Tag: Volvo Ocean Race
Brad Read, executive director, Sail Newport
PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards
Brad Read | Executive director, Sail Newport
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. Respect for the environment. Teamwork. Self-reliance. Perseverance. Humility. Self-esteem. Leadership.
These...
Boutique hotels go mainstream
Early on a chilly Wednesday morning just before Memorial Day weekend, Christopher Bicho walks into the Town & Tide Inn in Newport. An aroma...
Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018
R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative.
Both centered on what...
EPA N.E. honors locals with 2018 Merit Awards
BOSTON – Three organizations and four individuals based in the Providence metropolitan area were honored with 2018 Environmental Merit Awards from the U.S. Environmental...
Plowden to be honored with RIMTA’s 2018 Anchor Award
NEWPORT – Susan Maffei Plowden will receive the 2018 Anchor Award for her role as stopover director for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport, the...
Donfeng Race Team wins Volvo Ocean Race, Vestas 11th Hour finishes...
PROVIDENCE – The Vestas 11th Hour Racing team has finished the Volvo Ocean Race, arriving at The Hague, Netherlands, on Sunday, placing seventh for...
Vestas 11th Hour Racing snags in-port win in Gothenburg
PROVIDENCE – Vestas 11th Hour Racing placed first in the Volvo Ocean Race’s Gothenburg, Sweden, in-port race Sunday.
However, despite the win, MAPFRE locked up...
Vestas 11th Hour places 5th in Cardiff in-port race
PROVIDENCE – Vestas 11th Hour Racing finished fifth in the Cardiff, Wales, in-port race, the Volvo Ocean Race announced Friday.
The team began the race too...
Vestas 11th Hour places 4th in trans-Atlantic trek to Cardiff
PROVIDENCE – Vestas 11th Hour Racing finished fourth in the Volvo Ocean Race Leg 9 from Newport to Cardiff, Wales, Tuesday morning.
Earning eight points...
After Vestas 11th Hour podium finish, race headed to Wales
PROVIDENCE – Vestas 11th Hour Racing placed third in the Volvo Ocean Race in-port race in the Newport Stopover Saturday behind Team Brunel, who...