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Wreck of Perry’s USS Revenge reported found on 200th anniversary
Two hundred years ago today the USS Revenge, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, sank in the waters off Rhode Island. On Friday, divers, Charles Buffum, Mike Fournier and Craig Harger,...
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Sloop Providence Sails Again
Great news. The Sloop Providence, replica of the American Revolutionary sloop of the same name is sailing again after being laid up for 3 1/2 years. She was purchased last year from the City of...
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A Short Sea Voyage for the not yet Tall Ship, Oliver Hazard Perry
Photo: OHPRI/Matt Gineo More progress in the completion of Rhode Island’s tall ship, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. The not yet tall ship was recently launched at Sims Metal Management in Providence and...
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Graves Of 18th Century Connecticut & Rhode Island Ship’s Captains Discovered...
View of the Nieuwe Oranjetuin Cemetery, Paramaribo, Suriname The graves of four ship’s captains and merchants dating from the mid-18th century have been found in Suriname, a former Dutch sugar colony...
View ArticleUpdated: Search Suspended For Missing Tug Boat Captain
Updated: Sad news. Yesterday afternoon, the crew of the 91-foot tugboat, Steven Scott, called the Coast Guard to report that they hadn’t seen their captain for nearly an hour and believed that he had...
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Sailing for Couch Potatoes – America’s Cup World Series Finale on NBC
Back in the old days, the America’s Cup was sailed in 12 Meter yachts in the often misty light air of Rhode Island Sound. It was a competition more suited to still photography than video. How times...
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry to Set Sail In 2014 — Adventure at Sea Berths Available
There are great things going on in Rhode Island. When completed this year, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will be the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to be built in the U.S. in 100 years and the...
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Sailing on the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry this Fall
I recently booked a berth on the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry on a passage next September from Newport to Bermuda under the command of Captain Richard Bailey. I find it hard to believe that it was so...
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The Truly Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry
These days just about anything with a mast or two is called a “tall ship.” Some are and many are not. One ship that definitely qualifies is Rhode Island’s Oliver Hazard Perry. A dedicated team of...
View ArticleLending Club 2 Shatters Newport to Bermuda Speed Record
On April 20th, the 105′ trimaran Lending Club 2 sailed from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda in an amazing 23 hours, 9 minutes and 52 seconds, beating the previous record by a 15 hours. Lending Club...
View ArticleSSV Oliver Hazard Perry on Her Maiden Voyage
Last weekend, Oliver Hazard Perry, America’s newest and largest civilian sailing school ship sailed into Portland harbor in Maine on her maiden voyage, to participate in the Tall Ships Portland 2015...
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Wind Power Returns to Block Island
Off the coast of Europe, offshore wind turbines with an installed capacity of over 6,600 MW generate enough electricity to power almost five million households. In the United States, the number of...
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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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