Housing for NA's in Newport

Salve Regina: Salve Regina University is located among the Newport Mansions. It is close to downtown Newport, the Cliff Walk, Ocean Drive and First Beach. At an `~10 minute drive from Fort Adams it is the closest housing option to the regatta site.

Details:

Salve will be holding rooms for Lightning sailors from August 3-August 14

Rates: $70/single room/night and $50/double room/ per person per night.

Bed linens will be changed weekly and towels changed daily.

The cafeteria is available to Lightning sailors

Breakfast $8.07

Lunch $11.30

Dinner $14.53

Both wired and wireless internet access is available. Hard wired ports are in every room and there is a $10 cost per attendee. Wireless access is available in many common areas on campus

Fitness center is available to sailors over 18 y.0 $5 cost.

If you would like to reserve a room at Salve Regina please email Theresa Colantuono theresacolan@cox.net. Be sure to include your name, contact info., the nights you will be staying, single or double room and the number of people staying in each.



Residence Inn by Marriot, Hampton Inn and Suites, Howard Johnson

These 3 hotels are located adjacent to one another about 2o minutes from the regatta site in Middletown RI. The management is eager to gain the business of the sailing industry and are working with us to throw a social event during the WJM's

Rates:

Howard Johnson $139 standard room $149 deluxe room

Hampton Inn and Suites $199 standard room

Residence Inn $219 studio suite $229 one bedroom suite *$299 two bedroom suite

*5 night min. stay for 2 bedroom suite

The Residence Inn suites include full kitchens and pull out couches.

A complimentary breakfast buffet is available every morning and weekday social hours. There is an indoor pool and outdoor sport court.

When calling to reserve rooms at the Residence Inn be sure to mention the Lightning Class North American Championships 2008
401-845-2005


Hampton Inn.

$199.00 per room, per night, plus RI tax. We have reserved 8 standard rooms with double queen bed accommodations. We have reserved 7 standard rooms with king bed accommodations.


Your guest can book rooms at this great rate by either calling the hotel directly, on the internet at http://www.hamptoninn.com/, or by calling our central reservations line at 1-800-HAMPTON and using your assigned group code, LNA. We know that you and your guests will have a wonderful stay.

Please review the accuracy of this letter. It is important to remember that the cutoff date is June 2, 2008 and that any rooms not reserved by this time will be cancelled unless prior arrangements are made to continue to hold all or a portion of these rooms. All reservations made for Saturday August 9, 2008 will require a two night minimum stay. Once individual reservations have been made, should your guest need to cancel their reservations, they must do so 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid a cancellation fee.

Thank you for your interest in the Hampton Inn & Suites of Newport. Our team looks forward to serving you and your guests. Please call me at 401.848.6555 if I can be of any assistance.

Kindest Regards,

Bonnie Brake General Manager Hampton Inn & Suites Middletown/Newport Direct phone: 401.551.9205

Howard Johnson
Call Howard Johnson Inn directly at (401) 849-2000, ask for reservations and request a room from the Lightning Class North American Championship Block. (Confirmation #P10257). The release date for unguaranteed rooms will be 06/02/08. Guests must guarantee their reservations with either a credit card number or a deposit equal to one night room and tax. Our rates are based on double occupancy. There is an extra charge for each additional person in a room. A two night minimum stay is required on all Saturday arrivals. Please be advised there will be a cook out held at the Residence Inn on either 8/4, 8/5, or 8/6. A $10.00 cost per room (1 Night) will be added.

v Rates & Availability: Traditional room rate for the group is $139.00 and the deluxe room rate for the group is $149.00. All rates are per night plus tax. We are currently holding 6 traditional rooms and 8 deluxe rooms for your guests.

Sales agents answering the phone at the Howard Johnson 800 number will not have access to the block.

The Award Winning Howard Johnson Inn features an indoor swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness room, wireless internet access, game room, and guest laundry. The Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, connected to the Inn, offers a continental breakfast for a fee. Applebee’s also serves lunch and dinner.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, connected to the Inn, offers a continental breakfast from 7am to 10am for a fee and serves lunch and dinner Sunday through Thursday from 11:00am to 10:00pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11:00am to 11:00pm.

Please feel free to contact me when you have questions.

Regards,

Karen Blomstedt Jennifer Joslyn
General Manager Front Desk Manager




Holiday Inn Express
Also located in Middletown ~20 minutes from the regatta site. The Holiday Inn is blocking 20 rooms for Lightning Sailors at the group rates listed below.

Aug 4-8 Singles and Doubles $159/night
Aug 8-13 Singles and Doubles $169/night.

When calling to make reservations mention Lightning Class NA Championships
1-800-222-4121

Welcome to Newport

This website will keep you informed throughout the season as you get ready for the NAs. Make sure you check back often for new information and updates.

Event Schedule

Here are the dates for the North American Championships. A more detailed schedule will be coming soon.

• August 4 Measurement Women's, Juniors' and Masters' North American Championship
• August 5-7 Racing
• August 7 Measurement North American Champisonship
• August 8 Measurement North American Championship
• August 9-10 Qualification Racing
• August 11-13 North American Championship Races
• August 13 Banquet

Why the unusual dates?

The Newport Jazz fest is being held during the "bridge weekend" between WJM's and the NA's.
As well as generating some sweet sounds accross the bay, it also gernerates a huge traffic jam at Fort Adams, location of the Sail Newport sailing facility, starting Saturday morning. So, all the boats have to be there and measured and hopefully in the water before the weekend revelry really heats up!
Becasue of other onsite, on-water, or event conflicts it was impossible to overlap the event on another weekend (NA's in late september anyone?) and measurement can't be moved to Monday because it's a full five days.

Where are we Sailing?

We have three racecourses available to use depending on the days wind conditions, sea state, boat traffic, and number of competitors.

Course A: South of Narragansett Bay – “Outside”
Location: approx. 3.5 miles from Sail Newport, south outside Narragansett Bay. Sailing time is approx. 1.25 hours to course (wind dependent)
Environment: Often consistent Southwest wind; 8-20 knots. Otherwise, dependent upon current weather patterns. Some sea swell. Uniform moderate current. Almost no boat traffic issues.

Course B: North of Newport Bridge
Location: North from Sail Newport sailing under Newport Bridge approx 1.6 miles. Sailing time is approx. 30 minutes to course (wind dependent)
Environment: Wind is usually light Northerly, 5-8 knots, in the morning becoming stronger Southwest, 8-12 knots, in the afternoon. Flat water. Moderate Irregular current. Some boat traffic issues.

Course C: North of Gould Island
Location: North from Sail Newport sailing under Newport Bridge, and continuing North of Gould Island, approx 3.4miles. Sailing time is approx. 1.25 hours to course (wind dependent)
Environment: Wind is usually light to moderate Northerly, 5-12 knots, in the morning becoming stronger Southwest, 8-15 knots, in the afternoon. Flat water. Moderate current. Few boat traffic issues.