Young Sailors Gather at Jane Pickens Before Transatlantic Race

What happens when you take fifteen young sailors and send them across the pond from Newport to The Lizard in the United Kingdom on a transatlantic adventure? Today locals can find out when members of the Oakcliff All-American Offshore Team (AAOT) get together for a night of questions and answers, as well as a showing of Roy Disney’s Morning Light at the

The film, which first made its debut in 2007, features Jesse Fielding, Mark Towill and Charlie Enright, whom will all be leaving Newport Harbor on July 3 to embark on the Transatlantic Race 2011. Disney, who was a sailor himself, filmed the documentary to follow fifteen rookie sailors aboard the Morning Light in the Transpac Yacht Race.

Along with Oakcliff AAOT, PUMA Ocean Racing Team’s youngest member, Rome Kirby, 22, will be speaking to the audience about the upcoming transatlantic challenge. The night will end with a raffle and Oakcliff All American Offshore Team gear will be available to purchase throughout the evening. All the funds raised  will benefit the non-profit Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation (CISF) and Oakcliff AAOT.

Tickets will be $10 for kids, $15 for adults, and $40 for a family of four.

For more information contact CISF officer Meg Gaillard at mgaillard@aol.com or call Jane Pickens Theater at 401-855-6643 to make reservations.