America’s Cup Information – Newport Rhode Island
America’s Cup Newport, RI (June 23rd – July 1st)
Newport, RI will host the The America’s Cup this summer from June 23rd to July 1st. After a nearly 30 year absence, The America’s Cup is coming home!
Here’s some information to help make your America’s Cup experience more enjoyable. Stay tuned for tons of updates and coverage!
America’s Cup Newport – Course Map
- America’s Cup Newport, RI – Course Map (off of Fort Adams)
America’s Cup Schedule
Saturday, June 23
10am–12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; AC45 Team Training; Exploration Zone open; Sail Newport Youth Regatta
5pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Sunday, June 24
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; AC45 Team Training; Exploration Zone open; Sail Newport Youth Regatta
5pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Monday, June 25
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; AC45 Team Training; Exploration Zone open
5pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Tuesday, June 26
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; AC45 Practice Racing; Exploration Zone open
5pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Wednesday, June 27
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; Official Practice Racing, AC45s + Race Committee; Exploration Zone open
5pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Thursday, June 28
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens
2pm – AC World Series Newport – Championship Racing, fleet and match racing (2pm-5pm); Exploration Zone open
7pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Friday, June 29
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; Exploration Zone open
2pm – AC World Series Newport – Championship Racing, fleet and match racing (2pm-5pm)
7pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Saturday, June 30
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; Exploration Zone open
2pm – AC World Series Newport – Championship Racing, fleet and match racing (2pm-5pm)
7pm – America’s Cup Village closes
Sunday, July 1
10am-12:30pm – Sailing Festival @ Sail Newport
11am – America’s Cup Village opens; Exploration Zone open
2:30pm – AC World Series Newport – Championship Racing, fleet and match racing finals (2:30-4:30pm – Live NBC coverage)
7pm – America’s Cup Village closes
America’s Cup Newport, RI Ticket Information
The America’s Cup World Series event will be based at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. The event will run from Tuesday, June 26 — Sunday, July 1, with practice racing on June 26 & 27, and AC World Series Championship Racing from June 28 to July 1.
Newport, RI is the final stop on the 2011-12 AC World Series circuit – the overall winner will be determined in racing here.
The America’s Cup Village will be the shoreside hub of the event. Visitors will experience a unique view of the team bases – ‘pit row’ – where the 45-foot catamarans, with their 70-foot fixed wing-sails, will be launched each day. The AC Village will offer a fantastic vantage point for spectators, with racing unfolding just yards offshore in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay.
Fans will enjoy a live race feed with commentary, as well as a Moët & Chandon champagne bar, Napa Valley Vintners wine lounge, multiple concessions featuring the best of the local Rhode Island food scene, the PUMA store, and the Teams Store. The Exploration Zone, with interactive exhibits from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and the Healthy Ocean Project partners, will give visitors an appreciation of the marine environment.
General admission tickets during race days (June 28 – July 1) are $10 per person per day, with children 12 and under free. No tickets are required from June 23 – 27.
To purchase tickets, go to: http://americascup.frontgatetickets.com
Host Committee America’s Cup Newport, RI
America’s Cup is coming back to Newport, RI (VIDEO)
