{"id":12853,"date":"2012-04-10T23:04:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T23:04:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-04-10T23:04:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T23:04:20","slug":"Full-view-Back-to-messagesAmerica-II-s-First-Sail-of-the-Season--Newport-to-NYC-Delivery-Experience-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12853","title":{"rendered":"Full view||Back to messagesAmerica II&#8217;s First Sail of the Season &#8211; Newport to NYC Delivery Experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>America II&#8217;s First Sail of the Season &#8211; Newport to NYC<\/p>\n<p>3 Day Delivery Experience Aboard Incredible 12 Meter<br \/>\nLimited Spots Now Available.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.sailmanhattan.com\/america_ii_delivery.htm<\/p>\n<p>NY Harbor&#8217;s grand flagship, America&#8217;s Cup 12 Meter &#8220;America II,&#8221; is starting her season with a great sailing opportunity.  Sail from Newport to New York City!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>America II measures 65 feet overall and is a pure-bred sailing machine.  Riding on the 12 Meter is one of the ultimate sailing experiences.  America II winters in Newport, RI at New England Boat Works.  At the start of every season, she sails from Newport to New York City.  You are invited to be part of this 3-4 day delivery experience.  Captain Marcus Cholerton-Brown leads the delivery and invites up to 6 passengers to join him on this trip.  There may also be some experienced 12 Meter crew joining the expedition.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spring 2012 Schedule &#8211; This schedule is weather dependent.  We will watch the weather as we get closer to the delivery.  Weather conditions which could cause the delivery to be pushed back a day or two include strong winds, heavy rain, or very cold temperatures.  Whenever possible, we will sail the boat.  America II has an excellent motor but we are sailors!  However, there is no guarantee on the amount of sailing time.  We will do the most the conditions and schedule permit.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, April 19 &#8211; bonus day &#8211; if you&#8217;d like to join us early for an additional half day of sailing around Newport to test the boat and sails, come on up!<br \/>\nFriday, April 20 &#8211; meet at 6:30 am at Newport for departure, overnight at Old Saybrook<br \/>\nSaturday, April 21 &#8211; depart for Indian Harbor YC<br \/>\nSunday, April 22 &#8211; depart for New York City.<br \/>\nThis 3 day delivery will teach you things skills navigation and voyage preparation.  Plus everyone will get lots of time steering the boat, trimming the sheets, raising the sails and cleaning up.  This delivery experience can significantly increase your sailing skill and knowledge.  As a crew member, you are responsible for your transport to New England Boat Works in Portsmouth, plus your food and accommodation each evening. <\/p>\n<p>Spots Available: 6<\/p>\n<p>Participation Fee: $790 (Your full participation fee goes to the NY Harbor Sailing Foundation and helps to support and maintain this beautiful sailing yacht).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What to bring:  Warm clothing, waterproofs (we have a few sets that can be booked in advance) and lunch each day.  We will be able to visit the supermarket each evening.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sign up today at<\/strong><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.sailmanhattan.com\/america_ii_delivery.htm<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Captain Marcus Cholerton-Brown at 917-617-5335.<br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America II&#8217;s First Sail of the Season &#8211; Newport to NYC 3 Day Delivery Experience Aboard Incredible 12 Meter Limited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1213,"featured_media":72448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u-113x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","large":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u-113x90.jpg","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u-113x150.jpg","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-elementor-block-extra-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-elementor-grid-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-elementor-grid-small-thumbnail":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg","colormag-elementor-grid-medium-large-thumbnail":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"Joshua","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62ee23f8f40307578d1f284ecd823d77f32da8ea35541e7dbdafeb5da1a4e877?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"1","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"America II&#8217;s First Sail of the Season &#8211; Newport to NYC 3 Day Delivery Experience Aboard Incredible 12 Meter Limited","magazineBlocksPostCategories":[],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":128,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":3,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg",113,170,false],"medium":["https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u.jpg",113,170,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/u-113x150.jpg",113,150,true]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"Joshua","author_link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?author=1213"},"magazine_blocks_comment":1,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62ee23f8f40307578d1f284ecd823d77f32da8ea35541e7dbdafeb5da1a4e877?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/72448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}