Newport & Jamestown
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southeast around historic Fort Adams and its dock. Look off to the east for the green #1 marker at the southern end of Goat Island--that’s Brenton Cove due south--and follow by John Galluzzo the channel into Newport Harbor. The Newport Yachting Center should be easy to find: It’s the e know you’ve heard of Newport, of the biggest wharf you’ll see on the eastern mansions, of the Cliff Walk. We know you’ve shore. Keep an eye out for racing buoys all summer long, as you won’t find heard of the boat shows, the flower show, the them on any charts. jazz festival, the folk festival. We know you plan To reach Jamestown from the East Passage, cruise past Fort Adams, to make it part of your 2013 summer. leaving it to starboard as you head But what about Jamestown? Have you crossed the bridge north. Steer wide of the area known to see what life is like on the other side? It’s slower, quieter, as the Dumplings off the Conanicut Island shore by and each and every person has a few more acres to himself. staying outside the green #11 bell buoy, and watch for the And, best of all, it comes with the same view of Narragansett channel markers to the northwest that will bring you into Bay that Newport promises. Jamestown. Northeast of Block Island and northwest of Martha’s Something will be happening when you arrive in Vineyard lies Aquidneck (the other name for the island Rhode Narragansett Bay: the Black Ships Festival, the International Island), at the northern edge of Rhode Island Sound. The East Tennis Hall of Fame championship tournament, a chowder Passage into Narragansett Bay bisects Brenton Point, the coo k-off, or the dedication of the new official sailing southwestern corner of Newport Neck, and Beavertail Point education vessel of Rhode Island, the Oliver Hazard Perry. to its west, the southern tip of Conanicut Island, marked by Then again, you may wish to sit by the sidelines on the a historic lighthouse. Keep to the eastern side of the passage, Jamestown shore, and watch it all from not so far away. clearing the red #6 bell buoy near Butter Ball Rock and the You choose. Castle Hill Lighthouse and Coast Guard station to starboard. Ah, summer on Narragansett Bay. Is there anything Run up the channel to the northeast, and take a turn to the better?
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CAPTAIN’S SEASIDE GUIDE 2013
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