12 Metre World Championship in Newport
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| Dates: | Monday, July 8, 2019 - Saturday, July 13, 2019 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Category: | Races/Walks |
The International 12 Metre Class’ 2019 World Championship will be held in Newport, Rhode Island (USA) from July 8- 13, hosted by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club and the 12 Metre Yacht Club. It will be the largest-ever gathering of 12 Metre yachts in the United States featuring more than two-dozen boats from seven countries.
International teams comprised of elite sailors including America’s Cup veterans and Olympic medalists will represent Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway and the United States.
The 2019 12 Metre World Championship fleet will span the years 1928 -1987, include seven America’s Cup defenders and challengers, and be sailed on Rhode Island Sound, the site of nine America’s Cup competitions from 1958-1983.
About the International 12 Metre Class
The 112 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world’s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation.
The resulting boats represented the pinnacle of yacht development from 1907-1987 for the highest levels of international sailing competition– the Olympic Games (1908-1920) and the America’s Cup (1958-1987).
WORLDS SCHEDULE
2019 12mR World Championship Schedule: July 8 – 13, 2019
Monday, July 8
1200 – 1730: Registration at Ida Lewis Yacht Club
1700: Support Boat Drivers’ Meeting at Ida Lewis YC
1730: Skippers Meeting at Ida Lewis YC
1830: Owners Reception at Ida Lewis YC
Ida Lewis Yacht Club, 170 Wellington Ave.
Tuesday, July 9
0900: Rendezvous signal announced on VHF Ch72
1055: Course Signals
1100: First Warning Signal
1830: Welcome Reception at IYRS
International Yacht Restoration School, 449 Thames St.
Wednesday, July 10
0900: Rendezvous signal announced on VHF Ch72
1055: Course Signals
1100: First Warning Signal
1630: Post-Racing Social, adjacent to 12mR docks
at Sail Newport, 72 Fort Adams Dr.
Thursday, July 11
0900: Rendezvous signal announced on VHF Ch72
1055: Course Signals
1100: First Warning Signal
1830: 12 MYC Dinner-Dance at Marble House
Marble House, 596 Bellevue Ave.
Friday, July 12
0900: Rendezvous signal announced on VHF Ch72
1055: Course Signals
1100: First Warning Signal
1630: Post-Racing Social, adjacent to 12mR docks
at Sail Newport, 72 Fort Adams Dr.
Saturday, July 13
0900: Rendezvous signal announced on VHF Ch72
1000: Salute to 12 Metres Parade
1155: Course Signals*
1200: First Warning Signal*
1700: Awards Ceremony at Newport Shipyard
Newport Shipyard, One Washington St.
Sunday, July 14
1500: ITMA Annual General Meeting at 12 Metre Yacht Club
Clarke Cooke House, 3rd floor, 26 Bannister’s Wharf
Owners and ITMA Members ONLY.
*Note difference in time for Course Signals and First Warning on Saturday.
Per Notice of Race: A total of NINE (9) races for each Division are scheduled. FOUR (4) completed races shall constitute a series for each Division. No initial warning signal will be made after 1400 on Saturday, July 13. The warning signal for a start following one or more general recalls or for subsequent starts may be made after 1400. No warning signals may be made after 1500.
The 12 Metre Pre-Worlds Regatta and 12 Metre World Championship (organized by the International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA) America’s Fleet and hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and the 12 Metre Yacht Club) promises the largest-ever gathering of historic 12 Metre yachts in the U.S., with two dozen teams from seven countries competing.
Entries include Italian Patrizio Bertelli’s US-12 Nyala, the defending world champion, and four yachts that have successfully defended the America’s Cup: US-16 Columbia (1958), US-22 Intrepid (1967 & 1970), US-26 Courageous (1974 & 1977) and US-30 Freedom (1980).
Newport hosted nine America’s Cup competitions in 12 Metres from 1958 to 1983 and is world renowned for its connection to one of the oldest trophies in sporting history.
During the Worlds and the Pre-Worlds, most of the fleet will be berthed at Fort Adams where visitors will be able to view the yachts before and after racing.
A large on-water spectator fleet is expected, and land-based spectators can catch the fleet sailing to and from racing at vantage points along the shores closest to Narragansett Bay’s East Passage, including Fort Adams, Beavertail Light and Castle Hill.
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Pre-Worlds
Friday, July 5 - Sunday, July 7 (racing July 6-7)
World Championship
Monday, July 8 - Saturday, July 13 (racing July 9-13)
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Rhode Island
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- Viewing the Races The racing will take place on Rhode Island Sound. The fleet will be visible from land while transiting the East Passage of Narragansett Bay to and from the racecourse along the shorelines of Newport (including Fort Adams, Castle Hill and Brenton Point) and Jamestown (Beavertail Lighthouse).
- Options are currently being explore with a number of charter vessels to provide Spectator Boat options and will post more information as details are finalized.
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