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It was a warm summer night and we were a world away from Rhode Island although hardly 20 miles from Newport Harbor where it all started that morning.
It was dark, very dark. Occasionally, the …
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8/1/24
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Jackie Cerrito was steaming.
He was outraged by conditions at the Oakland Beach boat ramp and the jet skis have taken over the facility, especially on Sundays.
For starters, he said, …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/18/24
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This is a column about ribs.
I’m not talking about the ribs at Appleby’s that my son and daughter-in-law would drive out of their way to get, nor am I writing about a …
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10/19/23
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“Time to return the milk and bread,” said “Arizona Pete” as he and his wife Wendy walked the dock at Pleasure Marina in Oakland Beach Friday afternoon. They were headed to the …
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9/21/23
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With the wind turbines of Providence spinning in the background, I uneasily stepped off of the stable motorboat and into the rocking sailboat. For this assignment, I traded my business casual attire …
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By DANA RICHIE
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8/17/23
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Nothing much can top a Rhode Island summer day out on the water with a few friends, taking in the sights of the Bay and enjoying the cool breeze of the ocean.
The idyllic scenery is often …
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8/3/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
An ordinance that would have updated the city’s Harbor Management Plan and virtually wiped out the local shellfishing industry and most of the city’s marinaswas …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/29/23
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It’s the kind of challenge that Chris Lee welcomes. With growing membership, Edgewood Yacht Club could soon face the need to look at expanding slips for more boats.
Lee, Club Commodore made …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/23/23
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That was the question asked by some Conimicut residents when they spotted this ship, Living Stone, after leaving the Port of Providence the weekend of Feb. 5. The answer is that the Living Stone is a …
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2/15/23
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It’s the time of year when boaters plan for winter. There’s lots to do in addition to hauling including winterizing the engine, removing and storing cushions to they don’t …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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10/11/22
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Edgewood Yacht Club could well earn the title of the “Bug Capital” of the sailing community. Earlier this summer, the club hosted the North American WASZP championships and Saturday and …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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8/9/22
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It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to boating and being on the bay. If this year is anything like last year, not only will it be tough to find a boat for sale - and you thought only …
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4/13/22
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Fish stories Mike Martineau and Dave Glaude make for a fishing team on Friday, which offered perfect conditions to launch their boat from the ramp at Passeonkquis Cove. They steer for the "boils" of feeding blues accompanied by diving gulls feeding off
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10/14/21
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The annual cultural festival that takes place at Festival Pier along the Pawtucket River will need to be postponed until next year. The tough decision to not stage this popular event was made by festival organizers to ensure the safety of everyone
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5/27/21
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A recent Coast Guard Bulletin stated that fatal boating accidents in the Northeast have increased by 400 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year. There is a national campaign to educate the boating public about the dangers of drinking and boating,
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4/22/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Looking to buy a house? Well, that may be easier to do, even in this hot real estate market, than finding a slip to keep your boat. A survey of several of Warwick's 18 marinas and boatyards found no available dock slips. And where there is
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By JOHN HOWELL
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4/15/21
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By PEDER S. SCHAEFER On March 12 last year, Ken Gilbert, the newly elected commodore of the Edgewood Yacht Club, drew a big X through the club's remaining events for the spring and summer, after Rhode Island went into full COVID-19 lockdown. The social
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By PEDER S. SCHAEFER
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3/3/21
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By LAURA WEICK The City of Warwick Police Department's Marine Unit/Dive Team now has two "e;new to them"e; patrol boats at no cost to city taxpayers. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Environmental Police gave Warwick police two
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By LAURA WEICK
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8/27/20
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By DAVID SCHWARTZ The Narragansett Bay Yachting Association held its largest event in more than a decade on Sunday, showing that sailors hunger for the chance to get out of their homes and enjoy racing safely on a beautiful day on the bay. The fleet
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By DAVID SCHWARTZ
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8/13/20
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