Category: Boating

Newport’s Kirby Joins PUMA Racing Team

Boating

3/11/2011 - Oh, to have been given such a chance when we were twenty-one years old. Rome Kirby, of Newport, has been added as the final crewmember, along with New Zealander Kelvin Harrap, for PUMA’s entry in the 39,000-mile Volvo Ocean Race. Kirby’s father, Jerry, has competed in six America’s Cup regattas… SEE MORE

SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, will be Rhode Island's own tall ship

Oliver Hazard Perry Project Appoints Accessibility Director

3/10/2011 - Talk about a project we can get behind. The push to turn a half-built steel hull into an impressive flagship for the state of Rhode Island got another strong nudge in the right direction this month with the appointment of Robie Pierce, of Newport, as accessibility director for the massive… SEE MORE

Herreshoff Design Provides Welcome Sign of Spring

3/9/2011 - After the winter we Maine sailors have endured, we’ll take almost anything as a sign of spring. And the sight of a Herreshoff Araminta dangling in the straps over the water at Rockport Marine was just enough to make us swerve off the road and snap a few pictures. Never… SEE MORE

Boats donated through Block Island Maritime Funding help promote kids sailing through coastal organizations.

New Maine Boat Donation Program Benefits Donors and Buyers

3/9/2011 - Some people say the best days of a boat owner’s life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. In Maine the decision to pass a boat onto a new owner has gotten a lot easier with the recent formation of the Maritime Funding Association… SEE MORE

The Snow Row eatures a LeMans-style start starting from Windmill Beach

Hull’s Snow Row Is a Great Way to Shake Off Winter

3/9/2011 - We’ve noted before the wonderful, and often impromptu, small-boat excursions that spring up during the periods of fine weather that can break up a New England winter, but a decidedly more organized and even bolder affair will take place March 12 in Hull. The 32nd running of the Snow Row… SEE MORE

British Soldier, has entered in the 2011 Transatlantic Race. Photo by Tim Wright

Transatlantic Race Deadline Extended, New England Entries Pour In

Boating

3/3/2011 - There’s no doubt that the race to watch this summer is the Transatlantic Race 2011, which will see three staggered starts in Newport from June 26 to July 3. Capped at a maximum of fifty entries, the 2,975-mile race to the Lizard in England is hosted by the Royal Yacht… SEE MORE

Southport Boats Moves to Maine

Boating

3/3/2011 - Kenway Corporation, which just last month announced that it was partnering with Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boatyard to bring a large-scale composites center to Belfast, has announced that it’s bought the Southport line of powerboats and will now be building them in Maine. Calling Maine “a suitable location [for manufacturing… SEE MORE

The H.A. Burnham Boat Building shop and the Pinky Schooner, Ardelle

Pinky Schooner Progress at Historic Essex Yard

3/1/2011 - We’ll admit it: We’re suckers for a good boat project. And one of the most interesting builds going on in New England at the moment is in Essex, where shipwright Harold Burnham is hard at work on a pinky schooner, Ardelle. Burnham, who has built several traditional wooden ships over… SEE MORE

Coronet during the early stages of the project. Photo courtesy IRYS

Coronet Takes Shape at IYRS

3/1/2011 - Certainly Newport is the place to be if you’re a New England sailor interested in seeing the latest high-tech racing yachts, but these days one of the most ambitious historic restoration projects in recent history is taking shape right on the waterfront. When she was built in 1885 for American… SEE MORE

EM Crosby Boatworks 38' Express Cruiser, Hunt Associates design hull, cold-molded, Spanish cedar & leather interior.

Cape Cod Show Kicks Off New England Boat Show Season

3/1/2011 - For New England boaters, there’s nothing quite like the start of boat show season to get us excited about uncovering our cabin cruisers, sloops, and runabouts and hitting the water. And the first, the Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, put Massachusetts boaters into a blissful boating frame of mind Feb.… SEE MORE

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