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Stay dry on your boat this summer
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 … more
IN CONTROL: Brown student and summer intern at Beacon Communications, Dana Richie, tiller in hand, makes her maiden sailing outing under the guidance of Edgewood Sailing School instructor Alex Stepanov. As the boat is named, she had no regrets although she came close to swimming. (Cranston Herald photos)
At the helm for a first time
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 … more
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SETTING A COURSE: EYC sailing instructor Greta Shuster draws a course and sets the timing to start a race for the more experienced sailors at the school. (Cranston Herald photos)
Kids learn their lines at EYC sailing school
With the sun beating down through the clouds, a fleet of optimist sailboats, no bigger than bath tubs, charted their course across the Providence River channel in a straight line like a row of … more
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WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON: There were 26 graduating seniors from Cranston High School East, Cranston High School West, and the New England Laborers’/Cranston Public Schools Construction Career Academy who applied for, interviewed for, and received job offers from Electric Boat. Those students will now have the time to consider that offer and decide whether or not to pursue employment at EB. (Submitted photos courtesy of Cranston Public Schools)
Electric Boat Application Event a Success for CPS Seniors
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, 26 seniors who will be graduating from Cranston Public Schools received a job offer from Electric Boat (EB), pursuant upon fulfilling all hiring requirements. At an … more
LOTS OF INTEREST: Fresh from racing in the club’s frostbite fleet Sunday afternoon, Edgewood Yacht Club commodore Chris Lee was pleased by the turnout at the club’s open house Sunday. (Cranston Herald photos)
EGY open house prelude to another boating season
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 … more
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WIND POWERED: With the wind turbines at Fields Point as a backdrop, the biggest little fleet in the bay races its first regatta off the docks at Rhode Island Yacht Club. (Cranston Herald photos)
State’s ‘biggest little fleet’ splashes at Stillhouse Cove
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 … more
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THE END OF A DAY OF RACING AND MORE TO COME: George Shuster and his wife Stephanie of Warwick prepare to moor their Beetle Cat after sailing six races Saturday in the Leo J. Telesmanick Beetle Cat Championship Regatta at Edgewood Yacht Club. Shuster was elected chair of the Northeast Beetle Cat Association that evening.
Classic Beetle Cats purr at EYC regatta
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 … more
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BIG DONATION: Martina Javid, founder of the Mae Organization, received a $6,500 donation from Blake Laverdiere, ECSA chairman. Along with Javid was Dan Masood, ECSA member and his two daughters, Abby, 4, and Mackenzie, 8, Isa Price, President of Mae Organization, Connie McNally, Mae event committee member and Joe Pelletier from ECSA. (Photo by Steve Popiel)
$6,500 grant to promote mental wellness
By MERI KENNEDY Late last month, the Electric Boat Quonset Point Employees’ Community Services Association (ECSA) presented Cranston’s Mae Organization for the Homeless with a $6,500 … more
IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK: Marguerite Ofria Pile and her husband Wells Pile cut short their cruise aboard their 36-foot trawler Amphitrite to play it safe and return to the yacht club. This reporter assumed they were cleaning out their boat in preparation of the storm. But no, the dock cart was filled with laundry. The name of the boat offered a lesson in Greek mythology. She was a sea goddess and wife of Poseidon and the queen of the sea. As the tale goes, Wells said Poseidon was highly desirous of the beautiful Amphitrite, but she only agreed to become his wife if they equally shared power.
Getting Ready for Henri
Ready for Henri While the parking lot was full, the docks at the Rhode Island Yacht Club were nearly deserted Saturday. A club crew checked dock lines in preparation of Henri forecast to arrive in the early morning hours Sunday. There was greater more
Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival delayed until 2022
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 more
FEELING THE PINCH: Jody King, a quahogger and chair of the Warwick Harbor Commission, said the acquisition of marinas by Safe Harbor is eliminating competition and driving up prices. He is pictured with his boat that he keeps at Pleasure Marina, which is not owned by Safe Harbor.
Marina mogul
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 more
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FLAG OFFICERS: No one is keeping count, but it’s been at least a decade since all three flag officers at the Edgewood Yacht Club are Cranston residents. With Commodore Ken Gilbert, left, are Chris Lee and Vin DelloIacono.
Edgewood Yacht Club's new flag officers hope for banner summer
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 more
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