Newport welcomes 11th Hour victors
A flotilla of spectator boats filled Newport Harbour in Rhode Island as home crew 11th Hour Racing Team sailed in victorious after leg four of The Ocean Race.
The crew, led by skipper Charlie Enright with British navigator Simon Fisher, held off Team Malizia, skippered on this leg by Briton Will Harris.
The crews battled brutal Gulf Stream conditions in the final 600 miles that saw GUYOT environnement - Team Europe dismasted in 50kts.
A clearly overwhelmed Enright, surrounded by fans and camera crews on the dock in his home town of Newport, said: “That was absolutely wild! It was like it was scripted. What a beautiful day to
