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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The America's Cup World Series is bringing its competition to Newport this weekend for four days of racing.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The America's Cup hasn't been to Newport since 1983, and has gone through monumental changes since then.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Sailors are now finely-tuned athletes who wear helmets and body armor.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The high-powered catamarans perform acrobatic moves and keep crewmembers perpetually in motion.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Once a sport held 4 miles offshore, the America's Cup series now occurs inside the harbor in view of the Newport mansions.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Fans are able to turn out to see the boats and the racing up close.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The 45-foot catamarans used in the America's Cup series need a crane to put them in and out of the water.
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Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
The America's Cup series is a precursor to the finals in September 2013, when the America's Cup will be awarded in San Francisco.
