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Sneak Peek: Check Out Volvo Ocean Race Yachts in Newport

5/29/2014 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TItfP20KQho[/embed] The 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race isn't officially arriving in Newport until May 2015, but sailing fans in New England won't have to wait that long to see these hotshot sailors and their incredible yachts. Team SCA, an all-women entry into the race, is using a transatlantic crossing to train… SEE MORE
A pair of AC45 catamarans moored off Fort Adams in Newport in 2012. The city is once again vying to host the America's Cup.

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Newport Short-Listed to Host 2017 America’s Cup

4/14/2014 - Newport is once again close to hosting the world's largest sailing regatta, as the City by the Sea has been short-listed to host the 2017 America's Cup. The city joins San Diego and, presumably, Hawaii as one of the final options for the site of the regatta, which was won… SEE MORE
Mark Towill and Charlie Enright during the Transatlantic Race 2011 onboard VANQUISH.

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American Entry Gives RI a Volvo Ocean Race Team to Support

1/31/2014 - Bristol sailor Charlie Enright has delivered what Rhode Island and the rest of New England craved — a local team to cheer for in the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race. The round-the-world sailing race begins in October from Alicante, Spain, and will include a stopover in Newport in May 2015. Though the Ocean… SEE MORE
Mar Mostro, at right, was skippered by Newport's Ken Read in the last edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.

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Newport to Host 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race Stopover

2/5/2013 - Sailing fans in Newport and across New England celebrated on February 5 when the Volvo Ocean Race announced that Newport had been chosen as a stopover in the 2014-15 edition of the premier global sailing race. Newport was in stiff competition with Baltimore to host the stopover, which typically draws… SEE MORE