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Portland Riverside was a proud sponsor of
the 2009 Bermuda 1-2. The marina is the winter home of Dan Stadtlander's Bristol
39, Mirari, and Dan competed in the race for the second time in June
2009.
Dan finished in 4th place in his class (Class 4) in the single-handed first leg of the race in 2009, with an elapsed time of 131:35 and a corrected time of 117:29. In the double-handed second leg of the race, Dan and five other boats in Class 4 did not finish because of severe weather conditions. Veterans agreed that the return leg was the toughest they had encountered in the Bermuda 1-2. Skippers reported lots of broken equipment and blown-out sails. The start of the race was delayed one day due to a tough-looking low south of New England.
In 2007, Dan finished in 2nd place in his Class 4 in the combined elapsed time in the race. He won 3rd place in the combined corrected time. We congratulate Dan on his fourth-place finish in the single-handed leg of the race in 2009 and a great finish in 2007.
Dan has done a terrific job restoring his beautiful Bristol 39 at Portland
Riverside and preparing her for the challenges of the two Bermuda 1-2 races.
www.bermuda1-2.org. Here are some highlights from the 2009 Bermuda 1-2:
Perseverance, a C&C 41, was hit by a whale 10 miles from the finish in Bermuda.
The boat's rudder post was bent backwards in the collision. The skipper, Robert
Patenaude, was able to continue but could make only small helm changes. In the
end, he actually won his class on both elapsed and corrected times! Several
skippers helped him repair the rudder in Bermuda, and Robert finished in 2nd
place in his class in the return leg. Acadia, an open 6.5 mini, broke both dagger boards but was still able to win the mini class.
Carbon Neutral, also an open 6.5 mini, had trouble the first night out from
Newport when both rudders broke and the mast fell down when the forestay let go.
The Bermuda 1-2, one of the oldest short-handed offshore races in the world, includes a grueling 635-mile single-handed leg from Newport, RI, to St. Georges, Bermuda, and a double-handed leg back. "First run in 1977, the Bermuda 1-2 is held every two years," the race brochure states. "A wide range of boats enter the race. These include exotic blue water race boats, cruising yachts, and a fleet of small 6.4 meter minis."The Bermuda 1-2 race has two parts: Single-handed from Newport to Bermuda, followed within days by double-handed back to Newport. The race is scored on corrected time, including each of the single- and double-handed races plus combined corrected time overall. "The Bermuda 1-2 is not for the faint of heart. The race covers 1,300 nautical miles of ocean. Two crossings of the Gulf Stream are involved, both short handed. As a result, skippers and crew must have a unique combination of courage, experience offshore, outstanding seamanship skills, plus capacities for resourcefulness in dealing with the unexpected. Above all, they must be vigilant and respect the power of the sea—day and night." More information about the race is available at
www.bermuda1-2.org. Real-time
racetracking, via onboard transponders, was available during the race at
www.iboattrack.com.
 Mirari, Dan Stadtlander's Bristol 39, at Portland Riverside in the spring of 2007, before setting out for the Bermuda 1-2.
designed by Ted Hood.
Here at Portland Riverside, we tracked Dan's progress throughout the race at www.bermuda1-2.org and www.iboattrack.com.Download our brochure about Portland Riverside Marina and its sponsorship of the Bermuda 1-2. (The brochure is nearly 9 MB and in the Adobe format.)
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