NYYC Race Week 2022 – 5 Minutes of Sailporn
So many great memories of sailing in Newport, Narrangansett Bay and paties at Harbor Court. Miss it bigly 🙁
Read MoreProject Beagle was written up today in the Times (the UK one):
In the wake of the Beagle
From the all-too-modest service career of HMS Beagle, it could never have been divined that she was destined to become one of the most famous ships ever to sail the seven seas. Commissioned in 1820 as a ten-gun brig — a two-masted square-rigger, and one of the lowlier forms of naval life — she never saw action, and spent most of her first few years in reserve, moored and unmanned.
In 1825 the pace of her life quickened, when she was adapted as a survey ship. A third, fore-and-aft rigged, mast was added, turning her into a barque, improving her looks and, more importantly, her seakeeping qualities.... Continued
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So many great memories of sailing in Newport, Narrangansett Bay and paties at Harbor Court. Miss it bigly 🙁
Read MoreWas sad to miss this year’s Newport Folk Festival, especially after hearing the report on NPR today. It sounded like the tribute to Joni Mitchel was very moving, and hearing her sing “Both Sides Now” with a supporting cast organized by Brandi Carlisle, made me tear up. Newport Folk Festival By Sea We never got
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