Tag: Volvo Ocean Race
Newport Race Village sees more than 40,000 visitors in first week
NEWPORT - The Race Village at Fort Adams State Park has welcomed more than 40,000 visitors in the opening week of the Volvo Ocean Race...
One Ocean Exploration Zone opens Sat. at Newport race village
NEWPORT – The One Ocean Exploration Zone – Presented by 11th Hour Racing – is opening Saturday as part of the Newport Race Village...
Vestas 11th Hour places third in Newport homecoming
NEWPORT – Vestas 11th Hour Racing placed third in the race to Newport early Tuesday morning, earning a podium spot in the final miles...
Volvo Ocean Race to arrive Tuesday
NEWPORT – The Volvo Ocean race approaches Newport, with race leader Team Brunel less than 200 nautical miles from port. The team leads the...
Grants from 11th Hour Racing benefit 10 organizations
NEWPORT - Less than a week before Volvo Ocean Race contestants and fans descend upon Newport, 11th Hour Racing, based in the City by...
PBN on WJAR-TV, April 23, 2018
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story and other...
Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Volvo Ocean Race set sail for Newport
PROVIDENCE — Newport-based Vestas 11th Hour Racing began the eighth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race Sunday from Brazil and is en route to...
Will experience pay off as Newport prepares to once again host...
Martha Parker looks back fondly on the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and the favorable impact it had on her foul-weather sailing gear...
Attracting events here is a key part of R.I.’s economic health
Within a few weeks, the Volvo Ocean Race will be making its only North American stop. It will be a nearly two-week sailing extravaganza,...
Vestas suffers dismasting south of Falkland Islands
PROVIDENCE - Vestas 11th Hour Racing suffered a dismasting nearly 100 miles south of the Falkland Islands, but all crew members are safe, according...