Past Skippers That Have Left Us
Anyone having knowledge of these or other skippers that have Passed Away would you please contact Roy Guay so that the information may be posted here in memory of them.
Bob Adams
- Passed away the week of 10 May 2010 in Rhode Island at the age of 70 after
one year of fighting cancer.
- Bob raced in the 1989 and 1991 Bermuda One-Two in his J35 Julie.
- Bob dreamed of racing in the short handed race around the world. He
built two Open 40 boats in Russia with that goal in mind. Bob ran out of
money and sailed his boat back to the US with only one dagger board while his
Russian counterpart Yazkov found funding and successfully raced his Open 40 Wind
of Change in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe Solo Around the World Race. Ever
since Bob had been trying to get his boat in racing shape. He had planned
on doing the 2009 Bermuda One-Two but the cancer diagnosis changed his plans.
Charlie Carpenter:
- Passed away 2006
- Raced in the first 7 Bermuda One-Twos
- His boat was a Southern Cross 31 called Liberty
Jerry Cartwright
- Founder of the Bermuda One-Two in 1977
Carter Cordner
- Passed away of cancer in 2000
- In 1997 Carter won both the single and double handed legs of Class IV of the
Bermuda One-Two with his 32' Westsail Kamancha.
Harry Mitchell
- Passed away: Lost at sea in 1994 while on leg 3 of the BOC approaching
Cape Horn in his 40' Panic Major called MITAK. Harry was 70 years young.
- Raced in 1993
| Bertie Reed: - Passed away December 2006 - Raced in 1983, Steve Black was his return crew - Bertie's boat was 60' named Stabilo Boss - Lived in South Africa |
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| Mike Richey - Passed away 12/22/2009 at the age of 92 after suffering a heart attack - Last lived in Brighton, UK (on the Sussex coast) - There is more information about Mike on the Jester website and TimesOnLine |
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| Francis Stokes (obituary): - Passed away 3 August 2008 in Thomaston, ME 82 years old - Participated in at least the first 3 Bermuda One-Twos (1977, 1979, 1981) - Participated in the first BOC Challenge Solo World Race and finished 2nd in Class 2 - Participated in the OSTAR transatlantic solo races in 1976, 1980 and 1988 - Recently lived in Thomaston, Maine - Francis wrote a book called "The Mooneshine Logs" in which two chapters were devoted to the Bermuda One-Two - Francis is prominently featured in Phil Weld's Documentary "American Challenge" - Francis sold his boat a Valiant 40 Moonshine to another Bermuda One-Two alumnus, Scott Khuner, who also raced it in the Bermuda One-Two and still cruises in it with his wife Kitty |
![]() From Canadian Sailing Forum Oct/Nov 1977 |