Festival Part of America’s Cup Visit

The tents are up at the Fort and Newport is ready!

As part of the America’s Cup trophy visit, local entertainers and vendors will participate in a day-long family festival to help celebrate the return to Rhode Island of one of the most prestigious prizes in international sport and to congratulate team BMW ORACLE Racing for their historic victory.

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IYRS to build Moths in Bristol

boatbuilding.net – Students in the International Yacht Restoration School’s Composites Technology Program, a new nine-month program that begins this September at the school’s Bristol campus, will learn their craft while building a fleet of Moths-a small, high-performance sailboat considered by many to be the fastest, most exhilarating dinghy being sailed today. These diminutive single-handed boats are no longer than 11 feet in length, but their small size belies their power: these fast hydrofoils rise out of the water once underway, can travel faster than the wind, and have been clocked at 27 knots. More

Cup Visit – Meet & Tweet

Onne van der Wal has organized and launched an unofficial social event at van der Wal Gallery, designed to:

1. Show Rhode Islanders want the America’s Cup back
2. Connect the community over coffee
3. Collect our spirit and build momentum to … Get the Cup Back!

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The America’s Cup in Newport – Thursday

newport-now.com maps it all out.

Whether it’s getting an up-close look at the oldest trophy in international sport, savoring a parade of majestic racing yachts, attending lunch with some of the top names in sailing or viewing a presentation by the winning America’s Cup team at historic Fort Adams, visitors are guaranteed an unforgettable experience in Newport this week..

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Get the video camera out

34th America’s Cup Video Production Competition

Will great white sharks visit Cape again?

Next up! – Race Week

NYYC Race Week at Newport, presented by Rolex

Racing will consist of two different segments to offer great racing opportunity to a wide variety of sailors. The regatta will run July 17-24. Part I is for One-Designs, Classics, 12 Metres and PHRF-rated yachts and will run July 17-18 or July 17-19, depending on the class. The first part will also be the Swan 42 National Championship, J/109 and J/122 North American Championships, J/105 East Coast Championship and One-Design racing for the Beneteau First 36.7. (Other classes are welcome and should call the Sailing Office at [401]845-9633.) Part II is the US IRC Nationals, to run July 21-24. All the details.

Jester Challenge – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

Plymouth England to Newport RI – for single-handed yachts, under 30 feet

From left to right ( orange shirt is 1st place )
1st place Igor Zaretskiy – The Grand
2nd place Rory McDougall – Cooking Fat
3rd place Roger Fitzgerald – Ella Troot III

Boat catches fire and sinks in Narragansett Bay

Cooking Fat and The Grand – finish

The first finishers in the Jester Challenge are in Newport

The 21 foot Cooking Fat and the 25 foot The Grand are first and second.

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Snappa finds plenty of blue sharks 35 miles south of Block

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Cup Visit Update

Here are the current details on the Cup visit. Thanks to Sail Newport for sending along.

Rhode Island welcomes the BMW ORACLE Racing Team and the America’s Cup Trophy to Newport on July 1st

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Yachts, Autos, Residences and Diversions

The Private Viewing moves to Portsmouth this year. The dates are July 16th and 17th – and it’s at the Carnegie Abbey Club!

Check here to RSVP and view the list of exhibitors:

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New Trophy Highlights the 2nd East Greenwich Yacht Club Annual Regatta

East Greenwich, RI (June 21, 2010) – Registrations for the East Greenwich Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta, taking place on July 16-18, 2010, continue to exceed 2009 and now the event will include the new Schroff Perpetual Trophy for the winner of the largest class. This all new perpetual trophy has been generously donated to the East Greenwich Yacht Club and will be awarded to the winning yacht in the largest class each year.

The Schroff Perpetual Trophy, a Chelsea Mariner Clock, will include the name of the yacht, the skipper and the year of their victory, and reside in the East Greenwich Yacht Club’s trophy case. The winning skipper will also receive a keeper trophy to commemorate their win. “Udo (Schroff) has been a driving force at our club; from campaigning boats, sitting on the Board of Directors and organizing this event from scratch last year, it does not surprise me that he would donate something as prestigious as this trophy”, said Commodore Swanson. Details.