United States Naval Station White's Island, Bermuda United States Naval Station White's Island, Bermuda The United States Naval Station Whites Island was a United States Navy (USN) facility located on White's Island in Hamilton Harbour, in the British Colony of Bermuda, 640 miles off the coast of North Carolina. It was established during the First World War (or the "Great War", as it was originally known in Britain) by the US Navy for use by anti-submarine vessels transiting on their way from the United States to the European theatre of operations. Bermuda had already housed the Admiralty House, dockyard, and naval base of the North America and
Newport Bermuda Race under the Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) Newport Bermuda Race The Newport Bermuda Race, widely known as the "Bermuda Race" is a 635 nautical miles (1175 km) sailing yacht race from Newport, Rhode Island to the island of Bermuda. It is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race, and occurs biennially in June of even-numbered years. To quote Gary Jobson, “It’s a feather in every sailor’s cap to have done the race, and many consider the Lighthouse Trophy the most coveted trophy in distance racing.” In a typical race, a cold first night brings the fleet out into the Atlantic. As the