Twenty-six entries in the 2011 Transatlantic Race will depart at 2 pm from the waters off the Castle Hill Lighthouse. There are three staggered start dates; the race crosses the Atlantic and the first finishers should arrive at Lizard Point in South Cornwall, UK, sometime in mid-July.
Prior to the start of the TR 2011, many of the race boats will be making last-minute preparations at Newport Shipyard. Spectators are invited there to view the boats prior to their departure (metered parking is available on Washington Street, and the city parking lot is located across the street).
The best time and vantage point for watching the TR 2011’s actual starts (scheduled for Sunday, June 26, Wednesday, June 29 and Sunday, July 3) is 2 p.m. at Castle Hill Lighthouse. The yachts should be in the vicinity of Castle Hill by at least an hour before the 1:50 warning signal and can be seen from the opposite Jamestown shore as well, and then from Brenton Point (in Newport) and Fort Wetherill and Beavertail State Park (both in Jamestown) as they head out of Newport Harbor into Rhode Island Sound and on their way off across the Atlantic.
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