Newport Bound

There we're a couple times growing up when we stopped in Newport while the Americas Cup was underway.  I remember seeing the Twelve Meters being towed in and out of harbor, but we never attempted to watch the actual races, which were well offshore.  I have a clear memory of seeing Australia II hauled out of the water with the infamous shroud hiding her innovative winged keel. Days later,  she took the Cup from Stars and Stripes

35 years later, the 12 meters are still sailing as excursion boats.  This one is older than me, so I didn't see her during her heyday. Nevertheless, it was great to be welcomed this way as w we approached the harbor.