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August 16th, 2010

12 Metre Reunion

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12 Metre Era Reunion Presented By Rolex

Starting on Wednesday, September 15, the 12 Metre North American Championships will bring the glamour of racing these elegant sloops back to Narragansett Bay. There will be three days of racing (September 15-17) for the North American title with luminaries sprinkled among the fleet including Ted Turner and Gary Jobson sailing on American Eagle ~ US 21.

“Ted Turner and Gary Jobson, seen here celebrating their 1977 win of the America’s Cup aboard Courageous, will reunite this September in Newport, Rhode Island, for The 12 Metre Era Reunion Presented By Rolex”

The highlight of the weekend will be the 17th America’s Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Rolex Watch U.S.A., during which five New Zealanders (Simon Daubney, Mike Drummond, Warwick Fleury, Murray Jones and Dean Phipps) and one American (Halsey Herreshoff of Bristol, Rhode Island) will join the 69 legends of the Cup who have previously been selected for membership in the Hall of Fame. For more information on the Saturday evening event, please visit The Herreshoff Marine Museum website.

The only free and open to the public event of the Reunion will be held at the Newport International Boat Show on Thursday, September 16 at 5 P.M. (entrance is through Gate 3, starting at 4:30 P.M.). Bill Ficker, who skippered Intrepid ~ US 22 through its successful defense of the 1970 America’s Cup over Australia’s Gretel II~ KA 3, will lead the Legends Panel, along with six of the most famous names in the America’s Cup race history. Gary Jobson, ESPN’s Yachting Commentator and co-chair of the reunion, will moderate. Details

photo credit “courtesy of Gary Jobson”