Weatherly: Preserving a Piece of Maritime History

1/31/2012 - https://www.vimeo.com/31676990 We met George Hill at the party following the 2009 Opera House Cup, on Nantucket. He told us the story of how he found Weatherly in disrepair in Seattle. What it took to sail her back to Newport and restore the America’s Cup winner to her former glory was… SEE MORE

Tides 101: The View from Space

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37ofe9haMU[/embed] The rise and fall of the tides is one of the few constants in our lives on the coast, and yet even some of the most seasoned boaters will admit to not understanding exactly why certain tides are higher (and lower) than others. This simple, short video helps demonstrate… SEE MORE

A Day at the Races

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1hl6w1Z0I[/embed] The breeze didn't completely cooperate at the 2011 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, held Columbus Day Weekend in Larchmont, NY, but that didn't keep the young sailors from making the event memorable. During the two-day event (which was won by the team from Maine Maritime Academy), thirty HD Flip video cameras… SEE MORE

Video: Your Floating Chauffeur Awaits

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtET9VfZHx4[/embed] In the megayacht market, getting to and from the dock in style is just as important as getting to your destination. And Hodgdon Yachts, of East Boothbay, Maine, has created a floating limousine that reflects the rarified tastes of the most discerning group of boaters. For an image gallery… SEE MORE

Front Street Shipyard, Up and Running

1/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFOP4OkMLF0[/embed] Our friend Billy Black visited last week and took some footage of our new facility filled up with boats. Take a look inside at the projects that Front Street Shipyard has lined up this winter. After all the construction on the shipyard this year, it's great to be working… SEE MORE

Nantucket’s Opera House Cup Is a Classic of its Own

1/24/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/11424314[/embed] The time is the early 1970s. Fiberglass has been the new wonder material for building boats for over a decade and now it is taking over the market. Many wooden sailboats, some of them quite famous, are hauled out and waiting the chainsaw or left to linger in disrepair.… SEE MORE

Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Moves to Quonset, R.I.

1/10/2012 - [embed]https://www.vimeo.com/33729621?title=0[/embed] The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was towed to SENESCO Marine In North Kingstown, RI, in late December. Here's a great video of the first of what will be many ocean voyages in the ship's future. Videographer: Onne van der Wal Source: https://www.vimeo.com/33729621?title=0 SEE MORE

Sail Newport Boat Hoists Undergo Refit

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAyV4UsRYM[/embed] A major overhaul of Sail Newport's 3-ton and 2-ton cranes will be happening over the winter. Stay tuned and "Thank You" to 11th Hour Racing for the help with this project! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAyV4UsRYM SEE MORE

Ultra-green, Singlehanded Ocean Racer Takes Shape

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCBicB4g-1Q[/embed] A few weeks ago we separated the plug from the mold of the new Paris 63 that we're building for a gentleman who plans to beat the solo, nonstop circumnavigation record set by Dodge Morgan. This video, filmed by Billy Black, shows us pulling the mold off the plug,… SEE MORE

Sail Newport Director Chosen to Lead AC Committee

12/29/2011 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp4M9flpuSs[/embed] Brad Read, executive director of Sail Newport, has been chosen by Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee as the chairman of the America's Cup World Series Host Committee. Read, a world-class sailor who helped steer the successful campaign to bring the America's Cup World Series event to Newport in June… SEE MORE