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Wickford Yacht Club, located in Wickford Harbor on Narragansett Bay, has transient moorings available for guest visitors to rent, and can accommodate vessels up to 50' LOA. Wickford Yacht Club has showers, ice cubes, and fresh water available to transients using moorings on site. Currently, there is no launch service available in the harbor. The marina also has heads and showers that are colocated in the area next to the club galley.

While on site, head ashore and take a stroll through Wickford Village. Boaters will find the village to be a welcoming, picturesque village and also a delightful cruising destination, offering numerous restaurants, shops, and services. The village is a family destination year round, offering the best that the New England shoreline has to offer.

Please see the policies section for a note regarding guest access to club facilities.

2023 Rates: $50 per night

Cancellation Policy: Please contact Snag-A-Slip or the Marina if you need to cancel your reservation. There is no charge for cancelling.

Facility Access: Please be aware that beyond the heads and showers, the rest of the club facilities are off limits to non members unless escorted by a member. Boaters can also find fuel, block ice, and pump outs at other marinas nearby.

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September 12 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm.

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The Wickford Regatta

By Rob Jerry from CatamaranRacing.net and Cate Brown

Photos by Cate Brown

NENSA sailors Chris Titcomb (helm) and Lindsay Smith raced Lil’ Evil in the 19-boat F18 fleet.   © Cate Brown Photography/catebrownphoto.com

This year’s Wickford Regatta was open to Lasers, Laser Radials, International 420s, 5O5s, Viper 640s and F18 catamarans. There were sixteen F18s and three F16s all scored as one fleet, which was double the attendance from last year. The majority of the 11-boat 5O5 fleet came directly to Wickford from the National Championship in California the previous weekend, and nearly the entire I420 fleet were from LISOT (Long Island Sound Youth Sailing Team). The regatta was sailed out of Cold Spring Beach, a few blocks from the yacht club and a perfect venue with plenty of room for boats and easy launching.

The regatta started off at a leisurely pace on Saturday, with a 10 am skippers meeting and noon first start time. There was a postponement due to lack of wind as a light easterly teased the race committee, but the southerly seabreeze filled in by 12:30. Once racing started, the committee ran back-to-back races in 10-15 knots. Five races were scored on the Bravo Circle for the 5O5s, Vipers and F18s, and four races on Alpha Circle for the Lasers, Laser Radials and I-420s. The weather was perfect with bright sunshine and temperatures in the high 70s. On Bravo Circle, the F18 team of Mike Easton and Tripp Burd quickly recovered their championship form on their new Falcon with three first place finishes and two seconds to finish Saturday in the lead. On Alpha Circle Mark Bear was in the lead for the Laser fleet after the first day of racing, with 7 points for only four races.

Wickford Yacht Club hosted a cocktail hour and dinner Saturday night. The organizers provided beer, wine, soft drinks and live music throughout the night. The barbecue chicken, vegetable lasagna, vegetables, salad and cornbread were very good, as was the homemade dessert: bite-size chocolate cookie ice cream sandwiches.

Sunday morning brought very light winds and another postponement on the beach. With faith in the seabreeze, the race committee called the sailors off the beach around 11:30 am and they sailed / drifted out to the course in a very light wind. The seabreeze rewarded the committee’s faith and filled in around 12:30, although not as strong as the day before. There were three more races on Bravo Circle in an inconsistent 5-10 knots, and another three on Alpha Circle. Easton and Burd continued their F18 dominance with another first and second in the first two races, securing the overall F18 win with 10 points.

James and Matthew Barry of Riverside Yacht Club sailed The Bassmaster to victory in the 5O5 class with 16 points for eight races. Moise Solomon’s 3Grins from the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association won the Viper class handily with bullets across the board (and a second place throwout from race 7). LISOT sailors Russell Clarida and Forrest Thomas from Pequot Yacht Club won the competitive I-420 class with nine points, with the second place boat only one point behind. The Laser Radials also had tight racing, with Carly Broussard of Lakewood Yacht Club coming out on top with 12 points. Mark Bear held onto his lead to win the Laser class with 11 points. Visit wickford.sailspace.net for the full results, and catebrownphoto.com to view more photos.

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Workshop at yacht club stresses mariner safety during wind farm construction

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“We don’t like seeing pylons and turbines in our ocean, but if built responsibly, it is better than burning coal or other fossil fuels to generate electricity,” Kristen Smith stated during Wednesday night’s mariner safety workshop at the Wickford Yacht Club in North Kingstown. 

Smith, her husband, Matthew, and about 25 other members of the Wickford Yacht Club were at the mariner safety workshop conducted by the Better Bay Alliance and wind farm developer Ørsted. The Danish company will be laying cable from their Revolution Wind project offshore up the West Passage of Narragansett Bay, under the Jamestown Bridge to Quonset Point. The purpose of the meeting was to alert mariners about the project, specifically when and where construction activities will be occurring.

Winnie Hagen, the Wickford Yacht Club's seminar organizer, kicked off the meeting by welcoming members and guests: “This workshop is part of a continuing series of educational and informative seminars we will be conducting for members.” 

She then handed the meeting over to David Lussier, president of the Better Bay Alliance. “We are not for offshore wind, or against offshore wind," Lussier said, "but merely here to promote mariner safety on the Bay. And to share our new website software called Live Chart that allows mariners to track all kinds of boating activities on the Bay, including construction projects like this one.”  Visit https://betterbayalliance.org/live-chart-better-bay-alliance/ for Live Chart.

Claire Hobson and Ross Pearsall of Ørsted’s Marine Affairs Division shared highlights of the Revolution Wind project, specifically the West Passage cable installation project, which will be conducted this fall and winter. 

For information on Revolution Wind and the West Passage cable installation project, visit https://revolution-wind.com/  or email Claire Hobson at [email protected] .

Changes to Local Notice to Mariners and Light Lists

The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center announced this week upcoming changes to the Local Notice to Mariners, or LNM, and the Light List, as part of its efforts to modernize and improve the accessibility, accuracy and overall user experience for mariners and other stakeholders.

The LNM and the Light List are used to relate current navigational changes and important navigational notices.

The Coast Guard plans to transition from using NOAA Paper Chart Numbers, editions and dates for disseminating Marketing Safety Information to using Official Waterway Names. The LNM and Light List data will be available in a geospatial format, which will allow users to visualize information interactively on a chart.

The transition to the modernized LNM and Light List platform (the Navigation Center website) will be completed by Monday, Sept. 30.  Visit the Navigation Center at Home | Navigation Center (uscg.gov) .

Where’s the bite?

Striped bass, bluefish, bonito .  “The striped bass bite has been hit or miss from shore with metal lures [that mimic mullet] and bucktails working," said Steven Orefice of Watch Hill Outfitters in Westerly. "The bonito bite continues to be strong, too.” Oliver Zannini of Quaker Lane Bait & Tackle in North Kingstown reported: “Customers haven’t been getting out much this week with rough seas but those fishing are catching some striped bass and bluefish in Narragansett Bay as well as along the coastal shore.” Declan O’Donnell of Breachway Bait & Tackle in Charlestown said: “The fall striped bass season is off to a great start, some great nights and mornings across the south shore. The amount of bait is off the charts and a great mix of sizes for bass. From 10-inch school striped bass up to 40-inch fish. Bonito are still plentiful popping up very randomly.” "East End" Eddie Doherty, Cape Cod Canal fishing expert and author, reported: “Fish continue to devour bait in preparation for the southern migration. I caught a fat fish that I eyeballed to be about 27 inches, but the expanded girth caused the optical illusion of a shorter length, which really measured out to 30 inches." 

Fluke (summer flounder), black sea bass, scup and cod.  The black sea bass bite is still good, however, the summer flounder (fluke) bite is starting to fade. Angler Kevin Fetzer of East Greenwich fished with Joe Klinger of South Kingstown at Austin Hollow off Jamestown and boated a 24-inch, 5.2-pound fluke. “All the other fish we caught were undersized, including several fluke, scup and black sea bass," Fetzer said. “Fluke and seabass fishing is starting to taper off,” O’Donnell said. “Black sea bass and scup fishing continues to be outstanding along the southern coastal shore," Orefice said. "And a big treat this month — anglers are catching keeper cod fish on rock piles and wrecks close to shore.”

Tautog fishing is hit or miss for anglers.  Those finding fish seem to be in lower water where there is water movement.

Tuna. Tuna fishing continues to be good. “The bite south of Block Island and Montauk is good with anglers hooking up with 60-inch school bluefin tuna jigging and chucking,” Orefice reported.

Dave Monti holds a master captain’s license and charter fishing license. He serves on a variety of boards and commissions and has a consulting business that focuses on clean oceans, habitat preservation, conservation, renewable energy and fisheries related issues and clients. Forward fishing news and photos to [email protected] or visit noflukefishing.com

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Membership Information

The Wickford Yacht Club has a membership of young families, couples, singles, empty nesters and a rich bank of seasoned members who serve and have served on committees and on our board.

All of us have an interest in recreational boating, competitive racing and the camaraderie of social events with new and life-time treasured friends.

We are member-operated, with everyone taking turns in monthly events, and the bi- annual work weekends. In exchange, the Club provides a full calendar of cruising, racing, social events, and a clubhouse that boasts unparalleled views of the bay.

Reciprocal privileges through the Yachting Club of America is another perk.   Our partner, the non-profit Wickford Sailing Association, offers adult sailing instruction and refresher courses as well as a sailing programs for children, from beginners to juniors.   Becoming a Member:

You may inquire about membership by contacting our Membership Chair: ([email protected])

If, after receiving information , you are interested, you’ll be invited to a WYC event where you’ll get a feel for our maritime heritage, congeniality spirit,and how we operate as a vibrant member operated club on Narragansett Bay.

Membership and your sponsors will guide you through the application process.

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