Volvo Ocean Race Newport
Photo by Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race

The Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Race Village opens in just five days at Fort Adams State Park.

Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport, joined Tim Towey and I on What’sUpNewp Radio Edition to give us an update on the Volvo Ocean Race and to provide us with the latest details, information, tips, and tricks for the 12-day event.

For more information on the race, visit www.volvooceanrace.com. For the latest on the stopover, visit www.volvooceanracenewport.com.

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...