Women Take the Helm

Women Take the Helm Local Sailing Community Elevating Female Sailors By Helena Touhey| Cover Image by Onne van der Wal ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, Kelsy Patnaude posted a series of Instagram stories to her account, which began with...

Getaway

Getaway PANDEMIC DRIVES RECREATION, VACATIONS, OUT TO SEA By Elaine Lembo | Cover photograph by Monica Allard Cox ON A WHIM, Christine Baum, a Cranston High School West teacher who’s prone to seasickness, decided to join the Rhode Island franchise of Freedom Boat...

Keeping the Past Alive

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...

Geology in Motion

Geology in Motion Surfing in Rhode Island By Meredith Haas | Photographs by Jesse Burke Surfing in New England often means donning thick, hooded wetsuits, navigating the occasional snow-covered beach, and avoiding rocks—conditions that explain why surfing here was...