Day 3 of Sail Newport’s 5th Grade Vacation Week Program
http://sailnewport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6215-1-scaled.jpg Day 3 of Sail Newport’s 5th Grade Vacation Week Program was another activity-filled day! Students focused on hinges and levers between marine life and boats! Students started the day with an ongoing experiment of how oysters from Narragansett Bay can purify the water. Luckily, the water is pretty clear at the moment so the […]
Day 2 of the MEP 5th Grade Vacation Program
Day 2 of the MEP 5th Grade Vacation Program was a success! Students learned the importance of plankton’s existence and how its physical shape allows it to “wander” through the water- Sailors for the Sea KELP Activity. The 5th Graders then compared plankton’s design to man-made boats by building tinfoil boats! Students were eager to […]
Sail Newport’s Marine Exploration Program for 5th graders during vacation week
http://sailnewport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_6120-scaled.jpg Sail Newport’s Marine Exploration Program for 5th graders during vacation week, had a great first day!! Students from Newport and Middletown played at the beach and talked about the ocean! Students started off the day with a “How we are connected” icebreaker using yarn and then headed off to the beach to play Beach […]
The Level 2 students of the Marine Exploration Program (MEP)
The Level 2 students of the Marine Exploration Program (MEP) completed the construction of their toolboxes at IYRS School of Technology and Trades last Wednesday, with the guidance of Bill Kenyon, Dean of Students and Lead Instructor, and Lisa Esposito, Dean of Education. Over four days, the students learned the fundamentals of woodworking, which included […]
A Message from Brad Read
“Althea,” a Bruckmann 47′ is home for the Read’s adventure. Follow along. Dear Sail Newport Community! 2023 has been a fantastic year (40th anniversary year!!) of events, programs and regattas at Sail Newport. From the Ocean Race Stopover in May through October, your team at SN has provided unique sailing experiences and promoted the public’s […]
Fall Youth Race Training Clinic Series Announced
http://sailnewport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sail-Newport_0419_C420_NAC_072423_RoFernandez-1-scaled.jpghttp://sailnewport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/LaserRredone.jpg Youth Racing Schedules, Fees, Registration Sail Newport Extends Racing Season for Youth Sailors Sail Newport has announced a Fall Racing Clinic Series for youth sailors to start in September. Various race training from beginner to advanced racing is available on weekends for Optimist, C420, and ILCA sailors. “Sailing in the fall in Newport is […]
Sail for Hope to Benefit Maui Food Bank
NEWPORT, RI (AUGUST 17, 2023) – Sail Newport and organizers of the annual Sail for Hope on Saturday, September 30, have announced that the sailboat race will raise funds to help the victims of the Maui wildfires. The catastrophic fires on the Hawaiian island are said to be the deadliest in the U.S. in over a […]
Wednesday’s Results Name C420 North American Champions
2023 C420 North American Champions receive award. Left to right, PRO Kevin Reeds, Skipper Chase Decker, Crew Violet Martin, C420 Class Executive Director Scott Norman, Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read. Final Results Videos, Images, Daily Race Reports What stood on the scoreboard at the end of the day on Wednesday, July 27, became the […]