Bob Cornell caught this image of the Mayflower II a few minutes after she departed Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn., on Monday, July 20. “What a crowd on the water and on land and so fun!,” reported Sue Cornell.

Unusual sight on two moorings, rafted stern to stern in narrow Perry’s Creek on Vinalhaven, two aluminum ocean-going, international visitors. Comparable in size, Maake-s from Holland and Long John Silver from Netherlands. The latter was documented by My Ship Tracking as 12 x 4m, approx. 40′ x 13′. It alsoRead More

Fishing is slow. We still manage to catch a few now and then. We catch too many Sea Robins. We don’t keep them. They are too hard to fillet. They are neat looking fish with colors like a land Robin. They are vocal too. They grunt grunt when they landRead More

North Kingstown, R.I. William E. “Bill” Adams, age 79, of North Kingstown, R.I., passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 16, surrounded by his family. Born in Providence, R.I., he was the son of the late Ernest and Jennie (Maynard) Adams. He was the beloved husband of Pauline (Baril) Allaire-Adams forRead More

Sailing Vessel La Joie de Mer, or also known as The Joy of the Sea, a 98′ cruising yacht transits the Fox Island Thorofare dwarfing every spar and boat along the way.  She  is sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands. Her length overall (LOA) is 30 meters and herRead More

  This is Jody Wolford-Tucker, HVHC Executive Director, sharing a brief message to convey our gratitude that the Hospice Regatta of Maine has been able to set sail this year! While the safety needs of the pandemic have required we hold no land events or our customary post-race celebrations, ourRead More

Sighted in Fox Island Thorofare Thursday afternoon, the Schooner EROS. EROS is a classic 115 ft / 35.1 m beauty built in England in 1939 for the daughter and son-in-law of a British Lord. She was very soon after commandeered by the Royal Navy to participate in the famous evacuationRead More

Darien, Conn. Susan Widmann Sinclair, 88, passed away at her home in Darien, Conn., on July 5. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1932. Her family moved to Darien two years later. After attending Hindley Elementary in Darien, and The Thomas School in Rowayton, Conn., she earned a teachingRead More

Warwick, R.I. Charles Schifino was born in East Providence, R.I, on Aug. 23, 1945 and passed away unexpectedly at home in Warwick, R.I., on June 28, 2020. Charles honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1964-1967) earning Pistol Marksman and Rifle Sharpshooter Badges, and medals in National Defense Service andRead More

Warwick, R.I. Susan Scolnick Quackenbush of Warwick, R.I., passed away peacefully at age 70 on Sunday, June 28, surrounded by her family. Susan, daughter of Aaron and Beatrice Scolnick, was born in Lowell, Mass., on Jan. 24, 1950. She graduated from Lowell High School, received her undergraduate degree from TheRead More