Video: Newport to Bermuda Sailor Interviews
Scroll down to watch a video of competitors entered in The Newport Bermuda Race which starts tomorrow [June 18]. The Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, co-organizers of the biennial event since 1926, are expecting over 180 entries on the line tomorrow. Over the history of the event, there has been 46 total races in which 4,677 boats with approximately 49,000 sailors have sailed approximately 3,040,000 miles of water.
Watch below as videographer Pete Slack explores the docks and talks to competitors as they get their boats ready for the race: