the
protected waters of the graceful Mahone Bay. Stroll
through the colorful town of Mahone Bay, and drop in on
the classic boat festival. Have lunch in the seaside
village of Chester, have a corn boil on Beckman’s
Island, flash up your bar-b-que in one of the many
hidden treasure coves on the Bras d’or Lakes on Cape
Breton Island and watch the American bald eagles soar.
More...
|
|
|
Olin
J. Stephens Ocean Racing Trophy
The Boston Yacht Club, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht
Squadron, the Cruising Club of America, and the Royal
Bermuda Yacht Club have sponsored a major new trophy for
offshore yacht racing: the Olin J. Stephens Ocean Racing
Trophy, to be awarded to skippers competing in
consecutive Newport Bermuda and Marblehead-to-Halifax
Ocean races.
The Olin J. Stephens Trophy was awarded
for the first time in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to
Peter Rebovich on Sinn Fein, based on combined performance in the 2006 Centennial
Newport Bermuda Race and the 2007 Marblehead-to-Halifax
Race. More
Are you interested in
2008 Newport Bermuda Race information? Here
is the NBR
website and email
sign-up. |
|
The
Battle for Brazil Rock
WildHorse skipper Rick Meisner
writes
about his experiences rounding Brazil Rock in
the November/December issue of
Ocean Navigator.
Why you should have radar by Philip G.
Gallman
Sign up for Ocean Navigator
Email Newsletters. |
 |
See the 2007
MHOR on YouTube
At least four
videos from the 2007 MHOR are available on YouTube. Click
here to see them.
|
 |
|
History of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
The running of the 2007 Marblehead-to-Halifax
Ocean Race (MHOR) is preceded by a long and prestigious
history. The race began in 1905 as an informal
competition among sailors from the Boston, Eastern, and
New York Yacht Clubs. The race was run sporadically
until 1939, when the Boston Yacht Club (BYC)
joined with the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS)
to formalize a biennial event. Since that time, the
Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race has run regularly on
alternate years from the Newport Bermuda Race, as one of
the pre-eminent ocean races of the North Atlantic.
See
more.
|
 |
MHOR a US-IRC
Gulf Stream Series Event
The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race is part of the
US-IRC 2007 Gulf Stream Series. Check the
US-IRC web site for
upcoming event news.
|
 |
|
From the 2007
MHOR
- CHARTING OUR COURSE: 2007 MHOR poem
by Don Nowland (see)
- Photographs
- Photos from the Lee Mansion and more (see)
- A Tribute to Arthur Macneil and the MHOR (see)
|
|
|
