About Property:

The North American Stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race will be hosted by Sail Newport, Rhode Island's Public Sailing Center, the State of Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management (DEM), Discover Newport and the City of Newport. The twelve-day Newport Stopover will be a public celebration and will include entertainment, a marine Exploration Zone, kid's activities, a food festival, team compounds, sponsor pavilions, a theater, up-close viewing of the race boats during the Pro-Am Race Day, the In-Port Race Day and the Leg Start to Lisbon-all taking place within yards of the shoreline of Fort Adams State Park. Other sponsors include: Heineken, Sunsail, The Hotel Viking, Newport Marriott, The Hyatt Goat Island, the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina and Sailing World magazine. Since 1983, Sail Newport has provided public access to sailing through its programs for all skill levels and ages. In addition, the non-profit has hosted many local, national and world championship regattas.