by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 10, 2019 | Spring/Summer 2019
Keeping the Past Alive The bright red sails catch the late October sun as they are hauled one by one up the massive, 86-foot masts. They tower over the smaller, more modern sailboats and motorboats cruising through Newport Harbor. There’s a steady southwest wind that...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 8, 2019 | Spring/Summer 2019
The Schooner: From Workboat to New England Icon Today, these double-masted sailboats carry sunset-seeking passengers and win regatta trophies. Yesterday, most of them were tractor trailers of the 19th century, with holds full of ice, mackerel, lumber, granite, coal,...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Feb 6, 2017 | Winter 2017
Help Wanted In a place with nearly 400 miles of coastline, a place whose nickname is the Ocean State, you’d think filling jobs in the marine trades industry would be a snap. Think again. In Rhode Island in 2012, the marine trades cluster—from boatyards to...
