As of Wednesday June 26th @ 0000 EDT the Race Committee is no longer on station at the finish line. Boats that remain racing after this time shall continue to finish in accordance with SI 13.4 (a), and shall contact Bermuda Radio on VHF 27 once they have done so, and prior to entering the Narrows Channel. Boats electing to retire shall do so in accordance with SI 12.1.

ALL STATIONS. 0810 etd. FCO has rx comms from Gunga Dun. Position (at 0805) :33d 41.15n 64d 13.48w ROUGHLY 80NM NORTH AT 081 DEGREES distance from BDA. reporting a hole and taking on water. They are in contact with FCO. RCC Bermuda is aware. and is attempting direct comms with them. Desna plots 13 miles at 088 degrees/265degrees of Gunga din. Request all vessels monitor Ch 16 and stand by to render assistance if possible. Kind regards, ‘Joe *COOP *Cooper Fleet Comms Office Direct: 401 3083111 personal Mobile: 401 965 6006 [email protected]

N2B Notes Monday 2000hrs Notices: Crossfire, BER125, reports continuing issue with structure around the steering system. Proceeding under reduced sail towards Bermuda. Boats in the vicinity include: Rocket Science, Zig Zag, Charlotte. Other vessels in the vicinity requested to monitor AIS and Ch 16, in case their situation degrades further Tracker position at 1930: 33 30′ 58” N 64 49′ 85” W

The lights on the black and green metal buoys near the finish line (described in SI 13.2) are extinguished.

As of 1100 June 24th the following vessels have not successfully submitted the required SailClear.com arrival notification for Bermuda Customs: Canaan Global Sailing Team ITA3956 Humble Pi US314 Inception USA4921 Pterodactyl USA45045 Rhumb Runner USA61489 Seas of the Day USA22700 Shinnecock USA51334 Boats failing to submit this prior to landfall shall fly the Q flag, and crew members shall not leave the vessel until clearing Bermuda Customs by visiting the Duty Desk at the RBYC.

The following boats have retired: Windborne USA51120, Crossfire BER125 The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats under SI 11.3: Abigail 993 Blur SWE69 Groupe 5 USA26 Capella 51109 Dire Wolf USA12204 Masquerade USA52070 The following boats shall fly a Q flag upon arrival in Bermuda waters due to immigration irregularities. They are instructed to establish communication with [email protected] for further instructions prior to making landfall: Inception USA4921

The following boats shall fly a Q flag upon arrival in Bermuda waters due to immigration irregularities. They are instructed to establish communication with [email protected] for further instructions prior to making landfall. Canaan Global Sailing ITA 3956 Cougar USA 4900 Dauntless USA 61189 Elusive USA 52853

The boat Shearwater, sail number 51428 has retired and is proceeding to Bermuda under power, A crew member on Bamboozler life vest accidentally inflated and set off the PLB. PLB has been turned off. The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats under SI 11.3: Chariad, Challenge Accepted, Comet, Hard Eight. Elusive and Quighui. The boat Ceilidh which rescued the crew of Alliance is taking on water and is asking vessels in the area to standby by VHF.

Ceilidh has picked up Alliance’s crew, now 16 souls on board. Having rudder problems. Please contact to assist. Channel 16 vhf. Ceilidh using sat phone # +881 652 463 323 Please contact our office with updates. 1 401 308 3111

Cool Breeze has changed satellite phones their new number is +8816 51489444. Kent Racing has retired. The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats under SI 11.3: Lyric, Nasty Medicine. Jules and Sailfly. The following boats have still not responded to earlier calls to confirm compliance to SI 11.3: Qinghui, 40025 and Elusive,51853

As of 0430, Alliance, sail number 52770, has been abandoned. Initial contact 0300 was at location 37-41.91′ N. 068-34.5′ 0345 position 37-38.74’N 068-33.19W. All crew are well and have been transferred to Ceilidh.

Notices to BDA fleet, 2000 Saturday 22 June The following boats have retired: Talisman USA 14879-To Newport Hermie USA 1968 to Newport The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats under SI 11.3: Ocean Breeze NED70 Res potential USA137 Eagle USA 61121 Wave Walker USA58006 The following boats have informed the RC that their AIS is not functional: Inception

As of 0650 June 22 Hound started in accordance with NOR 2.4(B) and is subject to a 30 minute penalty. All Boats Started. Proteus and Scylla SN 60739 have retired from the race. The Race Committee attempted but failed to contact the following boats:under SI 11.3: Black Watch US71 at 0508 Desna 60648 at 0451 Elusive 52853 at 0411 QingHui 40025 at 0345 Bamboozler 52025 at 0350 The following boat has reported a malfunction of its AIS: Proteus. Kind regards, Coop Joe Cooper (M) 401 965 6006 Fleet Communications Chair Newport Bermuda Race 2024

“The following boat started in accordance with NoR 2.4(b) and is subject to a 30 minute elapsed time penalty: Hound USA2650″

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