The best in new boats and new products went head-to-head last weekend at the Newport International Boat Show, held September 16 through 19, and winners were selected from an impressive field across 11 categories. Judges had a hands-on assessment of the entries Thursday, the show’s opening day, and winners were announced at an awards ceremony Friday morning. The beautiful Hylas H57, by Hylas Yachts International, took the Best New Sailboat 40 feet and Over category, while the Salona S46 by Green Yachts won the Green Award. The Hylas H57′s performance offshore design combined with its comfortable at-home details impressed the judges as a boat that has hit its mark: a bluewater yacht that feels like home.

The judges noted the Salona S46′s game-changing twin electric motor propulsion system by Oceanvolt, and its design intended to maximize racing potential while also providing a large, comfortable cockpit, were winning features in the Best Green Boat category.

The Synchronized Main Furling System by Selden won the category of Best Electronics. The SMF makes sail handling easier for a smaller crew by synchronizing an electric motor in the mast with an electric winch for the outhaul.The SMF can be retrofitted to multiple Selden mast types.

Flux Marine’s Electric Outboard Engine was named the winner in a highly-competitive category (with the most total entries), the Best New Boating Operation, Maintenance or Safety Product. Judges noted that Flux’s innovative, built-from-the-ground-up design has the potential to revolutionize the electric outboard engine market. The engine’s efficiency and performance statistics show the Flux could be a game changer in electric outboard engines.

RELATED: Seldén’s New E40i Electric Winch

This year was Newport For New Products 14th year. After last year’s challenges with COVID-19, entrants were thrilled to be back at the show and to help boaters enjoy what they love: boating. NFNP entries were open to domestic and foreign products launched in the U.S. after April 1, 2021, with a boat-show debut at the Newport show. Show attendees selected the People’s Choice Award winner; all other category winners were selected by a team of industry experts on the basis of innovation, value to the consumer, safety and aesthetics.

Newport International Boat Show, held annually in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the largest in-water boat shows in the country. The event hosts nearly 600 exhibitors from around the world with boats of every type and style from 15 to 90 feet, and a variety of accessories, equipment, electronics, gear and services for boaters.

The list of winners across all categories includes:

Best New Electronics Product Synchronized Main Furling System by Selden Mast

Best New Boating Operation Maintenance or Safety Product Electric Outboard Engine by Flux Marine

Best New Wearable Weather Gear Helly Hansen HP Ocean FZ Jacket by Helly Hansen

Best New Sailboat 40 Feet and Over Hylas H57 by Hylas Yachts International, LLC.

Best New Sailboat Under 39 Feet AP 14 XFFC by Arey’s Pond Boat Yard

Best New Powerboat 40 Feet and Over Ocean 63 by Hunt Yachts

Best New Powerboat 21 to 39 Feet Sportsman 38 by Huckins Yacht Corp.

Best New Powerboat Under 20 Feet Whaly 500R by Waypoint Marine Service, LLC.

People’s Choice Award Back Cove 390 by Back Cove Yachts

Green Award – Products Electric Outboard Engine by Flux Marine

Green Award – Boats Salona S46 by Green Yachts

For information on the Newport International Boat Show and the Newport For New Products awards, see newportboatshow.com.

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It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a solid three decades since the south coast of New England and Rhode Island—including my hometown of Newport—has been slammed with a direct hit by a major hurricane, so you could say we were overdue. Despite the innocuous name, 1991′s Hurricane Bob was a formidable event, making landfall in Newport as a Category III beast with upward wind speeds of nearly 140 miles per hour. It took me a solid couple of days to clean up my mom’s backyard of the downed branches and debris, and we were the lucky ones in our neighborhood.

Our 30-year-old hurricane-free streak ended earlier this week with the well-forecast arrival of Hurricane Henri, which came ashore at roughly midday on Sunday, August 22, this time in the seaside town of Westerly (hello summer resident Taylor Swift!), right on the Connecticut border. Happily, it was a Category I storm, and was quickly downgraded to tropical-storm status about the same moment it reached Interstate 95. There was little of the drama that accompanied Bob, but it did wreak its quick share of unwanted havoc.

Henri had plenty of advance warning, and local sailors, perhaps remindful of Bob’s bite, quickly went into action. All of the immediate boatyards were bombarded with anxious mariners eager to haul their boats. My colleague Ted Ruegg had his Grand Soleil 34, Grand Plan, parked on a commercial mooring in Newport Harbor and was told unceremoniously that he had to get lost. Immediately. All the familiar local anchorages, including the Kickemuit River in nearby Bristol, filled up rapidly, mostly by on-the-move cruising sailors who were forced by the Newport harbor master to also vacate the premises: no anchoring allowed. It took Ted no less than 18 phone calls—and 17 rejections—before he finally found an available slip in nearby Wickford, across Narragansett Bay.

With a track to the west of Newport, we were largely spared from Henri’s wrath, and the major rainfall—which would cream New York City later in the day—was over and done with locally by mid-morning. That said, the nearby buoy reports from Point Judith and up the bay were recording formidable gusts of near 70 knots. Still, by mid-afternoon, things had moderated to the point that Ted and I ventured out to check on our respective boats; my little Pearson Ensign, visible from Fort Adams on its well-protected mooring in Brenton Cove, came through unscathed.

Matters were much different in the town of Jamestown, across the Newport Bridge, which was immediately clear as we crossed the span en route to Ted’s marina in Wickford and had a glance at the shoreline, which was littered with vessels. After a quick inspection of Grand Plan—which was also just fine, nestled in a very protected slip—we made a detour in Jamestown on our return trip to inspect the carnage.

Exposed to the northeast, with a fetch from Newport across the bay, Jamestown’s mooring field took the brunt of Henri’s might. A half-dozen sailboats were scattered along the coastline, with another casualty a few miles north in another open anchorage adjacent to the bridge. The town’s residents were out in force, also checking out the mess, and several of the grounded vessels were still attached to the mooring-ball warps that had clearly failed and sealed their fate. Not a pretty scene.

All in all, however, on one hand it felt like a bullet dodged. On the other, I reckon, when it comes to big hurricanes, we’re still overdue.

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Sailing Hall of Fame, The America’s Cup Hall of Fame and a broad collection of sailing-related exhibits, which collectively will be called The Sailing Museum.

According to a release issued Friday: The Sailing Museum will feature more than 11,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, displays chronicling the history of the sport, and galleries honoring inductees into the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. The Sailing Museum experience has been developed by Healy Kohler Design, a recognized leader in interactive museum and sports hall of fame design. The museum is scheduled to open in Spring 2022.

“Our new home will be a feast for the senses, harnessing technology to bring the excitement of sailing to life and honoring our sport’s heroes in exciting and innovative ways,” said Gus Carlson, president of the National Sailing Hall of Fame. “Our goal is to create a special place that engages everyone, from our sport’s faithful to casual sailors to newcomers who are curious about what happens when wind and water meet. We are confident The Sailing Museum will be a unique venue to showcase our sport and the accomplishments of its heroes.”

The heart of The Sailing Museum will be galleries for the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame, honoring the achievements and commitment to excellence of those men and women who have contributed to the sport of sailing at the highest levels. Like Hall of Famers from across the sports world, these sailing stars undergo a rigorous and competitive nomination and selection process to earn this honor.

“I am lucky indeed to be a member of both the National Sailing Hall of Fame and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame,” said Tom Whidden, CEO, North Technology Group. “What an honor it will be to sit alongside so many accomplished people, who have achieved so much in our sport, presented in this incredible new facility in Newport. For anyone, of any age, who loves to sail, The Sailing Museum will be a must visit.”

In addition to the Halls of Fame, The Sailing Museum will feature a mix of high- and low-tech interactive exhibits with built-in “stealth learning” components that share the principles of sailing and provide seasoned sailors with opportunities to test their skills and knowledge. The museum will include the only on-site Virtual Regatta experience in the country and connect visitors with an interest in trying sailing to providers locally and around the country. A corresponding educational program will be offered for visiting groups with school-aged children.

“Our goal is to create an educational experience for school-aged children that is complementary to what is currently being taught on the dock or in the classroom,” said Heather Ruhsam, executive director of The Sailing Museum. “The Sailing Museum will be able to offer a hands-on and high-tech platform to illustrate some of the more challenging concepts, or those that are weather dependent. REACH is implemented at 400+ sailing centers and events across the US, and as the nation’s sailing museum it makes sense to align our educational programming with that of US Sailing.”

“We are thrilled with the innovative approach the National Sailing Hall of Fame has taken in creating the vision for The Sailing Museum,” said Jack Gierhart, CEO of US Sailing. “The National Sailing Hall of Fame plays an invaluable role in recognizing leaders in the sport who have shaped sailing through the years, and now they are providing an opportunity for people to not only experience this history first hand, but also to connect with sailing personally and get involved. We are excited to support this initiative and play a part in introducing more people to sailing.”

Experience a sneak peek of The Sailing Museum through the rendered virtual tour.

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Marine artist John Mecray, who passed away after a long battle with leukemia last November, was a passionate supporter of nautical history and education. The Rhode Island-based painter helped bring Newport’s Museum of Yachting to life, and later was the co-founder of the city’s International Yacht Restoration School, now known as the IYRS School of Technology and Trades.

Fittingly, on September 20th, Mecray’s passion and foresight was honored when one of the school’s primary buildings – originally owned by the Newport Electric Company – was dedicated in his honor, and henceforth will be known as the John Mecray Aquidneck Mill Building. The 4-story brick structure, located in the heart of Newport on Thames Street, is the cornerstone of IYRS’s downtown campus.

Another of John’s legacies is also a prominent feature at IYRS – the 133-foot schooner Coronet, currently undergoing restoration at the school. Here’s a snippet about the famous yacht, from an obituary about John:

“In 1980, an article about the 1885 schooner yacht Coronet in WoodenBoat magazine caught Mecray’s eye. After visiting the yacht in Gloucester, Massachusetts, he explored options to see if … it could be restored and saved. He painted three works of Coronet, and used most of the proceeds to set up a museum fund to stabilize and help maintain the yacht. In 1995, the deteriorated vessel was accepted by IYRS. Coronet’s importance has been recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and IYRS has turned over full ownership and restoration of the yacht to Robert McNeil, a noted restorer of classic yachts. The work continues on the school’s campus.”

At the dedication ceremony, one of John’s most famous paintings was on display. “The First Defense: August 8, 1870” depicts the first America’s Cup match to be held in U.S. waters. It’s an incredible piece of work, particularly in the level of detail of the boats and rigging, but also in so many other facets: the droplets of steam rising from a steamboat, even the mustaches of the spectators lining its decks. The light and shadows, the set of the sails: all are Mecray trademarks. And of course no one captured the grace and movement of water better than John.

John’s wife, Mary Gillette, unveiled the plague now gracing the entrance to the building. “To me, he was the heart and soul of this school,” she said, and drew a laugh when she repeated John’s motto, in painting and in life: “Perfect is close enough.” Indeed, it was the perfect way to close a night when John was rightfully venerated, and remembered fondly by so many friends and colleagues. His name, and spirit, will live on forever at IYRS.

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Forty years ago this past summer, a naval architect named Rod Johnstone put the finishing touches on a sailboat he built in his home in Stonington, Connecticut. The size of the boat was dictated by the length of the garage in which it took shape: 24 feet. Little did Johnstone know, that vessel, eventually called the J/24, would become an unqualified success. More than 5,000 of them would be built. It would launch a family business, J/Boats, that has introduced dozens of new models and is still going strong. It would even be inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame.

And in the summer of 1986, one of them, hull number 3,688, became my first boat.

Actually, that’s not quite ­accurate. With my high school pal, Ian Scott, I was the co-owner. Many Js have funny, irreverent names, and we followed suit by calling ours Crack O’ Noon, in tongue-in-cheek honor of when our days supposedly began. When I began searching for a cruising boat after a couple of seasons, Ian bought me out. But he still has the boat, and we’re still campaigning her all these years later. Johnstone conceived of the J/24 as a cruiser/racer, and in those first years we owned her, we did manage a Spartan cruise or two (the boat has seated headroom, a V-berth and a couple of long settees but no head or galley). Hey, we were young and happy to be on the water.

Besides, what we really purchased the boat for was to race her, which is the raison d’être of most J/24s.

Racing a J/24 is a bit of a challenge. With the standard five-person crew — remember, the boat is 24 feet long — ­e­very maneuver is highly choreo­graphed so everyone isn’t crashing into one another. Our local fleet in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the most competitive on the ­planet, and has produced a sizable number of the class’s world champions over the years. Needless to say, we’ve seen a lot of transoms in the three decades we’ve been racing the boat, but ­every once in a while we pull off a victory, which ­always tastes ­especially sweet.

We generally race on Thursday nights, and while we take things fairly seriously, we don’t go overboard: There’s always a big cooler of beer and ice on board for a pre-race libation and a couple of post-race rounds. (That’s why they call it “beer-can racing.”)

Last summer, we also joined the crews of 20 other boats for the vessel’s 40th-­anniversary race. It was supposed to be around Conanicut Island, but when the breeze foundered, the race committee switched to a shortened course on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay.

The fleet was stacked and included a couple of world champs: Brad Read, a two-time winner, and the current champion, sailmaker Will Welles (sailmakers are notoriously good racing sailors). Also on hand was Jeff Johnstone (now the president of J/Boats), one of Rod’s kids and, like all the siblings, a very ­accomplished sailor.

The start of a yacht race is critical, and Ian, at the helm, nailed a nice one, just alongside Read’s Flying Squirrel (we were at least in good company). But the first windward leg, up to a buoy near a local landmark known as the Dumplings, was a bit of a bear. We played the right-hand side of the course, but a pair of boats on the other side enjoyed an ideal left-hand wind shift and led everyone around the mark.

From there, it was a long downwind spinnaker run to a mark off of Halfway Rock, just off Prudence Island. In rather light air, it was a trying leg. When most of the fleet went right of Gould Island, we went left and picked up a couple of boats. Still, as we rounded the mark to begin the longish beat to the finish line, our position was decidedly midfleet.

The left side of the course again paid dividends, and naturally, we favored the right (stubbornness is one of our crew’s collective traits). Back and forth we tacked, but to little or no avail. We crossed the finish line in 14th place, happy to have a handful of boats behind us.

Still, we’d accomplished our goal, which was to pay homage to a great little boat aboard which we’ve had plenty of laughs and good times over the years. And the ­cooler, of course, was well-stocked. As we made our way back ­into Newport Harbor, we hoisted some cold ones in honor of Rod Johnstone’s illustrious ­garage creation.

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Herb McCormick is Cruising World’s executive editor.

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One of the great perks of working as a yachting writer in Newport, Rhode Island, in my opinion quite easily the best sailing town in the United States (sorry, Anna­polis, San Francisco, et al.), is that over the course of any given summer, the hottest, biggest, fastest and coolest boats sail in and out of the harbor. And that’s not counting the amazing number of long-range cruising boats that also call here every year, or the ­rather astounding fleet of former America’s Cup racers and Bristol yachts for which Newport is home.

What’s even better is that I actually get to take a spin on so many of them.

This past season, on a glorious Newport summer afternoon with the classic local southwesterly sea breeze coursing up Narragansett Bay, I enjoyed one of my favorite forays of 2016 when I took the helm of the sleek, powerful CNB 76 Sapphire. It was, quite simply, a joy to drive. When it comes to true performance sailing, you can’t beat waterline length, and at 76 feet, this rangy and elegant cruising boat, the lines of which were crafted by the master French ­naval architect Philippe Briand, had it in ­abundance.

Sapphire is among the inaugural collection of new 76-footers launched by the high-end French builder Construction Navale Bordeaux, which offers a wide range of fine custom and semi­custom sailboats. Sapphire is also the first to arrive in the ­United States, where her experienced owner planned on cruising in Maine for the summer before heading south for the Caribbean this fall. For more on the CNB 76 line, visit the builder’s website (cnb.fr). Before setting sail, we enjoyed a quick tour of the layout below deck, fashioned by the interior designer Jean-Marc Piaton. The raised saloon offers plenty of natural light in the spacious main cabin. The owner’s suite forward features a forward-facing double berth, an unusual but effective arrangement. The galley, just adjacent to the captain’s quarters on Sapphire, is superb.

However, Sapphire’s brilliant colors shone brightest under sail.

For such a big boat, she’s remarkably easy and efficient to ­operate. The cockpit is expansive, with loads of comfortable seating but also plenty of space to trim sails and conduct ­maneuvers.

But the place you really want to be on Sapphire is behind one of her twin wheels. At first her sheer size is daunting — this is one long, beamy, commanding sailing machine — but ­after a tack or two you begin to get accustomed to her speed and ­responsiveness. In 12 to 14 knots of wind, hard on the breeze, she ­easily ­registered double-digit numbers. And she could point like a witch. The best part of a great day was overtaking an old America’s Cup racer, known for her windward ability, to weather, and quickly leaving her in our wake. That was just cool.

— Herb McCormick

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Breakfast:

Franklin Spa
A classic diner that’s a local favorite 229 Spring Street
(401) 847-3540

Diego’s
A delicious place to grab a Mexican inspired brunch.
11 Bowens Wharf
(401) 619-2640
www.diegosnewport.com

Dinner:

Perro Salado
A Newport favorite for Mexican.
19 Charles St
(401) 619-4777
www.perrosalado.com

Brick Alley Pub
A Newport classic, great place for any meal or drinks.
140 Thames St
(401) 849-6334
www.brickalley.com

Nikolas Pizza
Pizza, plain and simple.
38 Memorial Blvd W
(401) 849-6611
www.nikolaspizza.com

Fluke
Upscale dining with a harbor view centrally located on Bowen’s Wharf.
41 Bowens Wharf
(401) 849-7778
www.flukewinebar.com

Smoke House
Best Barbeque in town with outdoor dining.
America’s Cup Ave
(401) 848-9800
www.smokehousecafe.com

Tavern on Broadway
An excellent dinner destination away from the fray of downtown.
16 Broadway
(401) 619-5675
www.tavernonbroadway.com

Mission Burger
The best burger around.
29 Marlborough St
(401) 619-5560
www.missionnpt.com

Midtown Oyster Bar
Great oysters, great atmosphere, great bar.
345 Thames St
(401) 619-4100
www.midtownoyster.com

The Mooring
Excellent upscale seafood with outdoor dining.
1 Sayers Wharf
(401) 846-2260
www.locu.com

The Landing
Seaside seafood with an amazing harbour view.
30 Bowens Wharf
(401) 847-4514

Atlantic Grille
Casual dining, great for any meal and a drink.
91 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown
(401) 849-4440

White Horse Tavern
Upscale American cuisine in a historic setting dating to 1673.
26 Marlborough St
(401) 849-3600
www.locu.com

Drinks:

The Cooke House
A good dinner destination as well as multiple bars.
26 Bannister’s Wharf
(401) 849-2900
www.bannistersnewport.com/clarke_cooke_house

SpeakEasy Bar & Grill
250 Thames St
(401) 846-0514
www.speakeasybarandgrill.com

IYAC
Local sailors’ favorite place to get drinks.
536 Thames St
(401) 841-5250

O’Briens Pub
501 Thames St
(401) 849-6623
www.theobrienspub.com

Dockside
Seaside nightlife with great harbor views.
Waite’s Wharf
(401) 619-1588

The Fastnet Pub
Newport’s Irish Pub, a local hangout for sailors.
1 Broadway
(401) 845-9311

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To say that this past summer’s 2016 Newport Bermuda Race was an unusual, historic event would be to traffic in understatement. Several days before the June 17 start, a forecast of extreme gales in the Gulf Stream persuaded the crews of more than 50 boats, out of an original entry list of 185 yachts, to sit this one out. Surprisingly, many of them were the largest vessels in the fleet, crewed by all-star professional sailors. Once a few of those pros made their intention to bail clear, there was a mad rush to the exits. It was a bit of a head-scratcher. After all, the event is an ocean race. What did everyone think they’d signed up for?

The biggest entry, the 100-foot Comanche, skippered by the renowned offshore campaigner Ken Read, did set sail, and the team’s efforts were rewarded with a new race record on elapsed time after a smoking-fast passage of 34 hours, 42 minutes, 33 seconds — an 18-knot average speed over the 635-mile course, breaking the old elapsed-time record by a solid five hours.

Even though it took the next boat, High Noon, another two days to reach the island, when it did, the accomplishments of its crew were so ­startling that they overshadowed Comanche’s splendid achievement and became the story of the 2016 race. After all, High Noon was a mere 41 feet, monumentally smaller (and older) than many of the yachts it dispatched on a boat-to-boat basis. But here was the real kicker: Of the 10-person crew, seven were between the ages of 15 and 18. As the pro sailors who’d dropped out took to social media to congratulate themselves on their ­prudence, a boatload of teenagers tested themselves in the North Atlantic with stunning results.

Ironic? Yup. Cool and incredible? Oh yes.

There were three adults in the crew, who all deserve recognition: Peter Becker and Rob Alexander of the American Yacht Club in Rye, New York, and world-class Spanish competitor Guillermo Altadill, a sailing pal of Becker’s, who called Altadill “easily the best sailor I’ve ever sailed with” and “the secret sauce in this equation.”

Then there were the junior sailors, the heroes of this fabulous chapter in Bermuda Race lore: Colin Alexander, Carina Becker, Brooks Daley, ­Hector McKemy, Richard O’Leary, Will McKeige and ­Madelyn Ploch. Let’s tip the hat to them.

It was Peter Becker, however, who really got the party started. A veteran of 16 Bermuda Races, he did his first one in 1974, at the age of 15. It was an experience that left a lifelong impression. The AYC has a long-established big-boat program for junior sailors, which Becker took over about five years ago. “I was driven by a desire to give back,” he said, “though it didn’t hurt that my kids were old enough to participate.”

For the last several years, the youngsters raced a J/105, but for the Bermuda Race, Becker negotiated a sweet charter deal for the Tripp 41 High Noon, from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation.

Regarding the forecast, Becker said: “It was easy for us to make the go/no-go decision. We knew the boat, the quality of the adult supervision — with Guillermo being supersize there — and we knew the quality and mettle of each of the junior sailors.”

Plus, they kept a clear eye on the weather forecasts, and as it turned out, the fierce predictions never materialized. “We didn’t see anything outrageous,” said Becker. “Maybe 30 knots with gusts to 35. We were on port tack 90 percent of the time, but there were no slamming conditions.”

In fact, it was light air near the finish that doomed High Noon‘s chances of winning the whole shooting match on corrected time; those honors went to an Xp 44 called Warrior Won.

But don’t shed a tear for the Noon-timers; at the race’s awards ceremony, they took home a truckload of trophies (eight in all), perhaps the most prestigious one being the new Stephens Brothers Trophy (named for yachting legends Olin and Rod), awarded to the top boat with a youth crew.

For Becker, however, the best souvenir of the race came just after arriving (High Noon passed Comanche, already being delivered home), on the way to the empty docks. Once there, they were shown to the cherished slip next to the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club reserved for the top boat in.

“It’s only the maxi sailors, and only a few of them, who’ve ever arrived and seen nobody there,” he said. “And here we are in this little boat. It’s not a view a 41-footer is supposed to see. That was daunting. And it was really cool.”

Herb McCormick is Cruising World’s executive editor.

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Researchers believe they have found the wreckage of the HMS Endeavour, vessel of legendary British explorer, James Cook.

Cook commanded the ship from 1768 to 1771 on his famous voyage mapping the uncharted waters of the south Pacific Ocean, but for years its whereabouts have remained a mystery.

After exploring far-flung lands the boat passed through a number of different hands before it was renamed the Lord Sandwich and used in America’s revolutionary war.

“Lord Sandwich was the first lord of the admiralty at the time so the name makes sense — a nod by its private owner,” Dr Kathy Abbass, the executive director of Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, a not-for-profit organization set up in 1992 set up to study the area’s maritime history, told CNN. A replica of the HMS Endeavour, which has existed for 20 years after a lengthy build process.

“We know from its size, dimension and these records that the Sandwich was the Endeavour.”

Now the Rhode Island Marine Archeology Project (RIMP) says it has managed to identify the wreckage of the Lord Sandwich in Newport harbor, off the state of Rhode Island.

Read the rest of the news report here, and find out more about the project and the efforts to locate Captain Cook’s ship at the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project’s website here..

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Bareboat Sailing Charters in Newport, RI has added two Helia 44 catamarans, available in three- or four-cabin versions, for summer cruising in southeastern New England. Amenities include twin 40hp Volvo diesel engines, wheel steering, autopilot, shore power system, cabin fans, refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave bimini top, cockpit shower, GPS color navigation and 10-foot dinghy with outboard motor. Other vessels in the fleet include a selection of Jeanneau and Beneteau monohulls.

For details contact Bareboat Sailing Charters at www.bareboatsailing.com.

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