Sail Newport and Gill Announce Youth Sailing Essay Contest
NEWPORT, RI – Gill is Sail Newport’s official gear supplier, and they want to offer Rhode Island youth an opportunity to enter an essay contest about sailing. The essay contest aims to encourage young sailors and allow them to improve their skills. Also, the competition is open to youth who would like to have the […]
Gill Becomes Official Gear Sponsor of Sail Newport
Sail Newport announces the global marine gear brand Gill has been named their official apparel supplier for the 2024 season. The Sail Newport staff will wear the Gill-branded gear for adult and youth instructional and racing programs, regattas, rental programs, sailing center operations, and special events. “Gill is a trusted sailing brand, and we’re proud […]
IYRS Tour with TMS
http://sailnewport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_7179-scaled.jpg IYRS Tour with TMS! Students from MEP Session 3 Marine Science, adventure over to IYRS and had a very interactive day touring and exploring all that IYRS has to offer. Students learned directly from the students themselves in each discipline on the projects they were working on. Students asked big questions like, “Are you […]
Sea Floor Creation
Sea Floor Creation. MEP Session 3 Science, started their sea floor boxes to create a habitat of a thriving ocean floor. Students have learned about eelgrass (Blue Marine Foundation Simulation), muscles, oysters, and RI coral as important species of a healthy ecosystem. Students also have been learning about successful Coral Restoration Projects and how to […]
All about Coral!
All about Coral! MEP Session 3 Marine Science discussed the importance of Coral to reefs and the ocean! We checked out an animal on the docks and used our criteria to decide if it was coral! Next, we looked at some Coral from Costa Rica and compared it to RI’s State Coral. Kids then did […]
How much trash is near the bay? By Oliver and Erlin-
How much trash is near the bay? By Oliver and Erlin- two TMS 6th Graders. Today we explored Fort Adams. We ventured from Sail Newport’s main building to the military housing area and back to Sail Newport’s dry storage. On this walk, we picked up about 15-20lbs of trash! We found Nerf bullets, ropes, straws, […]