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Rome Kirby joins Team Brunel for the Volvo Ocean Race!

Christian Winthrop
By Christian Winthrop
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Rome Kirby trimming main while keeping a watchful eye to leeward. PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG during leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12,from Cape Town,South Africa to Abu Dhabi,UAE. (Credit: Amory Ross/PUMA Ocean Racing/Volvo Ocean Race)

Newport’s Rome Kirby has announced that he’s joining Team Brunel for Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Melbourne to Hong Kong.

Kirby, 28, won the 34th America’s Cup in 2013 with Oracle Team USA and last sailed the Volvo Ocean Race in 2011-12 on Puma Ocean Racing, finishing third.

He will serve as a helmsman and sail trimmer for the team and is the team’s fifth under 30-sailor. Professional sailing is in Kirby’s blood. His father Jerry Kirby had a distinguished career as a professional sailor in the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race.

The Volvo Ocean Race Newport race village will open on May 8, 2018.

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Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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