Watch Hill Outfitters in Westerly, Rhode Island, will host a shark fishing seminar conducted by Capt. Tom Logan on May 21. The seminar is free to attend. Subjects include: Targeting trophy sharks Leadering and gaffing techniques Tying knots and...

The opportunity to own a piece of maritime history will present itself when the beautifully restored 15’ historic launch Merin makes an appearance at Newport, Rhode Island’s Bowen’s Wharf until May 6. The Merin will be auctioned off at...

Block Island Times: A special island visitor took advantage of the sunny weather Friday, swimming around Old Harbor for hours. A dolphin appeared in the harbor around 7:00 a.m. and stayed into the afternoon, drawing many visitors to the...

Rhode Island area residents now have a one-stop shop for volunteer clean-up opportunities, thanks to the initiative of one local nonprofit. The site, KeepRIClean.org, is a clearinghouse for neighborhood, park, river and coastal cleanups throughout Rhode Island and was...

The Rhode Island Boat Show will be held this weekend at Bristol Marine at 99 Poppasquash Road in Bristol, Rhode Island. The event will showcase numerous power and sailboats, as well as marine services and organizations. Admission is free....

Joseph Giglietti has a reminiscence piece in the Block Island Times on the old Quonset ferry that used to run between Point Judith and Block Island. Here’s an excerpt: If you visited Block Island during the summer months between...

The 110-foot refurbished sloop Providence, a replica of the first warship to sail under America’s Navy, has been relaunched after more than 3 1/2 years at the dock. The ship was launched on Friday, April 15, from Promet Marine...

The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association will hold an open house on April 30 for people interested in marine trades opportunities in the Ocean State. The event, called Boats Work for Rhode Island, will be held at various marine-trades...

It has been 3 months since the historic Edgewood Yacht Club (EYC), located in Cranston on upper Narragansett Bay, was burned to the pilings in a mid-January fire. The venerable, cedar-shingled building, constructed in 1908, contained numerous sentimental and...

The Shoreline Sailing Club (SSC) was formed in 1981 when 2 single women who loved to sail needed crew. Thirty years later, the group has grown to over 300 members from all over Connecticut, Rhode Island and beyond. SSC...