ep38 - Sailing Newport - Sailing Rhode Island - Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay - Sep 2018

s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) sailed from Martha’s Vineyard to Newport Rhode Island, with an overnight stop in Cuttyhunk Harbor in the Elizabeth Islands.
In Cuttyhunk we had our first boat collision incident since we have Cloudy Bay – a yacht dragged its anchor and collided with us in the middle of the night. And we sustained some damage to the gunwale and gel coat.
Once anchored in Newport Harbor, we spent 4 days in the beautiful town, with a balance of both exploring the town and boat maintenance.
First, we received several packages of parts and did some maintenance (installed replacement wifi antenna, service bilge pump and generator exhaust).
In Newport itself we wandered this historical yachting center of the USA, the quays, wharfs and old town. After the Cliff Walk, we visited some of the Newport Mansions which were built in the late 1800’s, most of them overlooking the Atlantic coastline.
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To better understand the story-line of this video, we invite you to read our daily sailing blog posts:
Day 1 – Martha’s Vineyard to Cuttyhunk : http://www.sailcloudybay.com/marthas-vineyard-to-cuttyhunk/
Day 2 – Boat collision in Cuttyhunk & sailing to Newport : http://www.sailcloudybay.com/cuttyhunk-boat-collision/
Day 3 – Newport pick up deliveries & boat maintenance : http://www.sailcloudybay.com/newport-ri/
Day 4 – Cliff Walk & Newport Mansions : http://www.sailcloudybay.com/newport-cliff-walk-and-mansions/
Day 5 – Boat maintenance, bilge pump & generator exhaust : http://www.sailcloudybay.com/newport-tackle-bilge-pump-and-generator-exhaust/