Race Update from The Ocean Race The Ocean Race will come to Aarhus, Denmark during the spring of 2022, following a popular ‘Fly-By’ of the city during the final leg of the 2017-18 edition of the Race.The success of the Fly-By, where the fleet raced into the inner harbour of Aarhus port and around a […]
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Volvo Ocean Race: Trade winds bring relief
Vestas 11th Hour Racing has had a productive 24 hours on Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race, cutting its deficit to leader Turn the Tide on Plastic in half. Now trailing by just 5 miles, and sailing in more stable trade wind conditions, Vestas 11th Hour Racing’s Tom Johnson says the hunt is on. […]
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Volvo Ocean Race Announces Team AkzoNobel as First Entry of 2017-2018 Edition
Earlier today, Team AkzoNobel was announced as the first entry of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 – over 15 months before the start of the next edition. The race will make its only North American stop in May of 2018 in Newport, RI. Backed by AkzoNobel – a leading global paints and coatings company headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, employing […]
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Dates Announced for 2018 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover
{Photo by Dan Nerney/Sail Newport} The Volvo Ocean Race will return to Newport, R.I. for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover from May 8th – May 20th, 2018. Sailors will arrive in Newport from Brazil around May 8th, will host an in-port race on May 19th and the leg start from Newport to Cardiff will take place […]
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Success of Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Has Many Hoping For a More Impactful Second Visit
Written by Sean McNeill – Photo by Dan Nerney/Sail Newport Although it was the next-to-last day of October, there were good vibes reminiscent of last spring swirling around the Rhode Island State House on Friday. And then Governor Gina Raimondo told everyone why. “We’re here to announce that the Volvo Ocean Race is coming back […]
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Volvo Ocean Race to Sail Back into Rhode Island for Only North American Stop in May 2018
The following is an official press release from Sail Newport/Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 30, 2015) – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, in partnership with Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Senate President Paiva Weed, joined Volvo Ocean Race and Sail Newport today to announce the return of the Volvo Ocean Race to Newport in […]
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Volvo Ocean Race Will Return to Newport
Photo by Dan Nerney/Sail Newport Organizers from Sail Newport, the State of Rhode Island, the RI Dept. of Environmental Management, Discover Newport, and the City of Newport have announced that Newport will once again be a North American Stopover during the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race. 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover The 2015 Newport Stopover […]
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Google Earth Took Most Recent Satellite Images Of Newport at The Perfect Time
Google took new satellite imagery of Newport for Google Earth during a historic moment in the The City By The Sea’s history, during the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover. Newport hosted the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover for the very first time from May 5 – 17th, 2015, the event was a great success and attracted […]