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SAILING SCHOOL: Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read, foreground, is pictured with sailing instructor Peter Kapur and fourth grade students from Pell Elementary School. The students learn about sailing four times a week at Sail Newport.   / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Another Volvo stopover in Newport?

Hospitality & Tourism 06/07/2019

As recreational and competitive boaters begin to repopulate the waters surrounding Rhode Island, Sail Newport is rolling out a new program for novice sailors...

R.I. Marine Trades Association to host environmental conference April 9

Technology 03/19/2019

BRISTOL – The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association will host its first environmental conference for the marine trades on April 9, the association announced. The...

11TH HOUR RACING has granted eight nonprofits a combined $1.13 million.

11th Hour Racing announces $1.13 million for 8 nonprofits

Natural Resources 01/14/2019

NEWPORT – 11th Hour Racing has awarded eight nonprofits $1.13 million in grants, the organization announced Monday. The organization, which develops strategic partnerships in the...

RACE VILLAGE: Crowds gather in Newport for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in May 2015. The 2017-2018 race stopover marked the second time Newport served as the sole North American locale to host the around-the-world yacht race. In the first week, the race village at Fort Adams State Park saw more than 40,000 visitors. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/MARC BOW

Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018

Focus 12/28/2018

R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative. Both centered on what...

Sail Newport celebrates 35 years

Nonprofit 09/07/2018

NEWPORT – Sail Newport will host a celebration of its 35th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 8, to commemorate the growth witnessed by the industry...

TALKING INFRASTRUCTURE: Attendees have conversations with one another during last year’s Rhode Island Infrastructure Summit at the Omni Providence Hotel. This year’s summit, hosted by the R.I. Infrastructure Bank, will take place Monday, Sept. 17, at the R.I. Convention Center in Providence. x / growth since 2011. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Editor’s Choice: R.I. Infrastructure Bank to hold Infrastructure Summit Sept. 17

Subscriber Only 09/07/2018

EDITOR’S CHOICE R.I. Infrastructure Bank to hold Infrastructure Summit Sept. 17 THE R.I. INFRASTRUCTURE BANK will hold its second annual Infrastructure Summit, which will...

STUDENTS FROM ROCKING THE BOAT are pictured sailing on the Hudson River. / COURTESY ROCKING THE BOAT/11TH HOUR RACING

Grants from 11th Hour Racing benefit 10 organizations

Nonprofit 05/04/2018

NEWPORT - Less than a week before Volvo Ocean Race contestants and fans descend upon Newport, 11th Hour Racing, based in the City by...

BANNER EVENT: Sail Newport Executive Director Brad Read, this year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover executive director, and Sue Maffei Plowden, race event director, stand on the porch of the Sail Newport Sailing Center with the banner for Volvo Ocean Race Newport. The city is the lone North American stopover for the 2017-18 international race.  / PBN PHOTO/ KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Will experience pay off as Newport prepares to once again host...

Cover Story 04/20/2018

Martha Parker looks back fondly on the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and the favorable impact it had on her foul-weather sailing gear...

NEWPORT HOSPITAL’S Henry Prince Memorial Fund has awarded $23,000 to educational and lifestyle programs in the area. / COURTESY NEWPORT HOSPITAL

Newport Hospital Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund awards $23K to 3...

Health Services 12/25/2017

PROVIDENCE – Newport Hospital’s Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund has awarded a total of $23,000 to three local organizations that enhance the lives of...

R.I. DEPARTMENT OF Environmental Management Director Janet Coit, left,,Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse gather on the front deck of the new Sail Newport center after official ribbon cutting Wednesday. / COURTESY SAIL NEWPORT /ANDES VISUAL

Sail Newport opens new marine education and recreation center

Nonprofit 08/30/2017

NEWPORT - Sail Newport celebrated the unveiling of its newly completed Mid-Park Marine Education and Recreation Center in a ceremony attended by leaders and...

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