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Contributed by 12 Metre World Championship It couldn’t have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. With Nyala (US-12) having clinched her series early in the Vintage Division after a sweep of yesterday’s two races, it […]

A flurry of finishes in the past 36 hours have seen the three class champions, as well as the overall winner, crowned in the Transatlantic Race 2019. VIEWYB Race TrackerIn IRC 2, Peter Bacon’s XP-44 Lucy Georgina scored a come-from-behind victory over Giles Redpath’s Lombard 46 Pata Negra to win the class by 47 minutes on IRC corrected time. […]

Contributed by 12 Metre World Championship  After a front carrying torrential rain passed through overnight, the Weather Gods graciously delivered sunshine and fresh 10-12 knot breezes to Rhode Island Sound for the fourth and penultimate day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship. Hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet, […]

A recent Salve Regina graduate degree recipient and a current graduate student have both been awarded prestigious Boren Fellowships that will fund their year-long overseas immersion studies in Arabic language and culture during 2019-2020. Alexis Smith (BA ’18 and MS ’19) will use her $24,000 award to fund a year of study at Sijal Institute for […]

via 12 Meter World Championship Two races in 11-14 knot breezes today proved that winning will be no easy task at the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. Champions will be crowned in five divisions on Saturday after the completion of a nine-race series (weather […]

The City of Newport will be celebrating one of New England’s oldest Sister City relationships this week as Mayor Jamie Bova and the Newport City Council welcome an official delegation from Shimoda, Japan for a weekend filled with events paying tribute to Japanese culture and the legacy of Newport native Commodore Matthew C. Perry, USN. […]

Dr. Kelli Armstrong, Salve Regina’s eighth president who officially began her duties at the beginning of this month, will initiate her social media outreach by taking over the university’s Instagram account – @salveregina – for two days next week, Wednesday and Thursday, July 17 and 18. Dr. Armstrong will initiate Instagram stories and posts on […]

 Laurent Pagès stood dockside in Cowes and let out a sigh. Ça va bien, merci, he answered, affirming that all was well after Teasing Machine finished the Transatlantic Race 2019. But it was his sigh that told the story of the crew’s languid final days in the 2,970-nautical-mile race. “The last five days were really tough. Being stuck in […]

The Rhode Island Slave History Medallion, a project that is a statewide public awareness program committed to marking those historic sites connected to the history of slavery in Rhode Island, will host a fundraiser in Newport on July 24, 2019. An evening of Caribbean Music, Hors D’oeuvres, and Desserts will take place at the Villa Marina on […]

Our featured listing today bring you this newly listed 5 bed, 4 bath, 4,850 square foot single family home at 5 Maloney Lane in Middletown. The property is currently listed at $949,000. Property Description Courtesy Of Cristina M. Offenberg Welcome to a custom built, contemporary home that is thoughtfully designed to maximize the spectacular private […]

via 12 Metre World Championships Last night at Gurney’s Marina and Resort, 400 hundred sailors from 21 teams representing six countries, joined sponsors and race organizers at the elegantly-staged Welcome Reception for the12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. Today, the same sailors took to the […]

Middletown’s Summer Concert Series will be back at Sachuest Beach (AKA Second Beach) every Monday night in August, the Town of Middletown confirmed today.  In addition to live music, these family-fun events include fire pits on the beach and an assortment of food trucks. The final night, August 26, will end with fireworks. Here is […]

Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), which produces the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival, announced today their commitment to support the music programs at all three public schools in the Newport School District. NFF will provide financial support to each school with the hope of ensuring every student in the district has access to […]

via Child & Family Child & Family announced today that the 5th Annual Townsend Luncheon, a benefit for its Housing Support Programs, held Wednesday, June 26, 2019 raised over $50,000. Donations were given through event sponsors, a “Fund the Mission” live auction, event ticket sales and through a generous matching gift from Diane and David […]

Recently engaged and planning to have your wedding in or around Newport? Congrats! You’re going to love having your big day in The-City-By-The-Sea! If you live outside of Rhode Island, wedding planning from afar can certainly be challenging and confusing. Our friends at Blackstone Caterers are back this week to help us out with some […]

Clarke Murphy and the crew of the 82-footer Aegir were the third boat to finish the Transatlantic Race 2019. Last night they crossed the finish line off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, at 2213:58 UTC for an elapsed time of 14 days, 6 hours, 53 minutes and 58 seconds. Aegir is currently projected to […]

Newport Folk Festival announced on Facebook this morning that their 2019 Newport Folk apps are now available for iOS and Android!  Get The App iOS App Store: http://bit.ly/NFFiOSAppGoogle Play Store: http://bit.ly/NFFDroidApp The sold-out 2019 Newport Folk Festival will take place Friday, July 26th – Sunday, July 28th at Fort Adams State Park. The 2019 lineup includes Kacey […]

With several candidates for the 2020 presidential election proposing the cancellation or refinancing of America’s massive student debt load, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s States with the Most and Least Student Deb. To determine the states that are friendliest toward student-loan debtors, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of […]

After a postponement ashore and then on the water this morning, a light breeze filled in nicely for the most part of two races on Rhode Island Sound at the 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. The five-day event started today amidst much anticipation and excitement […]

To say that Aegir is advancing at a snail’s pace towards the finish line of the Transatlantic Race 2019 might be an insult to snails. After all, the world’s fastest snail has been clocked at .0085 kilometers/hour. Aegiris, of course, sailing faster than that, but race watchers would be hard pressed to realize that fact watching the boat’s […]