PHOTOS: The Twelves at the Newport Trophy

The Twelve Meters sailed the 2017 International 12 Metre Association Newport Trophy Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, July 20-23, 2017. The fleet numbered ten with the two closely matched Gran Prixs KZ 3 and KZ 5 being joined by five moderns: Intrepid, Courageous, Defender, Freedom and Challenge Twelve and 3 Traditionals: Weatherly, American Eagle and Columbia.

Photos courtesy of Stephen Cloutier