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Sportster, Display Lead to Five-Star Award in Newport
We were thrilled to hear that Grey Barn Boatworks took home the Best in Show award at the Newport International Boat Show last weekend, earning themselves a nice $1,000 discount on next year’s show and an impressive plaque from Edson International, the contest’s sponsor. There’s no doubt that the potted… SEE MORE
Tides, Weather, Local Knowledge - Now Nationwide!
Newport, Rhode Island, is the place to be this week if you're looking for the latest boats and marine gadgets. USHarbors is at the Newport International Boat Show and showing off some awesome advancements of our own. As of today, our network is up to 1,100 harbors across twenty coastal… SEE MORE
New America's Cup to Bring 400 Jobs, $72 Million to RI
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee came to Newport on September 15 to tout the economic benefits of sailing, and the America's Cup in particular, on the state's economy and afterward he almost looked ready to practice what he preached. Climbing out of the companionway of a J/111 at the Newport… SEE MORE
Isobel: Racing, and Cruising, Fast and with Class
One of the best things about living practically next door to some of America’s best boatbuilders is that we’re usually among the first to hear about the latest yacht designs. We try to attend as many boat launches as we can (seriously, there are only so many hours in the… SEE MORE
There and Back: A Maine Island Escape
No matter where on the coast you live, it can be far too easy to forget the little things that make life in your chosen spot of earth and sea so special. Which is precisely why the USHarbors.com crew was thrilled to convene a quick staff meeting recently aboard a… SEE MORE
Sail for Pride Regatta Returns to Honor 9/11 Victims
In the days following 9/11, Rhode Island sailors came together to honor the victims of the terror attacks in the best way they knew how: they held a regatta. Incredibly, that first Sail for Pride race, hosted by Sail Newport, saw 180 boats on the start line and raised $110,000… SEE MORE
Wasque 26 Hull #44 Launched
Hull #44 of the classic dayboat the Wasque 26 has just been launched and delivered to her new home port in New Jersey! SEE MORE
First Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Will Not Be the Last
We all know that shakedown cruises sometimes don’t go exactly according to plan, so we were ready to cut the folks running the inaugural Penobscot Bay Rendezvous a bit of slack this first time around the proverbial marks. But Wayfarer Marine, Lyman-Morse, and the rest of the boatbuilders, designers, and… SEE MORE
Camden’s Windjammer Weekend: Pirates, Adventures, and Stories
Pirates. Shackleton. And more schooner bums than you can shake a jib-boom at. The salty silliness goes full-speed ahead Labor Day weekend in Camden Harbor for the Camden Windjammer Festival. This three-day affair brings all the schooner crews (plus, of course, their schooners) together on Friday night for a talent… SEE MORE
Boaters Welcome New Maine Capacity During Hurricane’s Approach
Talk about hitting the ground running. Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, which is still hard at work on its ambitious and exciting project to redevelop a piece of waterfront property at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River (say that twice!) into a large-scale boatyard and marina, put its 165-ton Travelift… SEE MORE
Irene Arrives in Maine
Hurricane Irene – now known as Tropical Storm Irene – has in the past couple of hours arrived in Maine, packing less of a punch than many feared just a day or two ago. Nonetheless, those boats who did not head to a hurricane hole or get hauled onto dry… SEE MORE
Hurricane Irene Prep: Understanding Storm Surge
Though Hurricane Irene’s winds weakened slightly, to 75 knots, as the storm passed over North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the destructive power of Irene’s storm surge is already coming into full view. For Rhode Islanders, understanding the dynamics of storm surges is of particular interest, as the latest forecasts call for… SEE MORE