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McMillen Yachts' restored Trumpy fleet, Newport, RI
To see more of McMillen Yachts and their fleet, visit http://www.woodenyachts.com. SEE MORE
Grey Barn Boatworks at the Cape Cod Boatbuilders Show
Grey Barn Boatworks builds a solid boat for work or play. Their flagship is the North Shore 22. Each boat is built one at a time, only four to six a year, providing a semi-custom boat from a proven downeast semi-displacement hull powered by an inboard diesel engine. You can… SEE MORE
Rhode Island Youth Sailing Program Needs Help
On January 12th, 2011, during one of Rhode Island's worst blizzards in a decade, the Edgewood Yacht Club, in Cranston Rhode Island, burned down to the water, taking with it all of the Optimist sails, blades, spars, airbags and lines with it. Edgewood Yacht Club has a not-for-profit sailing organization… SEE MORE
Snow Sailing in December
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RIhS0W2lOg[/embed] A quick video of our last Maine sail before heading for tropical waters. Check back for updates from our travels south with the Presto 30 for demo days and the Miami Boatshow! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RIhS0W2lOg SEE MORE
Video: Northern Spy, 1954 Huckins Fairform Flyer
[embed]https://www.vimeo.com/18441890[/embed] Northern Spy, a 1954 Huckins Fairform Flyer restored and re-powered by Yachting Solutions, includes a pair of Volvo IPS drives. Still images shot by Bill Morong and Alison Langley. Video shot on assignment by Alison Langley in 2010. Source: https://www.vimeo.com/18441890 SEE MORE
J-Class Events Return to Newport
This June will see three J-Class yachts racing against each other on the waters of Narragansett Bay for the first time in nearly three-quarters of a century. At a meeting held January 27 at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, representatives of the J Class Association, Sail Newport, and Governor… SEE MORE
Service Restored To Matinicus Rock Weather Station
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced on January 27th, 2011 that federal officials have restored a weather station on Matinicus Rock (NOAA Station MISM1), which provides critical weather information for boats on Penobscot Bay. Pingree had urged officials to repair the station, which hasn’t provided data for two years. “Having this station… SEE MORE
New Marine and Composites Facility to Open in Belfast
A new custom boatbuilding facility/service yard/composites manufacturing facility on the Belfast, Maine, waterfront is well on its way to becoming a reality according to a press release received on January 18, 2011. The facility will be called Front Street Shipyard, and will be sited on the former Stinson canning factory… SEE MORE
1811 Shipwreck Discovered Off RI Coast
(Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press) A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island in 1811. Perry is known for defeating the British in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie… SEE MORE
Event: A Night with the J-Class, Jan 27, 2011
A NIGHT WITH THE J CLASS presented by Sail Newport Thursday, January 27, 2011 Jane Pickens Theater 49 Truro St. Newport, RI 02840 6 p.m - 8:30 p.m. SEE MORE