Volvo Ocean Race boats expected to reach Newport tonight

R.I. SENATE President M. Teresa Paiva Weed addresses the crowd at the opening ceremony for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village on Tuesday. The six boats in the race are expected to reach Newport Wednesday night. / COURTESY DAN NERNEY/SAIL NEWPORT/VOLVO OCEAN RACE
R.I. SENATE President M. Teresa Paiva Weed addresses the crowd at the opening ceremony for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village on Tuesday. The six boats in the race are expected to reach Newport Wednesday night. / COURTESY DAN NERNEY/SAIL NEWPORT/VOLVO OCEAN RACE

(Updated 4:33 p.m.) NEWPORT – The six boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race are expected to arrive in Newport tonight sometime after 10.

In anticipation of their arrival, the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village at Fort Adams State Park will remain open past the scheduled 7 p.m. closing time and into the late evening to accommodate race fans and families of the sailors expected to be on hand to welcome the sailors after a 5,010-nautical mile leg.

Dongfeng Race Team led the fleet this morning with 116 miles to the finish in Narragansett Bay off Fort Adams State Park, according to information from the Volvo Ocean Race.

Close behind was overall race leader Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.

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“Right now we need to pull out all the secrets we’ve got,” Abu Dhabi’s onboard reporter Matt Knighton of Chicago said in a statement. “We’ve found at least 10 rabbits in this magic hat of ours this leg – we just need to find one more.”

Third was Team Brunel, followed by Mapfre.

Team Alvimedica, skippered by Rhode Island’s Charlie Enright, was fifth, 150 miles from the finish, and the all-female crew Team SCA was sixth, 243 miles from the finish.

Admission to the Race Village is free and parking this evening is also free. Visitors can purchase food from the Russell Morin catering café and beverages from the Heineken Docks beer garden, Mount Gay Bar and Moët Champagne garden into the late evening. Video of the arrivals will be broadcast in the video dome.

For boaters who plan to be on the water to escort the fleet to the finish, complimentary berthing is available at the Alofsin Pier adjacent to the Race Village.
More information about the race can be found HERE.
The Volvo Ocean Race Newport schedule can be found HERE.

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