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John Lennon and the Voyage of the Megan Jaye
I recently came across a sea story, that, like the best sea stories, has been retold enough times so that the details tend to wander from one version to the other. This much appears to be true....
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Earns Certificate of Inspection — Summer Sails Set
Photo: George Bekris Congratulations to the officers, crew and the shore staff of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. The 200′ long tall ship recently completed the necessary drills and inspections required...
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Loses Power in Newport Harbor
The 200′ long three-masted square-rigger SSV Oliver Hazard Perry was departing from a local dockside festival on Sunday evening when she lost power while maneuvering in very close quarters in Newport...
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry — Employment Opportunities
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry is the largest civilian sailing school vessel in the United States and the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to built in the U.S. in over 100 years. Her accommodations hold 32...
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Volvo Racers Partying in Newport, Police Involved
Clarke Cooke House, Newport, RI As the song goes, “What do you do with a drunken sailor?” The answer for the police in Newport, RI early last Tuesday morning, when a group of sailors associated with...
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Politician Campaigning by Yacht Rescued by Coast Guard
At one point in her long and storied career, the 1885 built, 131-foot schooner yacht Coronet was owned by a rather dodgy religious group which called itself “The Kingdom.” The group was led by Frank...
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Archaeologists Closer to Identifying Cook’s Bark Endeavour
HMS Endeavour off the coast of New Holland, by Samuel Atkins We are within days of the 250th anniversary of when Captain James Cook set off on an epic circumnavigation, stopping at numerous islands in...
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Block Island: From Windmills to the First US Offshore Wind Farm
We recently sailed to Block Island, a picturesque windswept island, roughly a dozen miles off the coast of Rhode Island. A haven for vacationers, Block Island also features the first commercial...
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Tree Rings Help Identify Long Lost Rhode Island Whaling Ship Dolphin in...
Photo: PROAS-INAPL, Argentina In 1858, the whaling ship Dolphin sailed from Warren, Rhode Island, and never returned. The New York Times notes that the ship’s 42-person crew was rescued the following...
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Update: Researchers Claim to Positively Identify Wreck of Captain Cook’s HMB...
Endeavour replica image: ANMM For more than a decade, we have followed the work of researchers from Rhode Island and Australia in their efforts to locate the wreck of Captain James Cook’s famous...
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