{"id":1959,"date":"2011-08-13T10:17:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T15:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2011-08-13T10:18:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-13T15:18:01","slug":"1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1959","title":{"rendered":"NEWPORT TO HOST AMERICA&#8217;S CUP FINAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1960\" href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?attachment_id=1960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1960\" title=\"America's Cup World Series, fleet race practice in Cascais Portugal.\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/camper-1-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/camper-1-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/camper-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/camper-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americascup.com\/en\/Latest\/News\/2011\/8\/AMERICAS-CUP-WORLD-SERIES-TO-BE-HELD-IN-NEWPORT-RI\/\">Newport, RI<\/a> will host the final event in the world tour of the America&#8217;s Cup in June \u00a023 to July 1, 2012. This will be in the same AC 45 catamarans that are being sailed now; and the last event in these boats before the 72 footers will be sailing in San Francisco for the America&#8217;s Cup Event itself. \u00a0Big news for Newport and tourism. I am anxious about the &#8220;improvements&#8221; that will likely take place at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortadams.org\/\">Fort Adams<\/a> in preparation for the event.<\/p>\n<p>This event will follow the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bermudarace.com\/\">Newport to Bermuda race<\/a> which starts on June 15 from Castle Hill in Newport. We will all have to hustle back if we want to watch any of the action.<\/p>\n<p>THE <a href=\"http:\/\/fastnet.rorc.org\/\">FASTNET RACE <\/a>STARTS TOMORROW. This is probably my favorite of the 600 mile races in the world. The others being: the Bermuda race, <a href=\"http:\/\/rolexsydneyhobart.com\/splash\/index.html\">Sydney-hobart race<\/a>, the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rolexmiddlesearace.com\/index.cfm\"> Middle Sea race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1961\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1961\" href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?attachment_id=1961\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1961\" title=\"fastnet 2003110\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fastnet-2003110-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fastnet-2003110-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fastnet-2003110-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fastnet-2003110.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fastnet rock on the bow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newport, RI will host the final event in the world tour of the America&#8217;s Cup in June \u00a023 to July 1, 2012. 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