NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
NEWPORT, RI – MAY 15: In this handout image provided by the Volvo Ocean Race, a sailor’s party is held on May 15, 2015 at the Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 11, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Photo by Billie Weiss / Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
I was back in Newport this weekend to shoot the finale of the Volvo Ocean Race’s only North American stop over. This was an incredible weekend, and I have a lot of photos to sort through, so to keep it all straight I’m going to break it down into three blog posts, one per day.
First, we begin with the Sailor’s Awards dinner on Friday night, which was held at the Marble House, one of the famous Newport mansions originally built by the Vanderbilt family. It was also the site where The Great Gatsby movie with Robert Redford was filmed. It’s a beautiful space, and a perfect backdrop to shoot a sailor party.
These are a few beauty shots of the space and the event itself. More sailing action to come!
