In anticipation of the America’s Cup World Series coming to Rhode Island this summer, IYRS is hosting a series of lectures on this famed international event that called Newport home for over fifty years. The four-part series entitled “The America’s Cup: Past, Present and Future” kicks off Tuesday, March 6 at the school’s Newport campus.
The series will feature an interesting mix of experts who have been involved with the Cup in varying capacities—from organizers of this summer’s World Series, to those well-versed in the technology that fuels the event’s high-performance multihulls, to individuals who have a long and storied history with the event.
On April 17 the final lecture will be “Wing Sails, Carbon Fiber and Multihulls: The New Technology of the Cup.”
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Ben Hall, vice president of Hall Spars, will bring a wealth of knowledge about the Cup and wing sails to IYRS in April. He has built spars for America’s Cup racers, competed with wing sails aboard his own A-Class cat, and worked on wing sails for the current Cup contenders. In his lecture, he will talk about the technology and construction of these space age racers, explain how they work, and prepare lecture goers for the Cup excitement that will come to Newport this June.
Lectures are free for members of IYRS and the Museum of Yachting and $7 for non-members. Café Zelda (528 Thames Street, Newport) coordinates their dining with the series on lecture nights.
