Class 40 Fleet finishes their Marblehead to Halifax Race
Tuesday, June 10 2008

The seven boat fleet of the Class 40 offshore sailboats finished the first North American race for this exciting new boat. They sailed in steady winds as a close group across the Gulf of Maine and turned the corner at Brazil Rock in a bunch. Along the coast of Nova Scotia variable conditions separated the fleet somewhat, but the spread of finish times of six and a half hours was much tighter than usual in the Marblehead to Halifax.  Pictures...

The winner was Cheeky Too - Novedia, skippered by Tanguy De Lamotte, second place was Custo Pol with Halvard Mabire, and third 40 Degrees with Miranda Merron. The awards ceremony at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron featured guest speaker Sir Robin Knox-Johnson, who sailed and won the first solo nonstop circumnavigation in 1969.

Most of the fleet had previously completed the single handed Artemis Transat and were next moving to Quebec City for the start of the Quebec to Saint Malo transatlantic race back to Europe.

2009 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race
Sunday  July 5, 2009
The Marblehead-to-Halifax race is a 360-nautical mile course from Marblehead to Halifax and is open to all qualifying yachts in five divisions. The race announcement and additional details can be seen on the MHOR web site.

The Route Halifax-Saint-Pierre Race 2008 – July 13
The Route Halifax-Saint-Pierre Race 2008 is a world class ocean race held every two years (opposite the Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race) from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada to Saint-Pierre, France off of beautiful coastal Newfoundland. Race and cruise the spectacular waters of Nova Scotia and Saint Pierre. Visit the historic seaports of Louisburg, Halifax and Lunenburg. Stay and rest a while in the protected waters of the graceful Mahone Bay. Stroll through the colorful town of Mahone Bay, and drop in on the classic boat festival. Have lunch in the seaside village of Chester, have a corn boil on Beckman’s Island, flash up your bar-b-que in one of the many hidden treasure coves on the Bras d’or Lakes on Cape Breton Island and watch the American bald eagles soar.  More...

Olin J. Stephens Ocean Racing Trophy
The Boston Yacht Club, the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, the Cruising Club of America, and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club have sponsored a major new trophy for offshore yacht racing: the Olin J. Stephens Ocean Racing Trophy, to be awarded to skippers competing in consecutive Newport Bermuda and Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean races.
 
The Olin J. Stephens Trophy was awarded for the first time in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Peter Rebovich on Sinn Fein, based on combined performance in the 2006 Centennial Newport Bermuda Race and the 2007 Marblehead-to-Halifax Race. More

Are you interested in 2008 Newport Bermuda Race information? Here is the NBR website and email sign-up.

History of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
The running of the 2007 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race (MHOR) is preceded by a long and prestigious history. The race began in 1905 as an informal competition among sailors from the Boston, Eastern, and New York Yacht Clubs. The race was run sporadically until 1939, when the Boston Yacht Club (BYC) joined with the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS) to formalize a biennial event. Since that time, the Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race has run regularly on alternate years from the Newport Bermuda Race, as one of the pre-eminent ocean races of the North Atlantic.  See more.
 

From the 2007 MHOR
- CHARTING OUR COURSE: 2007 MHOR poem by Don Nowland (see)
- Photographs  
- Photos from the Lee Mansion and more (see)
- A Tribute to Arthur Macneil and the MHOR (see)