Volvo Ocean Race begins Sunday

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THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE begins Sunday. The Newport in-port race is scheduled for May 19, 2018. Above, a photo of the in-port activities during the race's 2015 visit to Newport. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/AINHOA SANCHEZ
THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE begins Sunday. The Newport in-port race is scheduled for May 19, 2018. Above, a photo of the in-port activities during the race's 2015 visit to Newport. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/AINHOA SANCHEZ

PROVIDENCE – The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 begins on Sunday at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in Alicante, Spain.

This year, Rhode Island’s Charlie Enright and Nick Dana are on the Vestas 11th Hour Racing team. Enright is skipper for the Vestas crew following his debut campaign as skipper of Team Alvimedia in 2014-2015.

The Volvo Ocean Race village in Newport opens May 8, with the in-port race scheduled for May 19. The race is scheduled to depart Newport on May 20.

The Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 will mark the event’s second consecutive visit to Rhode Island.

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