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Racing Divisions and Special Competitions
Do you understand the 4 divisions in which
racers participate in the MHOR?
Do you know
about the special competitions that enhance the
fun?
Read this summary
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Marblehead to Halifax Organizing
Committee Announces Race Buddy and Race
Concierge Services
Specifically designed to assist visiting racers
and their families, the Race Buddy and Race
Concierge services are designed to make the
whole experience of preparing for the Marblehead
to Halifax Ocean Race more enjoyable and less
stressful, especially for those new to or less
experienced with Ocean Racing.
Read all the details!
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Safety at Sea
Seminar - Important!
ISAF/OSR2
requirements stipulate that "At
least 30%, but not less than two members, of a
crew, including the skipper, shall have
undertaken training within the five years before
the start of the race." Attend a day-long
seminar on safe seamanship, heavy-weather
tactics, and boat preparation. See
safety-equipment demos and
crew-overboard-recovery techniques. Pose
questions to panels of expert bluewater sailors.
If you were unable to make our co-sponsored
Safety at Sea Seminar on March 28th,
see other seminars sanctioned by US SAILING here.
MHOR Breakout Session slides delivered March 28,
2009
US
First Aid Courses that meet ISAF reqmt for First
Aid Certificate
(and scroll down to Senior First Aid
Certificate).
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The updated version of SAILFAST is
now available for download. Get faster optimum
routing and enhanced Grib weather viewing of
wind, current and pressure. Find the fastest
course past Brazil Rock with the built-in Gulf
of Maine tidal currents or race to Bermuda with
free NOAA RTOFS Gulf Stream predictions. Use
one of the sample boat polars or supply your
own. Try the free demo version at
sailfastLLC.com.
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PredictWind.com ... the Choice of
Experts.
PredictWind combines sophisticated
wind prediction technology with local topography maps to
create the highest resolution marine forecast available
for over 20,000 locations around the world.
For the 2009
Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race all entrants will have complimentary access to PredictWind
Professional Forecasts. Competitors
you can sign up to your Free 30 day Trial at
www.predictwind.com. To set-up your free account,
sign on to your online race registration account
HERE and see the PredictWind Special Offer on the
first page - Owner/Charterer Information - download the
code and instructions document from that page.
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Olin J.
Stephens Ocean Racing Trophy
Now Open to PHRF Racers
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, Sr. on Sinn Fein,
based on combined performance in the 2006 Centennial
Newport Bermuda Race and the 2007 Marblehead-to-Halifax
Race. Elegibility for Marblehead-to-Halifax yachts has
been extended to both IRC and PHRF Racing Divisions.
More OJS Trophy Details here.
Mr. Rebovich kept his hold on the prestigious Olin J.
Stephens Trophy awarded it for the second time for his
performance in the 2008 Newport Bermuda Race.
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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
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Regatta for the
Cure
While
you are in Halifax support this worthy cause –
Regatta for the Cure.
All racers in the Marblehead-to-Halifax are invited to
take part in this event to raise money for the Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation. A sail parade, a race and a
party!
Follow
this link for the details |
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See the 2007
MHOR on YouTube
At least four videos from the 2007 MHOR are available on
YouTube. Click
here to see them.
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History of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
The running of the 2009 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.
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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.
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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)
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