John Hirschler founded Sightsailing of Newport in 1990. Other than a small company on Goat Island, Sightsailing was the first company along the waterfront in downtown Newport to offer regularly scheduled sailing cruises to the public. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
I started Sightsailing a few years after graduating from Boston University and working in sales in Providence. I've always had a passion for sailing, boats, the great city of Newport and meeting people. We now operate three sailing vessels from May through October and offer public sails, as well as a large number of private…