The race committee for the World Match Racing Tour Newport had its work cut out today, as the breeze, for the most part, refused to co-operate. After a full day out on the water, just one round of the Quarter Finals was completed. After some small ripples appeared on the surface of Newport Harbor, the […]
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World Match Racing Tour: Day 5 Schedule of Events
The World Match Racing Tour continues today out at Fort Adams State Park with high-speed stadium-style racing between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Recap from Day #4 – World Match Racing Tour: Day 4 Recap and Results Spectators will enjoy watching the sheer power of the M32 catamarans as they skip over the water with their helmeted crews […]
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World Match Racing Tour: Day 4 Schedule of Events
The World Match Racing Tour continues today out at Fort Adams State Park with high-speed stadium-style racing between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Recap from Day #3 – World Match Racing Tour: Day 3 Recap and Results Spectators will enjoy watching the sheer power of the M32 catamarans as they skip over the water with their helmeted crews […]
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“Ride of a Lifetime” at World Match Racing Tour Newport for East Bay Met School Principal Brad Martin
“It was fast and constant action, but it was a no-brainer to take the challenge,” said East Bay Met School Principal Brad Martin of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Martin took a Hot Seat ride aboard an M32 catamaran during today’s World Match Racing Tour Newport, resulting from a challenge by one of his students at the […]
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World Match Racing Tour: Day 3 Recap and Results
The World Match Racing Tour Newport entered its match racing phase today. While Newport Harbour was fog-free and blessed with sun all day, there was a long pause mid-way through the Qualifying Group Sail-offs as the wind slowly veered from the north into the sea breeze direction of the southeast. But from there it built […]
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World Match Racing Tour: Day 3 Schedule of Events
The World Match Racing Tour continues today out at Fort Adams State Park with high-speed stadium-style racing between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Recap from Day #2 – World Match Racing Tour: Day 2 Recap and Results Spectators will enjoy watching the sheer power of the M32 catamarans as they skip over the water with their helmeted crews hiking […]
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World Match Racing Tour: Day 2 Recap and Results
After yesterday’s torrential rain and pea soup fog that restricted visibility on the race course, Mother Nature today smiled upon Newport, Rhode Island. The early morning mist burned off, finally revealing Goat Island and downtown Newport (invisible all of yesterday), and the sun came out, allowing a gusty sea breeze to build into the high […]
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Next Stop for World Match Racing Tour is Newport
Newport will welcome the new format of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) from May 30th through June 4th. Credit: WMRT The 2016 World Match Racing Tour stopover in Newport will take place within yards of the shoreline at Fort Adams State Park and will be open to the public with no admission fee. Spectators will be able […]