Just one great event after another this summer! The America's Cup in town, and now the Tall Ships just after the Fourth of July. That's right, the Tall Ships Festival was in Newport this past weekend, and certainly made it difficult to get to downtown Newport within a reasonable time frame. The streets were packed with families, visitors and even locals checking out the festivities and old ships...
Well I told you there would be more photos on the way and here they are! I shot these from land while watching the first day of racing in the America's Cup World Series on Thursday. I didn't get quite as close as the practice day I attended, but it was still a great time and a terrific event to watch and have in town. I can't wait until the final event in San Francisco, I guess we'll all just have...
Oh the excitement! The America's Cup World Series has arrived in Newport and just about everyone is talking about it! The boats arrived via shipping containers in Quonset, and Tuesday I was able to get out on the water to check out the AC45's during practice. The great thing about visiting during the first half of the week was ACWS Village admission was free, parking was only $10 and there was no...
