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Newport Short-Listed to Host 2017 America's Cup
Newport is once again close to hosting the world's largest sailing regatta, as the City by the Sea has been short-listed to host the 2017 America's Cup. The city joins San Diego and, presumably, Hawaii as one of the final options for the site of the regatta, which was won… SEE MORE
First Stripers of 2014: When, Where, and How to Catch Them
I'm confident we will have a lot of stripers around sometime in the next two weeks. Those first arrivals will be schoolies, and they should be around in big numbers since they are abundant. Here's the scoop on what's to come: When: I know from keeping logs over the last… SEE MORE
RI Tall Ship Announces First Voyage Plans
What do the clouds tell us about weather? Where exactly are we positioned on the globe? How does sail trim affect boat speed and angles? Mariners of all ages will have the opportunity to answer these questions and more aboard America’s newest tall ship, the 200-foot SSV Oliver Hazard Perry,… SEE MORE
American Entry Gives RI a Volvo Ocean Race Team to Support
Bristol sailor Charlie Enright has delivered what Rhode Island and the rest of New England craved — a local team to cheer for in the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race. The round-the-world sailing race begins in October from Alicante, Spain, and will include a stopover in Newport in May 2015. Though the Ocean… SEE MORE
Reinvigorated Boat Show Opens in Providence
The Providence Boat Show opened at the Rhode Island Convention Center on January 31 with new management, more boats, and new attractions to help boaters survive what is proving to be a long, challenging winter. The 20-year-old show was taken over this year by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association,… SEE MORE
RI Fishing Outlook: What to Expect in 2014
Our past year, 2013, was not a good year if you were a shore fisherman looking for keeper bass, blues and albies. In fact, we could call it a year of decline. That sets up all kinds of question marks for 2014. Here is a summary of what to look… SEE MORE
Hunt Yachts Introduces New Harrier 25 Sport
Hunt Yachts is proud to announce the introduction of the new Hunt Harrier 25 Sport — the ultimate off-road vehicle. Sharing the same hull and solid engineering as the highly regarded, Hunt Harrier series, the new 25 Sport is pure, unadulterated, Hunt. Designed for maximum enjoyment and entertaining on the… SEE MORE
Top Lures for Catching Winter Holdover Stripers
The water temperature along the oceanfront has dipped into the mid-forties. That spells the end. However, lots of stripers that winter over are now in those backwater places where they will stay throughout the winter. It's tough fishing. You'll find few guys willing to go out on a cold, below-freezing… SEE MORE
3 Secrets for Landing Keeper Stripers This Year
I said a couple of posts back that this dismal fall season could do a turn-around. Well, hopefully, last week was the week of the turn around. It was a very good week that saw lots of stripers of all sizes hit the shore. There were loads of schoolies, as… SEE MORE
Nighttime Rules for Late Season Striped Bass
My youngest son, Jon, turns twenty years old soon. For his birthday my wife and I got him a new surf-fishing outfit which consisted of a 9-foot St Croix Mojo spinning rod along with an Okuma Trio 55 reel. We gave it to him about a week ago as an… SEE MORE
A Modern Heir Is Born: The Hinckley Bermuda 50
The Hinckley Company and Tripp Design are thrilled to announce a dynamic collaboration, the result of which will be the thoroughly modern heir to the famed Bermuda 40. The Hinckley Bermuda 50 is an advanced performance sloop that captures the best of design and technology. For sailors who wish to… SEE MORE
At Night, Shore Fishermen Stand a Chance for Stripers
Thursday, October 3, was a weird day from shore. I got down to the oceanfront in late afternoon. In the first spot I stopped at there were several big schools of stripers way out and well out of casting range. For two hours these fish were on the surface eating… SEE MORE