Alicante Aerial (Photo by Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race)
The Volvo Ocean Race is to move its headquarters from the South Coast of England to Alicante, Spain. The Mediterranean city will become both the starting port and the home of the race for the next three editions.
The agreement has been signed today in Boston between the Volvo Ocean Race and the Spanish regional government of Valencia, following extensive negotiations that began last November.
“This is a great moment for the Volvo Ocean Race,” said Knut Frostad, CEO of the race organisers. “The support and hospitality we received from Alicante as the start port of the current race left a very positive impression with us.
“One of our goals, as we’ve looked ahead to the next race, has been to establish long-term relationships with our stopover ports, and, for economic reasons, to base our headquarters in one of the stopover ports. But this only makes sense when both parties can make a long-term commitment. And that’s the partnership we are announcing today with Alicante.
“Spain has played a significant part in recent editions of the race,” Frostad continued. “Spanish sailors outnumber all other nations in the current competition and Spain has shown consistently that it understands event culture, and how to organise sporting competition. The region has demonstrated many times that it excels as a sailing competition venue.”
Francisco Camps, President of the Region of Valencia said: “The impact of hosting the start of the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante last October was very positive for the city, the region and all of Spain. Today’s agreement means Spain will build on its status as a centre of excellence for sailing for years to come.”
Volvo Ocean Race headquarters, which has been based in Whiteley, Hampshire since 1998, will begin the process of moving to Alicante following the conclusion of the current competition at the end of June. The Volvo Ocean Race will be based in Spain by the end of this year, where its headquarters will remain for the next three editions of the race.
“There are many other elements to the partnership with Alicante,” said Knut Frostad. “These include initiatives to ensure the participation of at least two separate Spanish teams in each of the next three races.”
Significantly, the agreement will also see the construction of a race museum and interactive exhibition that celebrates the 36-year history and heritage of the race. The first phase is scheduled for completion in 2010.
“The museum and interactive exhibition is very important for us,” said Frostad. “This race has a long and storied history. Over the years, many of the very best sailors in the world have earned their reputations racing through the ‘Life at the Extreme’ conditions that characterise the Volvo Ocean Race. The museum and interactive exhibition will celebrate that heritage and provide a link between our future in Alicante and our past racing around the world.”
In addition, the port of Alicante has agreed to make itself available as a home to any of the teams in the current race after the finish in St. Petersburg at the end of June. Other benefits to new and existing teams feature in the arrangement as well.
This announcement of the start port is separate from the bidding process which was recently initiated for international stopover ports for the next edition of the race. That process will finish by the end of the first quarter of 2010.
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is currently in Boston after completing six stages of the 10-leg race. In the midst of the current competition, the race organisers set themselves the task of developing and evolving the race through a consultation process with stakeholders, with a particular focus on cost-cutting and increasing value from participating in the race.
Images from the Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 Finish In Boston, MA, USA April 26, 2009
Ericsson 4 skippered by Torben Grael came in First. Ericsson 3 skippered by Magnus Olsson placed Second.Telefonica Blue skippered by Bouwe Bekking was Third. PUMA Ocean Racing skippered by Ken Read followed in Fourth. Telefonica Black skippered by Fernando Echavarri was next in Fifth. Delta Lloyd skippered by Roberto Bermudez came in Sixth. Green Dragon skippered by Ian Walker in Seventh place.
Photos © George Bekris 2009
Telefonica Black At Boston Finish of Leg 6 (Photo By Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race)
The fight for fifth place in leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race went down to the wire today between two Spaniards, Fernando Echávarri on Telefónica Black versus Roberto Bérmudez at the helm of the generation one boat, Delta Lloyd.
After a tremendous battle, Telefónica Black crossed the finish ahead of Delta Lloyd and claimed the four points on offer for fifth place, finishing at 0948 GMT (0448 local). Delta Lloyd crossed at 1010 GMT (0510 local). She adds three points to her overall tally.
Delta Lloyd Finish In Sixth In Boston (Photo By Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race)
On stepping ashore, Echávarri was downbeat: “We have made quite a lot of mistakes this leg, but we are happy to pass Delta Lloyd, but it was a disappointing leg with a few problems. We didn’t route well in some places, but we did well in others. It is good to be in Boston with our families and friends here.”
In contrast, Roberto ‘Chuny’ Bérmudez was delighted with his result: “I am really happy with this leg. We were fighting until the end and there is a good feeling onboard. Everyone is really happy for all the new people on the team who did a really good job and the boat is better now. Nothing big has broken and we’ve still got two months to keep fighting.”
Both boats had sat out leg five from Qingdao to Rio after suffering serious damage on leg four (Singapore to Qingdao) forcing retirement from the leg. With refreshed crews, both teams were expecting to put in a good performance and neither crew was prepared to give an inch.
Telefónica Black raced this leg with only nine sailing crew after bowman Mike Pammenter/RSA damaged his ankle in a manoeuvre as the fleet left Guanabara Bay within hours of the start. He was taken off the boat by RIB with a suspected broken ankle.
“It was hard without Mike Pammenter. It was quite easy to sail with the crew, but in important moments, like squalls at night, it was difficult. Mike does play an important and physical role but we managed as best we could,” Echávarri said.
Delta Lloyd put in a particularly sparkling performance earlier in the leg, rounding the scoring gate at Fernando de Noronha in third place, just seconds ahead of PUMA who finished yesterday in fourth place. The team also had two spells in second place before dropping back through the pack day nine, 19 April.
Navigator Wouter Verbraak, who began the race as navigator on Team Russia, moved to Green Dragon for leg five and is now navigating Delta Lloyd said: “I really enjoyed this trip. It has been beautiful sailing and everyone is keen to improve and make the best of what we have. We did so many sail changes and, by the end, we were flawless. Improvement is a long and difficult journey, communication and working as a team takes time. The spirit was very good and no one complained, they just got on with it.”
The final boat to finish will be Green Dragon, which has approximately 38 nm to run.
Leg Six Finishing Order Boston
1. Ericsson 4: 8 points
2. Ericsson 3: 7 points
3. Telefónica Blue: 6 points
4. PUMA: 5 points
5. Telefónica Black: 4 points
6. Delta Lloyd: 3 points
Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) 77.5 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) 64.5 points (FINISHED)
3. PUMA (Ken Read/USA) 64.0 points (FINISHED )
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE) 53.0 points (FINISHED)
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR) 42.0 points (RACING)
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) 29.0 points (FINISHED)
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bérmudez/ESP) 21.0 points (FINISHED)
8. Team Russia 10.5 points (DNS)
Scoring Gate Results Fernando de Noronha
1. Telefónica Blue 19:58:56 GMT 16.04.09 4.0 Points
2. Ericsson 4 22:55:36 GMT 16.04.09 3.5 Points
3. Delta Lloyd 23:28:32 GMT 16.04.09 3.0 Points
4. Puma 23:29:31 GMT 16.04.09 2.5 Points
5. Telefónica Black 23:42:20 GMT 16.04.09 2.0 Points
6. Ericsson 3 00:14:28 GMT 17.04.09 1.5 Points
7. Green Dragon 01:27:26 GMT 17.04.09 1.0 Point
PUMA Ocean Racing Boston (Photo By Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race)
I just think everybody is happy to be here in what we call home,” he said. “Eleven days short of one year ago, this boat was christened by Salma Hayek at the Institute of Contemporary Art next door to us right now. In our Boston to Boston journey round the world since then, we have sailed exactly 48,182 miles on il mostro.
“Great to be back.”
The huge number of hollering spectators, native to the city of PUMA’s headquarters, suggested it was a welcome arrival. But the slow shake of Read’s head a few minutes later suggested there was something else on his mind.
He admitted before the leg began that he was desperately keen to win this of all stages, hoping the victory that had until then eluded his team would come in the town where it all began.
But they were the fourth fastest boat to complete the 4,900-nautical mile course from Rio de Janeiro. The fact they did not win is no huge surprise; his team have proven themselves to be superb contenders in this race, taking podiums at 11 of the 14 scoring opportunities before this leg, but they have never won a leg, in-port race or scoring gate.
And in a cruel twist of fate they ultimately recorded their second-worst result of the race. The fourth place finish, coupled with a fourth at the Fernando de Noronha scoring gate, was only fractionally better than a second leg showing where they suffered serious damage.
“It was an exciting leg, but the result is not what we wanted,” explained Sidney Gavignet. “We worked very hard, but fourth does not help us.”
Of course the numbers do not paint a fair or totally accurate picture. As recently as the final morning they held third before becoming becalmed, allowing Telefonica Blue to pass. And the fact their position changed almost 40 times from sched-to-sched tells how close the racing was after 15 days of sailing. But Read admitted luck was rarely on their side.
“It wasn’t from lack of effort,” he said. “It was one of those legs where nothing seemed to go our way. I wish I could say it was effort, or the boat, or the sails, but we just kept tripping over little problems that we didn’t trip over on legs past.”
“We sailed well but it just didn’t really go our way,” added Rob Greenhalgh.
The reasons why were not hard to figure out. “We’re a bit sad because we basically gave it away,” said Blue skipper Bouwe Bekking.
Moments earlier, Magnus Olsson was in typically good form. “What a bloody wonderful team,” he said. “A great result.”
And one that was partly caused by Blue’s misfortune and misjudgement.
Bekking’s crew had, for 12 of the 15 days at sea, led the fleet. At one stage the advantage they grabbed 10 hours into the leg, had reached 108 miles. En route they rounded the scoring gate in first place, navigator Tom Addis playing an almost perfect strategic race.
“We had a good strategy going into this leg and played it out really well through the gate and into the trades,” Addis said. “That was all very much part of the plan set out from that start.”
Then it got tricky. From April 20 until April 23 the fleet began closing in as Blue headed into an area of lighter winds. On the 23rd,when Ericsson 4 had closed to within six miles, a call to gybe towards the west was made, a decision that had Bekking fretting for days in advance.
“A very tricky call has to be made,” he wrote from the boat on April 22. “You gybe too early and you run out of pressure, you gybe too late and you end up with a bad angle to the whale exclusion box…That will be the race call.”
In many ways, it was. Blue went early, hiding their move for 12 hours under the guise of their StealthPlay. When they reappeared, they were in third, and three hours later, when Ericsson 4′s own stealth period ended, Blue were fourth, about 55 miles off Ericsson 4′s lead.
Ericsson 3 and PUMA profited in the aftermath – Olsson’s crew actually held first place for one sched on April 25 – before Blue regained third from PUMA on the leg’s final day, enabling them to take second on the overall leaderboard in a thrilling end to the stage.
Ericsson 3 Crossing The Leg 6 Finish Line In Boston (Photo By George Bekris)
- Telefonica Blue Finishing Third In Boston For Leg 6 (Photo By George Bekris / Challenge and Adventure)
- Fireboat Cascades Water Beside Telefonica Blue At Leg 6 Finish In Boston (Photo By George Bekris ? Challenge and Adventure)
Torben Grael And Ericsson 4 Crew Accept Leg 6 Trophy (Photo By George Bekris)
It was a beautiful day in Boston and the crowds were onhand to warmly welcome the Volvo Ocean Race Fleet into the USA. The two Ericsson teams headed up by Torben Grael/BRA/Ericsson 4 and Magnus Olsson/SWE/Ericsson 3 came in First and and Second within minutes of each other to end leg six Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Boston, USA and continue to dominate the podium. The two Ericsson teams shared the same top two positions on the previous leg from Qingdao in China to Rio, but in that case, Ericsson 3 came out on top.
Today, Ericsson 4 crossed the finish at 2105 GMT (1605 local) recording an elapsed time of 15 days, 10 hours 30 minutes and 54 seconds.
The Crew of Ericsson 4 Accepting The Trophy For Leg 6 (Photo By George Bekris)
Skipper Torben Grael said: “It feels fantastic. I think we had a very good leg. We were always very close to the other boats. “I think it was very important when we gybed a few days ago. After that, there were not many options. We just managed to keep the front, which was not easy. “Even here at the end, when it looked like it was OK, the wind was very light with sea breeze fighting the land breeze. It was a very hard job, but a very good result for us. It couldn’t be better. It’s one more step towards our objective. Normally, regattas in the United States give me luck. This is another one of them.”
British navigator Jules Salter added, “It was very hard work, probably the hardest, but we had a lot of luck to get this win. People talk about strategy and reading books, but I think it comes down to luck. We knew our sails and our crew work was good, but it was never certain until we were over the finish. I’ve had 30 minutes sleep in the past day. Really, the whole leg has been a bit like that.”
Ericsson 4 Approches Boston Fan Pier and A First Place Finish For Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race (Photo By George Bekris)
Ericsson 4 Entering Boston Harbor To Win Forst Place In Leg 6 Of Volvo Ocean Race (Photo by George Bekris)
A fearsome battle played out in the closing stages of the leg to decide the points for second place, which culminated in Ericsson 3 taking second, finishing at 2117 GMT, just over five minutes ahead of Telefónica Blue (2123 GMT), after 4,900 nm and nearly 16 days of ocean racing. It was a particularly remarkable achievement for Ericsson 3, whose skipper Magnus Olsson was washed into the steering pedestal on day six, 16 April, and was nursing a bruised back.
“Of course we are really happy,” said the skipper when he stepped ashore. “My back is not too bad, the pain at the beginning was a lot, but my crew did all the work. Telefónica Blue was coming in from behind and we kept watch on them. We have all had our problems and Ericsson 4 didn’t have a watermaker, but we wouldn’t have beaten them, but maybe next time,” he added.
A relieved Bouwe Bekking said on finishing third: “We had a really good come back after two horrible days. Passing PUMA and nearly catching Ericsson 3 was great. It has been fantastic and it is really nice to be back here. We have had some shocking times, but we have come back to a real high”.
Scoring 3.5 points for second place at the scoring gate of Fernando de Noronha and eight points for a leg win, Ericsson 4 extends her overall lead to 77.5 points. Telefónica Blue moves up to second overall with 64.5 points, Ericsson 3 has a total of 53 points, which is good enough for fourth place on the overall leaderboard.
Check out our video of Ericsson 4 and PUMA finishing on the main page of our site.
Leg Six Finishing Order Boston
1. Ericsson 4: 8 points
2. Ericsson 3: 7 points
3. Telefónica Blue: 6 points
Overall Leaderboard (Provisional)
1. Ericsson 4 (Torben Grael/BRA) 77.5 points (FINISHED)
2. Telefónica Blue (Bouwe Bekking/NED) 64.5 points (FINISHED)
3. PUMA (Ken Read/USA) 59.0 points (RACING)
4. Ericsson 3 (Magnus Olsson/SWE) 53.0 points (FINISHED)
5. Green Dragon (Ian Walker/GBR) 42.0 points (RACING)
6. Telefónica Black (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) 25.0 points (RACING)
7. Delta Lloyd (Roberto Bérmudez/ESP) 18.0 points (RACING)
8. Team Russia 10.5 points (DNS)
Scoring Gate Results Fernando de Noronha
1. Telefónica Blue 19:58:56 GMT 16.04.09 4.0 Points
2. Ericsson 4 22:55:36 GMT 16.04.09 3.5 Points
3. Delta Lloyd 23:28:32 GMT 16.04.09 3.0 Points
4. Puma 23:29:31 GMT 16.04.09 2.5 Points
5. Telefónica Black 23:42:20 GMT 16.04.09 2.0 Points
6. Ericsson 3 00:14:28 GMT 17.04.09 1.5 Points
7. Green Dragon 01:27:26 GMT 17.04.09 1.0 Point
Telefonica Black In Rough Seas (Photo By Anton Paz)
As the Volvo fleet approaches Boston and the finish of leg six, they have one more hurdle to clear. A high-pressure ridge has stopped the leaders and has given the followers another chance at the podium. Once through the ridge, the fleet will have a clear run to cross the finish line tomorrow.
As Ericsson 4 became the first victim of the high pressure and Ericsson 3, having had a spell in Stealth yesterday, now heads the field into the final straight with Ericsson 4 on her flank a mile behind. In a situation such as this, there is no room for mistakes when another boat is ready to pounce on someone’s misfortunes. PUMA went undercover for 12 hours at 1000 GMT today, while the second tier is making some big gains.
Delta Lloyd is holding on to fourth place and still doing 13.5 knots, with Telefónica Black 30 nm behind. The Dragons are the only ones still in double digits behind the leader, and are 101 nm behind.
The entire fleet has had a tough time in the Gulf Stream, sometimes fighting a strong adverse current, with wind speeds topping at 38 knots against the current, which whipped up a nasty, confused sea.
Now, the wind is dropping and the fleet is left wallowing in the leftover sea state. Boat speeds for the leading three are down to less than 10 knots, while the chasing pack is still making good speed.
Routing software is predicting a finish for the first boat in Boston tomorrow at 1613 GMT.
Scoring Gate Results Fernando de Noronha
1. Telefónica Blue 19:58:56 GMT 16.04.09 4 Points
2. Ericsson 4 22:55:36 GMT 16.04.09 3.5 Points
3. Delta Lloyd 23:28:32 GMT 16.04.09 3 Points
4. Puma 23:29:31 GMT 16.04.09 2.5 Points
5. Telefónica Black 23:42:20 GMT 16.04.09 2 Points
6. Ericsson 3 00:14:28 GMT 17.04.09 1.5 Points
7. Green Dragon 01:27:26 GMT 17.04.09 1 Point
Leg Six Day 15: 1300 GMT Volvo Ocean Race Positions
Ericsson 4 SWE (Torben Grael/BRA) +1
Telefónica Blue ESP (Bouwe Bekking/NED) +13
Delta Lloyd IRL (Roberto Bermúdez/ESP) +66
Telefónica Black ESP (Fernando Echávarri/ESP) +96
Green Dragon IRL/CHN (Ian Walker/GBR) +101
Team Russia RUS (Andreas Hanakamp/AUT) DNS
PUMA Racing Team USA (Ken Read/USA) STEALTH
Volvo Ocean Race Village In Boston (Photo By George Bekris)
As The Racers scramble for positions out in the Atlantic the shore crews are putting the finishing touches on a city within the city of Boston. The only North American stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race is set to begin tomorrow at The Boston Fan Pier. The three week celebration promises to have plenty of activities for the young and young at heart. They will have In-Port racing, small boat racing, big boat racing , bands and a host of other events. We got a sneak preview today and it promises to be a great time for all. Challenge and Adventure will have full coverage of the Stopover so stay tuned. If you are in or near Boston you should go to the Boston Fan Pier take part in the celebration.
Photos By George Bekris
Schedule of Events
| Event | Date/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Volvo Ocean Race at Fan Pier Boston Race Village Opens | April 25/ 9am | Race Village |
| Media Preview | April 23/ 8:30am – 11am | Fan Pier |
| Volvo Interactive Race Experience | April 25 – May 16, 2009 | Race Village |
| Water’s Edge Roving Musicians | April 25 & 26/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| Street Performers | April 25 & 26/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| Massachusetts Bay High School Invitational | April 25/ 10am – 3pm | Inner Harbor |
| Massachusetts Bay High School Invitational Awards Ceremony | April 25/ 3:30pm – 4pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | April 25/ 5pm – 12am | Fan Pier Stage |
| Youth Invitational Optimist Regatta | April 26/ 10am – 3pm | Inner Harbor |
| Youth Invitational Optimist Regatta Awards Ceremony | April 26/ 3:30pm – 4pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | April 26/ 3pm – 7pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Projected FINISH Leg 6 Rio – Boston | April 27/ tbd | Boston Harbor |
| FINISH Celebration | April 27/ tbd | Race Village |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by Save the Harbor Save the Bay | April 27 – 29/ 11am – 1pm | Race Village |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by Ericsson | April 27 & 28/ 4pm – 6pm | Ericsson Pavilion |
| Live Musical Entertainment | April 30/ 5pm – 8pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| City of Boston Welcome Celebration | May 1/ 5pm – 12am | Race Village |
| Opening Ceremonies | May 1/ 5pm – 7pm | Race Village |
| Water’s Edge Roving Musicians | May 1/ 5pm – 10pm | Race Village |
| Street Performers | May 1/ 5pm – 10pm | Race Village |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May / 7pm – 11pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| City of Champions Weekend | May 2 & 3/ 9am – 11pm | Race Village |
| Boston Sports Exhibit | May 2 & 3/ 10am – 5pm | Race Village |
| College National Championship Semi Finals | May 2 & 3/ 9am – 4pm | Inner Harbor |
| Water’s Edge Roving Musicians | May 2 & 3/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| Street Performers | May 2 & 3/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| College National Championship Semi Finals Banquet | May 2/ 6:30pm – 8pm | Race Village |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 2/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| College National Championship Semi Finals Awards Ceremony | May 3/ 4:30pm – 5pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 3/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by New England Aquarium & Courageous Sailing | May 4/ 4pm – 6pm | Race Village |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by Save the Harbor Save the Bay | May 4 – 6/ 11am – 1pm | Race Village |
| Yacht Club Team Racing Challenge | May 4 & 5/ 5pm – 8pm | Inner Harbor |
| Cinco de Mayo Event | May 5/ 5pm – 10pm | Concessions Pavilion |
| Yacht Club Team Racing Challenge | May 7/ 5pm – 8pm | Inner Harbor |
| In-Port Race Weekend Kick Off Concert Event | May 8/ 7pm – 12am | Fan Pier Stage |
| IN-PORT RACE | May 9/ 9am – 5pm | On Water |
| Water’s Edge Roving Musicians | May 9 & 10/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| Street Performers | May 9 & 10/ 11am – 10pm | Race Village |
| Scout’s Breakfast | May 9/ 8am – 10am | Catering Tent |
| Oyster Festival | May 9/ tbd | Race Village |
| Laser Regatta | May 9/ 12:30pm – 3pm | Inner Harbor |
| IN-PORT RACE Prize Giving | May 9/ 5pm – 7pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Celtic Thunder | May 9/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 9/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| PRO-AM RACE | May 10/ 12pm – 3pm | On Water |
| Youth Invitational Optimist Regatta | May 10/ 9am – 1pm | Inner Harbor |
| Youth Invitational Optimist Regatta Awards Ceremony | May 10/ 1:30am – 2pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Cooking Demonstrations with Guest Chef – Barbara Lynch | May 10/ 12pm – 2pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| US Coast Guard SAR (Search and Rescue) Demonstration | May 10/ tbd | Race Village |
| PRO-AM RACE Prize Giving | May 10/ 3:30 pm – 4pm | Volvo Pavilion |
| Boston Ballet Performance | May 10/ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Celtic Thunder | May 10/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 10/ 7pm | Fan Pier Stage |
| Leg 6 Awards Dinner & Prize Giving | May 10/ 7pm – 12am | Boston Convention Ctr |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by New England Aquarium & Courageous Sailing | May 11 – 13/ 4pm – 6pm | Race Village |
| Children’s Education – Hosted by Save the Harbor Save the Bay | May 11 – 13/ 11am – 1pm | Race Village |
| Ireland Waterfront Festival | May 13 – 16/ 10am – 12am | Race Village |
| Fan Pier/CPYC Big Boat Evening Regatta | May 13/ 6pm – 8pm | Inner Harbor |
| Fan Pier/CPYC Big Boat Evening Regatta Awards Ceremony | May 13/ 8pm – 8:30pm | Inner Harbor |
| Trad On the Prom | May 13/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Cooking Demonstrations with Guest Chef – Barbara Lynch | May 13/ tbd | Tourism Ireland Pavilion |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 13/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Irish Roving Musicians | May 13 – 16/ tbd | Race Village |
| ARCANA Performers | May 13 – 16/tbd | Race Village |
| Good Food IRELAND | May 13 -16/ 9am – 12am | Tourism Ireland Pavilion |
| Trad On the Prom | May 14/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 14/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Trad On the Prom | May 15/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Cooking Demonstrations with Guest Chef – Barbara Lynch | May 15/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 15/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| RE-START Leg 7 Boston to Galway | May 16/ 9am – 2pm | On Water |
| Trad On the Prom | May 16/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Live Musical Entertainment | May 16/ tbd | Fan Pier Stage |
| Volunteer Appreciation Party | May 16/ 7pm – 11pm | Fan Pier |
