Most boaters were able to haul their yachts or at, the very least, find a tidy basin to tuck their boats into before Hurricane Sandy’s impact was felt on the New England shore. But a large yachts chose to ride out the storm in Newport Harbor, and Corinna Halloran‘s photos show that they ended up having a wild ride on the hook. Even ashore the storm was plenty wild enough, with the Cliff Walk becoming far more an extreme experience than usual.
ARTEMIS stands up to a gust in Newport Harbor during Hurricane Sandy. WHITEHAWK is in the foreground and REBECCA just astern.
Photos of Riding Out the Storm at Anchor and Ashore in Newport
ARTEMIS stands up to a gust in Newport Harbor during Hurricane Sandy. WHITEHAWK is in the foreground and REBECCA just astern.