by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 6, 2023 | Fall/Winter '23
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...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 22, 2020 | Fall 2020
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...
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, 2018 | Winter 2018
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...
