Newport’s Ocean Live Park To Promote Sailing And Sustainability
Sailing and environmental awareness will be central themes when The Ocean Race visits Newport, R.I., May 13-21, for the only North American stopover of the circumnavigation race.
Clean Ocean Access and Sail Newport Join Forces to Clean up the Shore of Fort Adams Ahead of the Arrival of The Ocean Race
Two Newport-based nonprofit organizations, Clean Ocean Access and Sail Newport, are collaborating to clean Fort Adams State Park in preparation for the nine-day international event on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Rhode Island Skipper Competing in The Ocean Race Around the World
Charlie Enright (Bristol, RI, USA) skippers the 11th Hour Racing Team during The Ocean Race Leg 1 on their way to Cabo Verde (Image: January 15, 2023, Carlo Borlenghi/The Ocean Race) NEWPORT, RI (January 20, 2023) – An international fleet of foil-assisted IMOCA 60-foot sailboats started The Ocean Race last weekend in Alicante, Spain. […]
11th Hour Racing Francesca Clapcich Wows Sail Newport Pell Program Sailors
“If you think it, you can do it,” says 11th Hour Racing Team sailor Francesca Clapcich to a group of fourth-graders at the Pell Elementary School. The virtual classroom visit by Clapcich was part of the Learning Program of The Ocean Race. It was organized for the students who had just completed their fall semester […]
International Fleet of J/80 Sailors Start World Championship
International Sailors Gather in Newport The 2022 J/80 World Championship Begins NEWPORT, RI – (October 3, 2022) Racing starts tomorrow in Newport for the 2022 J/80 World Championship hosted by Sail Newport. Forty-seven teams of sailors from eight countries will compete for the world title on the legendary waters of Narragansett Bay. This is the first world […]
22 Opti NE Showcases Talented Youth Sailors
Full Results Gallery It’s well known that the best sailors are the ones who can sail well in a variety of weather conditions. In Newport this week, an impressive group of rising Optimist sailors skillfully navigated through a wide spectrum of weather. The first day of racing on Tuesday, August 9, presented a brilliantly sunny […]
Lake Ontario Optimist Team Dominates First Two Days of Opti New Englands
Newport, RI (Aug. 10, 2022) – Youth sailors from the Lake Ontario Optimist Team (LOOT) have captured the top six slots overall in the 2022 USODA New England Championships. After two days of racing, LOOT sailors have shown their skills with impressive results. The sailors are Finnegan Grainger (Miami, FL), Travis Greenberg (Scituate, MA) also […]