This nine-day international sporting competition will see fast action on the race course and off the water, while thousands of fans will enjoy live music, access to sailing stars and, interactive displays in a fun-charged festival on shore at the America’s Cup Race Village located at Fort Adams.

The America's Cup Village will be the shoreside hub of the event. Visitors will experience a unique view of the team bases – 'pit row' – where the 45-foot catamarans, with their 70-foot fixed wing-sails, will be launched each day. The AC Village will offer a fantastic vantage point for spectators, with racing unfolding just yards offshore in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay.

Fans will enjoy a live race feed with commentary, as well as a Moët & Chandon champagne bar, Napa Valley Vintners wine lounge, multiple concessions featuring the best of the local Rhode Island food scene, the PUMA store, and the Teams Store. The Exploration Zone, with interactive exhibits from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and the Healthy Ocean Project partners, will give visitors an appreciation of the marine environment.

Spectators will be able to watch live racing, featuring America’s Cup groundbreaking new graphics and live commentary and visit the America’s Cup Experience, where visitors will get a taste of the teams and what it’s like to sail on a high-speed catamaran. While the athletes take a break from the action, visitors can take on the Racing Simulator and sail on your own match race test, video-game style.

On the water viewing information

Where to Watch

Providing an opportunity to watch the world’s top sailors compete in the state-of-the-art AC45 wing-sailed catamarans, racing will be located inside Narragansett Bay, with the course set just off Fort Adams where the America’s Cup Race Village will afford excellent spectator views. For more information on admission tickets to the America’s Cup Race Village click here.


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