Bermuda One-Two Yacht Race

On June 18, 1979, 20 solo sailors crossed the starting line at Newport, Rhode Island and nosed out into the North Atlantic to challenge the ocean and each other in a grueling 635-mile single-handed race to St. George's, Bermuda.  In boats ranging from 22 to 41 feet in length, these sailors were the pioneer participants in the first running of what has now become a biennial tradition - the Bermuda One-Two. 

The St. George's Dinghy & Sports Club has been the host club in Bermuda for the event's entire history.

The objective of this race is and remains the making of a single-handed/shorthanded passage, which encourages safety, good seamanship, communication, and on-going gear and technique development and testing.  It is an event designed to accommodate and challenge both single-handed cruisers and racers alike from the "rock star" to the Corinthian "every man".  The race is sailed in two parts: Leg One by a lone skipper from Newport to Bermuda, and, following a brief layover, Leg Two back Newport with one crew member hence the origin of the event's name.