This summer (2012), after watching the Ocean State Tall Ships Parade from my boat, I paid a visit to the newly opened Maritime Center in Newport, Rhode Island. The Maritime Center is a great resource for visiting boaters, from...

An article on EastBayRI.com reports that Russell Karian, owner of Robin Rugs on Thames Street on Rhode Island’s Bristol Harbor, has deeded the riparian rights in front of the factory to the town. About 315 linear feet of waterfront...

August 26, 2010: According to a report on the website Newport Now, city officials in Newport, Rhode Island, are debating public use of the stone pier at King Park, which has long been used as a dinghy and tender...

Newport, Rhode Island, is known as the Yachting Capital of the Northeast, home to several America’s Cup winners and the setting for many world-famous regattas, not to mention the starting point of the annual Newport-to-Bermuda race. However, this historic...