ABOUT THE 2019 12 METRE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
The International 12 Metre Class’ 2019 World Championship will be held in Newport, Rhode Island (USA) from July 8- 13, hosted by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club and the 12 Metre Yacht Club. It will be the largest-ever gathering of 12 Metre yachts in the United States featuring more than two-dozen boats from seven countries. International teams comprised of elite sailors including America’s Cup veterans and Olympic medalists will represent Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway and the United States. The 2019 12 Metre World Championship fleet will span the years 1928 -1987, include seven America’s Cup defenders and challengers, and be sailed on Rhode Island Sound, the site of nine America’s Cup competitions from 1958-1983.
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL 12 METRE CLASS:
The 112 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world’s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the pinnacle of yacht development from 1907-1987 for the highest levels of international sailing competition– the Olympic Games (1908-1920) and the America’s Cup (1958-1987).
da Lewis Yacht Club, your host for the 2019 12mR World Championship. Located on the site of the old Newport Lighthouse in Newport Harbor, ILYC was founded in 1928 by Arthur Curtiss James, a past commodore of the New York Yacht Club and owner of some of the great sailing yachts of the early 20th century, including Coronet, one of the largest schooner yachts ever built. Named for 
The 12 Metre Yacht Club, Newport Station was formed to provide and facilitate discussion and a social environment for 12 Metre yacht owners and others interested in the history of the 12 Metre Class and encourage continued involvement in preserving, restoring and racing 12 Metre yachts in the Newport area. Based in the famous 
New York Yacht Club, your host for the