Plan on dining out a lot when you visit? The Newport County Dinner Club offers 2-for-1 meals at over 60 restaurants in the greater Newport area for $19.95. The card is good for one year and can be purchased in Newport at the Gateway Center or over the phone. (list of participating restaurants)
Boating & Water Sports
Featured Boating & Water Sports Company
Adirondack II
Newport, RI
For tickets & info call: 401-847-0000
For charter info call: 401-862-8441
Set sail aboard Adirondack II for the ultimate Newport experience with your friends and family!
NO SAILING EXPERIENCE is required - just sit back and enjoy the views!
Adirondack II is a wooden replica of a classic turn-of-the-century pilot schooner. At 80 ft. she provides a comfortable, safe, high-performance day-sail experience for people of all ages!
Convenient access - Adirondack II leaves right from downtown Newport
Adirondack II is available for 2-hour bay tours, as well as charters and corporate events.
General Boating Info
Newport's famous deep water harbor hosted the America's Cup for many years and its waters have been drawing people to its shores since the 1600's. Although Newport is best-known as a sailing center, the ocean and surrounding areas of the island it inhabits (Aquidneck Island) offer the outdoor enthusiast many options to explore. Middletown, Newport's next door neighbor, is home to beautiful beaches, unspoiled nature centers and wildlife sanctuaries. Close to shore, many visitors are amazed at the variety of marine creatures swimming just under the surface. During the summer months, the Gulf Stream brings tropical fish our way, and it is not uncommon to see these brightly-colored fish swimming around in the 70+° waters off Newport's shores.
Newport's climate is unusual for New England and very temperate due to the relatively consistent ocean temperatures from day to day. Because of this ocean effect, you can expect cooler than average temperatures in late spring and warmer than average temperatures from September until Christmas, extending our sailing & boating season well into October most years. And for the adventurous, "frostbiters" can be seen out on the water all winter braving the cold for the love of sailing.
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