ABOUT THE FILM:

The Weekend Sailor tells the exciting and often harrowing true story of a Mexican team’s unlikely win in the first Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1974. Organized by the United Kingdom, the race was designed as the first head-to-head around-the-world sailing race. A Mexican team, inexperienced and led by self-made millionaire Ramon Carlin, defied all odds and won the inaugural race, known today as the Volvo Ocean Race. Interspersing interviews with period footage, the films tells an inspiring and long-forgotten story.

TONIGHT’S FILM WILL BE OUTDOORS AT NEWPORT SHIPYARD, AS SCHEDULED.

MORE IMPORTANT DETAILS:

• Free popcorn courtesy of Kiel James Patrick
• On-site food vendors: Boru Noodle Bar, Acacia Cafe Food Truck & Tricycle Ice Cream
• BYO picnic
• Please note the Shipyard property is paved, not soft grass – chairs highly recommended
• Bike racks on-site provided by Bike Newport
• Rain venue: St. John the Evangelist Church, 61 Poplar Street, Newport

Free Event – Suggested $5 Donation