Restive Racing

ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre 2018

A Change in Plans: Restive had entered the 2018 ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre Ocean Race for 2018 but due to extenuating circumstances, has needed to withdraw.  Restive will in all likelihood enter the ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre in a future year but will not be competing in the RHSP this summer.

For those who are still interested in following the RHSP, the start is Tuesday, June 26, at the Halifax city waterfront. The First gun for the start is at 1155 hrs.

ROUTE Halifax Saint-Pierre Ocean Race is an ocean race held in late June (or early July), every two years (in opposite years from the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race), from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for a distance of approximately 360 nautical miles (670 km) to Saint-Pierre, in the French Archipelago of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon off of coastal Newfoundland. It is raced by crews of two or more people, most commonly in sailboats in the 30 to 40 foot (9.1 to 12.2 m) range, but boats from 21 feet (6.4 m) to 60 feet (18 m) have been raced in the past.

The race attracts both amateur and professional sailors from Canada, United States and Europe to compete on true time or under handicap rules in double-handed or fully crewed monohull boats. Winning times are often in the 36 to 48 hour range, but it can take more than 60 hours to complete the race. The race record is held by Derek Hatfield's Open 60 "Spirit of Canada" which in 2012 set an elapsed time of 29:43:56.

Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race

Marion to Bermuda Race Navigator’s Trophy

Navigator of the first celestially navigated yacht.

2005:

• Navigator’s Trophy - RESTIVE, George Denny
• First, Class C (celestial) - RESTIVE, George Denny
• Beverly "Polaris" Trophy - RESTIVE, George Denny

The Marion Bermuda Race is the only US East coast offshore race which features a Celestial Navigation Classification with appropriate time credits. It is the only one that offers prizes for yachts that sail by the stars. The Beverly Yacht Club Polaris Trophy is offered for the first celestially navigated yacht and that yacht's navigator is recognized with the Navigator's Trophy.

During the race, traditional star, sun, planet or moon sights must determine a yacht's location. Navigators of yachts competing using celestial navigation must at a minimum maintain, and have ready for inspection in Bermuda, a paper-based log of each sight (including body, date, time, and Ha), paper or electronic plotting sheets, and a paper chart showing fixes resulting from sights used for navigation. Most important will be the fix used to determine that the yacht was, or was not, within 50 NM of Kitchen Shoal beacon.

When the yacht reaches a point 50 miles from the finish off Bermuda's St. David's Lighthouse, the team can uncover the electronics for the final approach. This is a concession to safety since Bermuda's northern shore is surrounded by reefs. If you were keeping score it would be something like Reefs 195, Ships and Yachts 0.

Newport-Bermuda Yacht Race

2010 Newport Bermuda Race 18. 6. 2010

Restive' an Alden 48 cruising yacht skippered George P Denny III from Boston MA, at the start of the 635 mile Bermuda Race

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