Happy US Coast Guard Day from Newport, RI!

Today, August 4th, is United States Coast Guard Day commemorating the founding of the US Coast Guard on August 4, 1790, by then Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. On that date, Congress,authorized the building of a fleet of the first ten Coast Guard service cutters, whose responsibility would be enforcement of the first tariff laws enacted by Congress under the Constitution.  

The Tall Ship Eagle is the Coast Guard's official sail training vessel for future officers.  Here are some great shots Captain Duncan took of the Eagle in Newport last summer.  

Happy 223rd Birthday Coast Guard, thank you for all you do to keep the waters of Newport, Rhode Island safe!
 

 

12 Meter Charters - August 2012 in Pictures!

August 2012 was filled with road trips and racing at 12 Meter Charters!  Oh, and AMAZING sunsets!  Here are some of the highlights of our August.  Thank you to all who sailed with us!

The Tall Ship USCG Eagle visited Newport!

Columbia and Hertiage take a delightful day trip to Stonington, Connecticut.

Columbia wins in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard.

Columbia wins the Nantucket 12 Meter Regatta.

Heritage finishes ahead of the competition in Nantucket's Opera House Cup.

An August evening sail aboard Heritage!

Spectacular August Sunsets in Narragansett Bay!

 

 

 

Sunset on an Eagle Newport Weekend!

 The sun has set on another fabulous Newport weekend!  Thanks to all those that sailed with us!

  

The Eagle has Landed in Newport!

Another amazing sailing vessel arrived in Newport yesterday, the 295 foot square-rigged Tall Ship, Eagle! Originally called Horst Wessel she was built in Germany in 1936. After World War II, she was distributed to the United States as a war reparation and was commissioned as the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle on 15 May 1946. The Eagle will be open to the public for tours all weekend. Come to Newport and check out this amazing sailing vessel!