The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 21 May 2023. In-Port race in Newport.

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👋 Thousands of international guests and visitors from many U.S. states descended upon Newport yesterday to bid “safe passage” to the sailors in The Ocean Race, who sailed out of the glittering Narragansett Bay on their trans-Atlantic Leg 5 to Denmark.

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🎶 WUN’s Ken Abrams with a roundup of what’s happening on the music festival schedule across New England this summer → 2023 New England summer music festival guide.

🏀 Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Heat rolled past the Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night. Miami leads the series 3-0, with a chance to finish off a stunning sweep on Tuesday night at home in Game 4. Read More

⚾ Rougned Odor hit a desperately needed bases-clearing double off struggling Corey Kluber in the first inning, Matt Carpenter homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Boston Red Sox 7-0 Sunday for just their third win in 14 games. Read More

👉 Newport City Council and Newport School Committee will be spending some time together this week during two workshops. The first joint workshop is tonight and will focus on “Budget Overview – School”. Read More

🐢 It’s the last call for tickets to the World Turtle Day Film Festival at Mount Hope Farm on Tuesday. Read More

What’s Up Today – 5.22.23

☀️ Weather

  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
  • Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
  • 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast

🛥️ Marine Forecast

  • Today: NE wind 9 to 13 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: NE wind 5 to 7 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tomorrow: NE wind 6 to 9 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 55°F.

🌊 Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 5:19 am | Sunset: 8:05 pm | 14 hours & 45 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 10:35 am & 10:52 pm | Low tide at 3:59 am & 3:34 pm.
  • Moon: Waxing Crescent. 2.3 days, 6% lighting.

🎭 Things To Do

🎶 Entertainment

  • Perro Salado: John Monllos from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  • The Fastnet Pub: The Ubiquitones at 10 pm
  • The Fifth Element: The Groove Merchants from 7 pm to 10 pm

🏛️ City & Government

  • Jamestown: Jamestown School Committee at 5:30 pm
  • Little Compton: Little Compton Budget Committee at 6 pm, Little Compton Recreation Committee at 6:30 pm
  • Middletown: Middletown Personnel Board at 1 pm
  • Newport: Newport City Council at 5:30 pm, Newport School Committee at 5:30 pm, Newport Zoning Board of Review at 6:30 pm
  • Portsmouth: Portsmouth Town Council at 7 pm
  • Tiverton: Tiverton Wastewater District at 5:30 pm, Tiverton Town Council at 7 pm
  • See the agendas and a full list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

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Newport bids farewell to The Ocean Race Fleet

Newport bids farewell to The Ocean Race Fleet

Thousands of international guests and visitors from many U.S. states descended upon Newport today to bid “safe passage” to the sailors in The Ocean Race, who sailed out of the glittering Narragansett Bay on their trans-Atlantic Leg 5 to Denmark.

11th Hour Racing Team leaves hometown Newport, bound for Denmark

The only US entry in The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team, has left its hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, and has set off from the Ocean State on Leg 5 of the 2022-23 edition of the round-the-world race.

Team Malizia wins Newport In Port Race and leads fleet towards the open Atlantic

It was a picture-perfect day in Newport for the start of leg 5 across the Atlantic Ocean to Aarhus, Denmark

Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals

Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster.

With Celtics in a 3-0 hole, Joe Mazzulla’s season is now at its low point

Joe Mazzulla’s roller-coaster season is at its lowest. And with the Boston Celtics now on the brink of elimination, the first-year coach is blaming himself.

Odor, Carpenter have big hits as struggling Padres beat Red Sox 7-0

Rougned Odor hit a desperately needed bases-clearing double off struggling Corey Kluber in the first inning, Matt Carpenter homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Boston Red Sox 7-0 Sunday for just their third win in 14 games.

2023 New England summer music festival guide

All the music festivals in New England through Labor Day Weekend

7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County

Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.

3-day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island

Forecast includes rip current risk, surf height, weather, winds, and more.

Obituary: Anthony Brian Kirmil

April 28, 1952 – May 18, 2023

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  5. Team Malizia wins Newport In Port Race and leads fleet towards the open Atlantic

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