A participant has died in the long-distance classic Newport Bermuda Race. This was announced by the regatta organisers on Monday night. The accident occurred on 19 June around 325 nautical miles off Bermuda. Colin Golder, owner of the 42-foot yacht "Morgan of Marietta" from New Jersey, was himself at the helm at the time of the accident. The prevailing winds were described by the organisers as "strong". In a press release in which the organisers express their condolences to the bereaved families, who were informed immediately, it is stated that Golder "went overboard in the early afternoon of 19 June (local time) and did not survive".
The crew of the "Morgan of Marietta" were able to rescue their helmsman after "extensive efforts" and take him back on board, but "he did not survive". Further details on the cause of the accident and the course of events were not initially released.
Jason Carroll's crew on the MOD 70 "Argo" has set a new race record for the Newport Bermuda Race with 33 hours and 9 seconds over 647 nautical miles. The well-known course takes its participants from Newport (Rhode Island) to Hamilton on Bermuda. The race has been organised every two years in mid-June since 1906 and is one of the best-known and most popular long-distance classics in the regatta world. The premiere was won in 1906 by the yawl "Tamerlane" skippered by Frank Maier with a time of 126 hours.
Tatjana Pokorny
Sports reporter
