Ace shooter and longtime WindCheck pal Steve Cloutier was on Narragansett Bay Thursday, May 30 for the arrival of three historic 12 Metre yachts from Europe.

These beauties and many others are contesting the last four events of the 12 Metre Class Association’s Waypoints Series (http://www.12mrclass.com/waypoints/), leading up to the largest-ever gathering of historic 12 Metre yachts in the U.S.

The week of July 8 – 13, 24 teams from seven countries face off in the 2019 12 Metre World Championship (https://12mrworlds.com), hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, the International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA) America’s Fleet and the 12 Metre Yacht Club.

You’ll find details about this once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity in this article by another longtime WindCheck Pal, Barby MacGowan at Media Pro International in Newport, Rhode Island: