Newport Nabs Volvo Ocean Race Host Bid from Baltimore
The Volvo Ocean Race will make its only U.S. stopover in Newport in 2015.
It appears that the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race will make a stop in Newport after all. The Baltimore Sun reported that for a short period of time, Baltimore expected to host the only U.S. stopover for the race. Race organizers reportedly sent a letter congratulating Baltimore on being the host city, and then days later, unexpectedly gave the hosting bid to Newport. The switch occurred due to a failed request from Volvo officials to move the Preakness Stakes, which is scheduled for the week of May 11, 2015, the article goes on the say. Read the full story here. The race could bring considerable economic impact for Newport as well as Rhode Island. According to RIEDC, a recent report showed the America’s Cup World Series races at Fort Adams last …
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6:24 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
kevin s - clearly you weren't at ft adams or have seen any photos. there was definitely 65k people there over the 4 days of racing and 3 days of practice. it's people like you who whine and complain constantly who drive the pessimistic view of the positive activities that go on in rhode island. maybe you should get out from behind your computer (ie, get off your a**) and do something more that B… more ›