\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>For those who may not know, this is one of the most significant events related to Newport\u2019s heritage as an epicenter for world-class sailboat racing.\u00a0The America\u2019s Cup, one of the most famous competitions between countries, was held here in Newport 12 times from 1930 to 1983, and for nine of those times, from 1958 to 1983, the sailboat used to determine the winners was the 12 Metre, a single-masted sloop of\u00a0approximately 68 feet (21 metres) in length Challenge XII\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Columbia\u00a0Become Two-Time World Champions<\/em><\/strong> NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (August 6, 2023) \u2013 After participating in a morning parade around Newport Harbor that was punctuated by cannon salutes from yacht clubs and other prime waterfront viewing spots, ten historic 12 Metres moved on to Rhode Island Sound for Saturday\u2019s final race of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrworlds.com\/\">12 Metre World Championship<\/a>. To be named the World Champions at the end of the day, Jack LeFort\u2019s (Winter Park, Fla.\/Jamestown, R.I.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/challenge-12-ka-10\/\">Challenge XII<\/em>\u00a0(KA-10)<\/a>\u00a0had merely to finish better than fifth among Modern Division\u2019s five entries if Takashi Okura\u2019s Japanese entry\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/freedom-us-30\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom\u00a0<\/em>(US-30)<\/a>, close behind in the standings, were to win. The day prior,\u00a0Kevin Hegarty\/Anthony Chiurco\u2019s\u00a0(Newport, R.I.\/Princeton, N.J.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/columbia-us-16\/\">Columbia\u00a0<\/em>(US-16)<\/a>\u00a0already had mathematically sewn up the nine-race series in the five-boat Traditional\/Vintage Division. After waiting for two hours, a windward\/leeward course was set (later shortened) for a seven-knot breeze, and\u00a0Challenge XII<\/em>handily sailed to victory while\u00a0Freedom<\/em>\u00a0finished fifth to maintain its Modern Division podium position of second place.\u00a0Columbia<\/em> finished third, while the fleet\u2019s oldest boat,\u00a0Mark Watson\u2019s (Newport, R.I.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/onawa-us-6\/\">Onawa<\/em>\u00a0(US-6)<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>built in 1928, sailed its way to a clean victory and a claim on second place overall for the Traditional\/Vintage Division. Both the\u00a0Challenge XII<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Columbia\u00a0<\/em>teams, homegrown with mostly local crews, won the Worlds in 2019 when it last was held in Newport. \u201cConditions were light, heavy, medium\u2026we went up the (Narragansett) Bay, out on the ocean \u2013 it was just a great across-the-board test for the fleet,\u201d said LeFort, whose veteran team includes his wife Lisa as navigator and America\u2019s Cup\/Volvo Ocean Race veteran Ken Read as tactician. \u201cThe good news is that Sunday\u2019s conditions \u2013 light air and lumpy seas \u2013 were good for us.\u201d Racing started Tuesday (August 1) with one race in light 8-9 knot breezes that gave\u00a0Challenge XII<\/em>\u00a0(in Modern Division) and\u00a0Robert Morton\u2019s (Middletown, R.I.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/american-eagle-us-21\/\">American Eagle\u00a0<\/em>(US-21)<\/a>\u00a0(in Traditional\/Vintage Division) an early boost for winning. Both teams, however, fell to second behind\u00a0Freedom<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Onawa<\/em>, respectively, after two races on Wednesday, held again in light 5-8 knot air. For Thursday and\u00a0Friday, 18-20\u00a0knot winds proved also to be good for Challenge XII,\u00a0<\/em>as the team won three of five races held in Modern Division while\u00a0Columbia<\/em>\u00a0won all five held in Traditional\/Vintage Division. It\u2019s not about being the fastest boat,\u201d said\u00a0Columbia<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0Hegarty, who helmed at the starts and then became tactician while Chiurco\u00a0drove. \u201cWhomever performs the best, or messes up the least, is going to win. That\u2019s why I love sailing 12 Meters; everything is manual, and it takes muscle and teamwork. There is no other class like it.\u201d Hegerty said it hit him in the middle of the\u00a0night on Friday\u00a0that he and his team \u2013 which like\u00a0Challenge XII<\/em>\u2019s has been sailing together for over a decade \u2013 were now two-time 12 Metre World champions. \u201cI woke up and just had a big smile on my face.\u201d The smiles (and cheers) spilled over into\u00a0Saturday night\u2019s Awards Party, held at the IYRS School of Technology and Trades, which served as headquarters for the six-day event. Kudos especially were given to PRO Mark Foster and his Ida Lewis Yacht Club Race Committee team for their extraordinary acumen and patience. \u201cConditions were all over the place and the Race Committee adjusted to them and so did the teams,\u201d said Ida Lewis representative Guy Sanchez. Other Modern Division teams competing were Peter Askew\u2019s (Key Largo, Fla.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/enterprise-us-27\/\">Enterprise\u00a0<\/em>(US-27)<\/em><\/a>, Andrew Rose\u2019s (Newport Beach, Calif.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/defender-us-33\/\">Defender\u00a0<\/em>(US-33)<\/a>, and Dawn Riley\u2019s Oakcliff trainees (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) sailing\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/courageous-us-26\/\" target=\"_blank\">Courageous\u00a0<\/em>(US-26)<\/a>. Other Traditional\/Vintage Division teams competing were Jack Klinck\u2019s (Concord, Mass.)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/nefertiti-us-19\/\">Nefertiti<\/em>\u00a0(US-19)<\/a>\u00a0and Steve Eddleston\u2019s (Bristol, R.I.)\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/weatherly-us-17\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weatherly\u00a0<\/em>(US-17)<\/a>.\u00a0 The Ted Turner Trophy for most significant contribution to the 12 Metre Class went to Steve Eddleston, Commodore of the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station, who subsequently presented the Tiedemann Trophy for best Vintage yacht to\u00a0Onawa<\/em>.\u00a0 The Worlds fleet included four boats that successfully defended the America\u2019s Cup when it was sailed in Newport in 12 Metres from 1958 to 1983:\u00a0Columbia<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a01958,\u00a0Weatherly<\/em>\u00a0-1962,\u00a0Courageous<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 1974\/1977 and\u00a0Freedom<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 1980. The 2023 12 Metre World Championship was\u00a0sanctioned by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.12mrclass.com\/\">International Twelve Metre Association<\/a>\u00a0(ITMA) and hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/12myc.org\/\">12 Metre Yacht Club<\/a>\u00a0Newport Station in partnership with Organizing Authority\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilyc.org\/\">Ida Lewis Yacht Club<\/a>. Sponsors<\/strong> Making the 12 Metre Worlds possible are sponsors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audrainhospitality.com\/\">Audrain Hospitality<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkecooke.com\/\">Clarke Cooke House\u00a0<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edgerealtyintl.com\/\">Edge Realty<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluxmarine.com\/\">Flux Marine<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gillmarine.com\/\">Gill Marine<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammettshotel.com\/\">Hammetts Hotel<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jeffersonsbourbon.com\/jeffersons-ocean-bourbon\/\">Jefferson\u2019s Bourbon<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonandline.com\/\">Lemon & Line<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northsails.com\/\">North Sails<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pallascapitaladvisors.com\/\">Pallas Capital Advisors<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachmotoryachts.com\/\">Palm Beach Motor Yachts<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pkfod.com\/\">PKF O\u2019Connor Davies<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seabags.com\/\">Seabags<\/a>; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/starshep.com\/\">Starkweather & Shepley Insurance<\/a>. Peggy Hersam, 12 Metre Yacht Club Executive Director\u00a0+1 (203) 807-1066. Notice of Race and other race information available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.12mrworlds.com\/\">www.12mrworlds.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 12 Metre Pre-Worlds<\/strong> Congratulations to\u00a0Enterprise<\/em>, sailed by Peter Askew (Key Largo, Fla.) for winning the 12-Metre Pre-Worlds in the Modern Division.\u00a0Columbia<\/em>, with Kevin Hegarty (Newport, R.I.) and Anthony Chiurco (Princeton, N.J.) leading the charge, won the combined Traditional\/Vintage class. The Pre-worlds were part of Sail Newport\u2019s 2023 Newport Regatta, held\u00a0July 8-9 in Newport. Seven of the 10 Twelves registered for the Worlds competed over four races.\u00a0 12 Metre Parade<\/strong> At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 5, fans can cheer on their favorite teams during the international Parade of 12 Metres. The Parade, led by Race Committee Signal Boat\u00a0Casta Diva<\/em>\u00a0and dignitaries and VIPs aboard a special Palm Beach Motor Yacht, will consist of 12 historic 12 Metres (many of which sailed here during Newport\u2019s America\u2019s Cup days). The 12 Metres will start east of Goat Island and parade clockwise around the harbor, past\u00a0Newport Yacht Club, Bannister\u2019s Wharf, Newport Yachting Center\/Hammetts Hotel, IYRS, Ida Lewis Yacht Club, and New York Yacht Club\u00a0<\/strong>where they\u00a0<\/strong>will be saluted by cannon\u00a0<\/strong>before heading out for their final race of the series. Catch them from these locations and just about every wharf on the east side of Newport Harbor. Give them a hip hip hooray, and look for Newport\u2019s Boys & Girls Club kids who will be riding on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/heritage-us-23\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heritage<\/em>\u00a0(US 23)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/12mrclass.com\/12mr-database\/intrepid-us-22\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intrepid\u00a0<\/em>(US 22)<\/a>. The latter Twelve is a two-time winner of the America\u2019s\u00a0Cup and one of the most famous yachts worldwide! Making the 12 Metre Worlds possible are sponsors\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audrainhospitality.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Audrain Hospitality<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkecooke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clarke Cooke House\u00a0<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/edgerealtyintl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edge Realty<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluxmarine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flux Marine<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gillmarine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gill Marine<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hammettshotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hammetts Hotel<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jeffersonsbourbon.com\/jeffersons-ocean-bourbon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jefferson\u2019s Bourbon<\/a> ;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonandline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lemon & Line<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northsails.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Sails<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pallascapitaladvisors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pallas Capital Advisors<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachmotoryachts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Palm Beach Motor Yachts<\/a>;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pkfod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PKF O\u2019Connor Davies<\/a>;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seabags.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seabags<\/a>; and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/starshep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Starkweather & Shepley Insurance<\/a>. About ITMA <\/strong>The 112-year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world\u2019s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovations. 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