Volvo Ocean Race Sets Sights on Newport
Sunday, April 19, 2015
The Volvo Ocean Race left Brazil on Sunday and is headed toward Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean 65s will arrive at Fort Adams State Park on May 5 and will depart for Lisbon on May 17.
12 Days in Newport
During the 12-day stay, a public celebration, hosted by the City of Newport, Discover Newport, the State of Rhode Island, Rhode Island's Public Sailing Center, and the Department of Environmental Management, will take place.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTEvents will include concerts, kids activities, a food court, team compounds, and a beer garden, as well as Pro-Am and In-Port racing.
For more information on the Newport stay, click here.
The Race
The Volvo Ocean Race is considered the world's toughest and longest sporting event. The race is 39,000 miles, and began in October of 2014 in Spain and consists of stopovers in 11 ports all over the world.
The race is being led by American Team Alvimedica, led by skipper Charlie Enright of Bristol, Rhode Island.
"It will be very exciting to see family and friends and hopefully the massive crowds of people that await us. The team is in a good place, we have been training in the right direction, and we're poised to have a good leg," said Enright on the return to Newport.
Enright's team consists of fellow Rhode Islander Nick Dana, of Newport who is the boat captain and bowman. The team's Onboard Reporter is Amory Ross, of Newport. Team co-founder and watch captain is Mark Towill, of Kanehoe, HI, who attended Brown University with Enright, and considers Rhode Island his second home.
How to follow
Coverage of the race can be found on the NBC Sports Network and Outside Television, or by visiting the Volvo Ocean Race website.
