Boatshed Newport was at the America’s Cup Village at Fort Adams today, which was swarming with people from around the world here to witness the spectacular race. Everywhere I walked I heard a foreign language spoken and it was a beautiful day.

I met some folks from Finland here to cheer their neighbor Sweden in the event. I must say there were large congregations of people enjoying the Moet & Chandon booth, me included! Having a small magnum of the official race champagne is of course part of the experience!

I watched as they hauled out Team Korea by crane for some last minute tweaking. The sails are not made of canvas as you might expect, rather carbon fiber. These boats were designed to be fast and nimble reaching speeds of up to 30 knots.

There was a local Newport band called The Ravers playing great tunes and several official stores selling items representing each country in the race.

Hope to see you in Newport this weekend for the rest of the events. Feel free to contact Samantha Gauld for your yacht brokerage needs at 978-590-2806.

Go Oracle Team USA…bring home The Cup and make us proud!

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