The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 29 June 2023. 11th Hour Racing Team, winners of The Ocean Race 2022-23.

Good Morning! Today is Friday, August 4. Today’s newsletter is 1,751 words, approximately a 8-minute read.

⚾ The Newport Gulls emerged victorious in game one of the semifinals, 11-6 against the Danbury Westerners on Thursday night at Cardines Field. The series will continue on this evening when Newport travels to Rogers Park in Danbury, Connecticut for game two of the NECBL semifinals. Gametime is scheduled for 6:30 and will be broadcasted live on the NECBL Broadcast Network.

🎺 The Newport Jazz Festival gets underway at Fort Adams State Park today with the likes of Branford Marsalis, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Big Freedia, and Newport’s own Chase Ceglie. Tickets are sold out for Saturday and Sunday, but a limited amount are still available for today and for tonight’s official afterparty at The JPT, which features Nate Smith & friends.

🎉 11th Hour Racing Team etched its name in history on June 29, becoming the first American team to win The Ocean Race, which started in Alicante, Spain, on January 15, 2023 – a grueling 37,500 nautical mile, around-the-world marathon, considered the longest and toughest test of a team in professional sport. 

The team is now set to return to its hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, home to the team’s title sponsor 11th Hour Racing, today, to celebrate this historic milestone with the local community who have been a cornerstone of support every step of the journey. 

The public event, dubbed the 11th Hour Racing Team Victory Party, will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm today, at The Great Friends Meeting House. Entertainment will include live music, food trucks, an on-stage Q&A with winning sailors Charlie Enright (USA), Jack Bouttell (AUS/GBR), Francesca Clapcich (ITA), and Media Crew Member Amory Ross (USA), and the exciting opportunity to take a selfie with the one and only Ocean Race Trophy! 

Have a great Friday!

– Ryan

P.S. Here’s my appearance on The Rhode Show yesterday talking about two big weekends in Newport.

What’s Up Today

Weather

  • Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 pm, then a slight chance of showers between 3 pm and 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 pm and 2 am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • 7-Day Weather Forecast | 3-day Surf Forecast

Marine Forecast

  • Today: S wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 pm, then a slight chance of showers between 3 pm and 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Tonight: SSW wind 5 to 7 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 pm and 2 am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Seas 1 ft or less.
  • Coastal Water Temperature: 71°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide

  • Sunrise: 5:43 am | Sunset: 7:59 pm | 14 hours and 16 minutes of sun.
  • High tide at 10:34 am & 10:58 pm | Low tide at 4:03 am & 4:17 pm.
  • Moon: Waning Gibbous. 17.3 days, 93% lighting.

Things To Do

Live Music & Entertainment

  • Bar & Board: Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio at 6:30 pm, Jam Session at 9 pm
  • Blue Anchor Grill: John & Joanne from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
  • Bulgarmarsh Park: Tiverton Summer Concert Series: Tayla Davis at 6 pm
  • Busker’s Irish Pub: Live music at 9 pm
  • Dockside: To be announced
  • JPT Film & Event Center: Newport Jazz presents Nate Smith & Friends at 9:30 pm
  • Landing: John Erikson from 1 pm to 4 pm, Ruby Mac from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab from 8 pm to 12 am
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live Music from 9:30 pm to 12 am
  • Narragansett Cafe: Back Rhodes Band from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Angelus Hall at 9 pm
  • Newport Harbor Island Resort: DJ Nook at The Firepits from 6 pm to 10 pm
  • Norman Bird Sanctuary: Newport Live presents Sarah Borges Band at 7 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson on the patio from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, DJ Remedy (video DJ) inside at 10 pm
  • Officers’ Club Deck: The Naticks from 5:30 pm to 8 pm
  • One Pelham East: MYSA from 8 pm to 11:30 pm
  • Ragged Island Brewing: Kate Virginia from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Speakeasy: Live music at 9 pm
  • Sunset Cove: Outcry from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • The Deck: Sean Rivers from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • The Firehouse Theatre: Live improv comedy with The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • The Reef: Brian Scott from 1 pm to 4 pm, J-Krak & Cairo from 8 pm to 11 pm
  • Top of Newport at Hotel Viking: Live music from 6 pm to 9 pm
  • Top of Pelham: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm

Local Government

  • No meetings are scheduled in Newport County.
  • See the agendas and a complete list of public meetings across Rhode Island here.

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...