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Newport Team Wins Tough VOR Leg
Newport's Ken Read and the crew aboard Mar Mostro sealed an incredible, and incredibly hard-fought, victory in Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race on April 6 with a dramatic finish in Itajai, Brazil. Read's boat was the only one to survive the crossing from Auckland, New Zealand, without having… SEE MORE
Springtime is Boat Shopping Time
Like most boaters, we're always looking for the next boat — and the next great bargain. Somehow springtime always seems to awaken the boat shopper in us, and the announcement of a big sale of donated boats down in Steuben in the end of April caught our attention. The Maritime Funding… SEE MORE
Dangers of an Early Drought in RI
It has been an early spring so far, and as leaves and buds come out, trees and plants will start sucking water out of the ground at a very fast pace. Generally, this is a time of abundant water (April showers bring May flowers!). This year, however, our streams are… SEE MORE
Bucktail Jig Scores Big Time
I went to the oceanfront yesterday and fished a popular early season location for schoolies. I was greeted by a wicked southwest wind that was blowing in my face along with a charged-up surf. I started off with the ole reliable Cocahoe and teaser rig. Nothing doing, as I could… SEE MORE
Friends of the Bay Begins Water-Quality Checks
Friends of the Bay is the only organization whose sole focus is protecting the quality of the water in the Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Complex. Friends of the Bay staff and volunteers take water samples and collect scientific data at nineteen sites throughout the harbor on a weekly basis from… SEE MORE
“Sail Newport Presents” Proves a Hit
Over the past several years, Sail Newport has done eight public presentations at the Jane Pickens Theatre on topics ranging from the Volvo Ocean Race to the America’s Cup World Series to the dramatic rescue of the Rambler 100 crew off Fastnet Rock and the resurgence of the J-class fleet.… SEE MORE
The Bill of Rights: Her First Voyage
Bill of Rights is a partial replica of an 1856 gaff topsail schooner which, with a secret hold, was used as a contraband runner along the East Coast. The Bill of Rights was built in 1971 for Joseph M. Davis Jr., of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, by the Harvey F. Gamage… SEE MORE
Maine Crews Prepare for Antigua Classic Regatta
With the arrival of spring comes the sound of power sanders and Travelifts along the Maine coast, but eight of the state's top boatbuilders and boatyards are gearing up not only for the start of their own boating season, but also for one of the premier classic yacht regattas to… SEE MORE
Making, and Savoring, Memories of Mosquito Harbor
Anyone who chooses to live on the coast and loves every day of it, as I do, can remember the place where they first fell under the spell of saltwater. It could have been a beach you went to, a town you rented a house in, or a vacation that… SEE MORE
CW Hood Expands to Include Custom Accents
For the first time, CW Hood is offering yacht owners, as well as homeowners, across New England the opportunity to have some of the custom wooden accents that make CW Hood yachts so distinctive (and enviable). The new services from the Custom by Hood team include everything from specialized consoles,… SEE MORE
Stripers 101: Surf Bag Essentials
My surf bag is packed and I am ready to go. I just need the right conditions and I am off to the south shore. I thought you might be interested in exactly what I pack into the April surf bag. The emphasis here is on schoolies and jig fishing.… SEE MORE
IYRS: For the Love of the Boats
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/31676320[/embed] Sometimes the very process of making a film reveals the story. One day we found ourselves at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, talking to an instructor there named Bill Kenyon. Bill was telling the story of how he came across the school as he was wrestling… SEE MORE
