Seriously, wouldn't we all like to start our day with a view like the one from the Breakfast Lounge at the Ocean Inn?

Friendly Faces Make for Great Regattas

4/21/2012 - It can be all too easy at the many fantastic regattas happening around the country and even the world to focus solely on the wind shifts and current rips and to overlook the incredible people who exist behind the scenes and never get mentioned in the race report. While participating… SEE MORE
The City of Newport's Maritime Center is located in the historic Newport Armory at 365 Thames Street.

Newport Maritime Center to Serve Transient Boaters

4/20/2012 - The City of Newport’s new Maritime Center is scheduled to open in late May. Located in the historic Newport Armory, the $1.46 million facility is owned by the City of Newport and the project has been in the planning stages since 2008. Designed for transient boaters, the aim is to… SEE MORE
Sincerity, a ketch based in Camden, Maine, and competing in this year's Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.

Maine Crews Hit the Water in Antigua

4/19/2012 - The jetlag has worn off and Maine crews are hitting the water in Antigua, getting ready for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and the best party in the Caribbean — the Sail Maine Party, sponsored by eight top Maine boatbuilders and boatyards as well as Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors. As… SEE MORE
The SSV Oliver Hazard Perry gets a bottom job in December before being towed to Senesco Marine.Photo by Matt Gineo.

RI Tall Ship Eyes Fundraising Goal, Plans Event

4/17/2012 - Rhode Island’s first education-at-sea tall ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, is on its way to completion, and a fundraiser to be held on Thursday, May 17 (6:30-9:00 p.m.), will bring the community together to celebrate and learn more about the vessel, which aims to sail as a 196-foot (sparred… SEE MORE
Ruth Ann II fuels up at the Wayfarer Marine docks in Camden on April 12.

Cruising Season Officially Opens in Camden

4/13/2012 - The grass isn't quite greened up yet and the bulbs on the trees haven't popped, but at Wayfarer Marine we're excited to have officially kicked off the 2012 boating season with a visit from our first cruiser, Ruth Ann II. Ruth Ann II was built in 1946 in Nova Scotia… SEE MORE
Osprey sets sail in Surry. Photo by Mindy Viechnicki.

COA Launches New Research/Teaching Vessel

4/13/2012 - College of the Atlantic’s new vessel, the M/V Osprey, has been launched, and is at the ready for educational excursions at the college’s dock on Frenchman Bay. The vessel is licensed to hold up to 36 students and two crew members. Cruising quietly, at a speed of up to 26… SEE MORE
Internet Pioneer James Clark's donations over the past year to Sail Newport have totaled $340,000.

Sailor Adds to Support of Community-Access Sailing

4/13/2012 - Yachtsman James H. “Jim” Clark , internet pioneer and co-founder of Netscape Communications, continues to follow through on his promise with a $190,000 donation to Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center. The Newport-based non-profit organization has been in operation since 1983 to provide public access to the sport of… SEE MORE
Navtronics Marine Group of York has joined the Southport Boats dealer network and will represent 27'-29' fishing boats.

Navtronics Marine Group Joins Southport Boats Network

4/13/2012 - Southport Boats, a division of Maritime Marine Group, LLC, is pleased to announce the addition of Navtronics Marine Group of York to the Southport Boats dealer network. Navtronics will represent the Southport 27' through 29' Center Console and Express fishing boats throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Navtronics Marine Group approaches… SEE MORE