The Galley

Newport has a diverse scene after dark.  There are pubs & bars of all types, tapas places, danicing & discos, live music & reggae, comedians & plays, restaurants galore.  It’s a great place to be as your summer port - lot’s to enjoy when you get a night off.  The following are some guidelines, rules [...]

Summer Fun for Yachties
Events * Excursions * Fam Trips
Strawberry Picking
Please join your fellow chefs on a farm trip!
The Captain’s Concierge is organizing the outing under our Farm to Yacht Program - connecting you with locally grown, produced & harvested goods.
What: Chef Excursion
When: Tuesday, June 15
Where: Portsmouth, RI
Meet: Newport Shipyard @
The Captain’s Concierge
Time: 8:30 am [...]

This is one of those an ounce of prevention prevents pounds of cleaning & scrubbing tips.  Metal cans in heads & showers can leave unslightly rust stains on the tub, sink, in the locker and vanity.  These stains will be soaked into every type of material including granite & marble.  The solution is to paint [...]

Goooooaaaaaallllll!! This will be the cry heard in 10 stadiums around South Africa.  Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup of Football starts this Friday, June 11th and runs through July 11th.  Teams representing 32 countries will duke it out to determine who is the best in the world.  This global event is dominated [...]

While the weather forecast is a little damp for the weekend, please don’t let that stop you from getting out.  There are plenty of fun things to do around Newport this weekend.

Artisans Fair - check out what funky local artists are creating.  This is an easy walk from the marinas downtown. Saturday
Herreshoff Wharf Sale - [...]

Summer arrived early in Newport.  Instead of our usual slow crank-up, it’s off with a bang.  The Captain’s Concierge schedule has been so full taking care of all the amazing yachts in town that we’ve neglected The Galley blog. So dear reader, please accept our apology - we’ll try real hard this summer to make [...]

The weather is forecasted to be warm & sunny -  perfect for getting out & about.  Newport looks fabulous with all the blooming tress & flowers.  Get out, get active and explore some of the natural wonders of the Newport area before the summer crowds arrive.
As usual, there are some fun events happening:
Kayak Demo [...]

Assembly of new 100 ton travel lift at Newport Shipyard

Slips filling up

Big boats are back

SPEEDBOAT is back

Harbor view from the gym

Harbor View
Soundtrack to Post:  Somewhere Down the Crazy River - Robbie Robertson

Happy Earth Day!  We are feeling very green over here because we went & saw Avatar.  All joking aside sometimes it’s hard to figure out if the enviromental/eco-concious movement is for real or if people/companies are doing it because it’s trendy.  What is credible & what’s fashionable?
I think every little bit helps & people can [...]

Fresh paint in the shed
Fresh paint on the bottom
Empty Harbor - Empty Travel Lift
Big crane at new haulout pit
Black Knight seeing sunshine for the first time in years
Sunset Music Festival tent going up
Empty Harbor
Newport harbor - Wish you were here
We’re are glad to be back after a pre-season break to recharge & get life in [...]