Newport - the place to be this summer!

By FrenchMonkey -
It has been a while since my last post on this blog, but I have a good excuse for my silence: Newport is probably one of the busiest places on the East Coast when it comes to events on and around the water. Since our arrival we have been working a lot and at the same time trying to make the most of the local events. Here are some of the things we have done in the past weeks:

 - Haul out the yacht in Portsmouth to have the bottom painted
 - Take part in the Newport Charter Show, which proved very successful for Tilly Mint
 - Watch the start of the Newport to Bermuda race just in front of Castle Hill
 - Bike around town to discover all the great places to shop for our charter guests
 - Take wine classes to improve my knowledge of local wines
 - Test about 40 recipes with just as many types of fish and seafood
 - Take guests to Martha's Vineyard for the week-end
 - Sail down the Narragansett in the middle of the America's Cup boats

Tilly Mint is now moored at the best possible place in the harbor - right in front of the racing village for the America's Cup World Series. Here are a few pictures to give you a taste of life in Newport in the summertime!

Sunset on the Newport bridge
View from the Yachting Center
Castle Hill is packed for the start of the Newport Bermuda race
The big boys before the start
Crossing the start line under spinnaker!
Opposite ends of the sailing spectrum...
Are we close enough to the AC45s?
Waiting to hear if Tilly Mint can be entered for the Cup...

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