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Visitors, Ocean Racers Converge on Newport
It took the Volvo Ocean Race teams seventeen days of hard work to sail from Brazil to Newport, but it took the folks at Sail Newport and the rest of Rhode Island more than two years to create a suitable welcome for them. And all that effort was worth it!… SEE MORE
Spring Striper Season Hits RI –¬†How to Succeed Yourself
The water is cold (40s), the air is cold, the winds have been wrong, but the fishing is hot. I have hit the oceanfront hard in the past week and I can tell you the fishing is about as good as it gets at this time of year. I've found… SEE MORE
Newport Ready to Show the Volvo Ocean Race to the World
On Tuesday, May 5, dignitaries, guests and fans of sailing gathered at Fort Adams State Park in Newport to open the Race Village for the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover, the only North American stopover in the nine-month race. The Race Village is open daily, May 5-17 and is free… SEE MORE
A Spring Checklist for Your Yacht's Interior
After the harsh winter we all experienced in New England, I think it is safe to assume we are all welcoming the recent signs of spring! For New England boat owners, spring is a season of promise and excitement as we begin to prepare for a fun-filled summer on the… SEE MORE
Key Tackle for Your Spring Striper Season Surf Bag
You know we are getting close to the start of a new striper season when I start packing my surf bag. Sometime within the next two weeks you will hear about migrating stripers being caught along the south shore or even in Narragansett Bay. While everything is late this year… SEE MORE
Maloney Interiors Launches Yacht Outfitting Retail Shop
Maloney Interiors, a a full-service yacht & residential interior design firm based in Warren, has launched an online retail shop. Offering beautifully crafted coastal and nautical theme décor, the shop makes it easy for customers to shop from home or while on the road for items such as glassware, serving… SEE MORE
Newport Yacht & Home Opens Designer Showroom
Newport Yacht & Home, a design firm specializing in custom designed and fabricated yacht interiors as well as fine home interior design, has opened a new showroom in Newport . The new space features extensive indoor/outdoor fabric options from which owner Cheryl DiGennaro and her team will create new, or… SEE MORE
Newport Designer Adds to Success of New Powerboat
Newport Yacht & Home is proud to have added to the success of the award-winning True North 34 OE with custom-designed soft goods, cushions, cabinetry, and surface finishes. Our goal was to create a unique look that was bold in color and pattern, but classic in style. Together with the… SEE MORE
Waterfire in Providence: A Seasonal Celebration on the River
The sight is surreal.... Something between a post-apocalyptic film scene and an ancient tribal offering to the god of fire. You smell the fires first. The scent hangs thick in the downtown air. Dodging traffic and getting closer to the Woonasquatucket and Providence Rivers, the music echoing off the surrounding… SEE MORE
Key Tackle for Every Striper Fisherman's Surf Bag
A snagger is a key device that should be in every surf bag. I can't tell you how many times I've gone down to the ocean in late fall and found an isolated school of menhaden or pogies within a cast of where I am standing. I also can't tell… SEE MORE
For Stripers and Albies, Go Small to Go Big
This week I saw the most fish I have seen on any outing this year from shore. I hit a spot along the oceanfront on Monday where stripers and blues had a massive school of bay anchovies pinned up against a rocky shoreline. At times hundreds of stripers could be… SEE MORE
RI Tall Ship Passes Major Milestone Toward Completion
The mainmast of the 200-foot Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was stepped Wednesday, September 24 in a dockside ceremony at The Hinckley Company in Portsmouth, marking a major milestone in the completion of Rhode Island’s Official Sailing Education Vessel that will serve students from across the country and abroad.… SEE MORE