Sail Newport Announces Award to Honor Sally Helme
“I have also always valued what sailing can bring to our lives—providing a wonderful escape, instilling a sense of confidence and self reliance, and simply offering cherished time on the water with friends and family.” – Sally Helme NEWPORT, RI (April 15, 2025) – Sail Newport announces that the top female skipper at the 41st […]
Tom Lasorsa Celebrates 30 Years at Sail Newport as Operations Director
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Sail Newport Marine Exploration Program 5th Grade Vacation Program had an awesome 4 days in our 11th Hour Racing Greatroom Classroom and Fort Adams beach! 5th graders learned the biomechanics of clams and oysters thanks to the donation of mollusks from Bridgeport Seafood, Tiverton! We compared the principles of tinfoil boats to plankton with Sailors […]
Day 1 MEP 5th Grade Vacation Program
5th graders had a fun first day! We started the day with some games to feel a sense of connection and belonging to each other, Sail Newport, and the ocean. Then we got right into building our tinfoil boats! Sailors used trial and error to eventually create a boat that would hold 300 pennies! Next, […]
Radio-Controlled DF95 to Hold 2025 National Championship in Newport
Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center, has been selected to host a unique national sailing event next year with the remote-controlled DragonFlite95 (DF95) National Championship. The regatta will occur October 16-19, 2025, and will be the first radio-controlled national championship in Newport. “The DF95 USA Executive Board is very excited to work with Sail […]
Sail Newport TMS Marine Exploration Program at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard
Sail Newport Marine Exploration Program had a great time at the Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard. Kids toured the marina with Veronica and discussed the connections between the powerboats they operate to the “powerboats” at the shipyard. Students talked with the staff operating the travel lifts and other shipyard operations. We are lucky to have such a […]
Sail Newport Marine Exploration Program on 48-foot Sloop Eleanor
Sail Newport Marine Exploration Program set sail with Newport Classic Cruises thanks to Helen Vaughn and her epic team! Students went on a private sail on Elanor! TMS students were able to hoist the sails and drive the boat. Sailors made connections between the J22s they sail on and the 48-foot Sloop Eleanor.