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Yacht captain dies in Rhode Island to Bermuda race

HAMILTON, Bermuda — The captain of a boat competing in the Newport Bermuda Race died after he went overboard on the racecourse Sunday.

Race officials say Colin Golder, of New Providence, N.J., went overboard about 325 miles from Bermuda. Golder was the captain of the yacht Morgan of Marietta, a 42-foot sloop.

The boat’s crew recovered Golder’s body and is returning to the mainland.

The race began Friday off Castle Hill in Newport and ends 635 miles away off St. David’s Light, Bermuda.

In a news release, the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, the Cruising Club of America, and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club expressed their condolences to Golder’s family and crew.

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