Great boats. Good price. Took a seafox commander 228 out Friday of Labor Day. Had 150hrs on it…read more Basically brand new. This isn't a trash rental place. They clearly take care of the boats. Not going to find a 15hp on a row boat here. Real boats. Stayed in Newport and it's 20 min away(totally worth it). We did half day and were able to go by cliff walk and many coves. Background - live in nyc and boat jersey shore (mainly my center console). I'd like to think I know what I'm talking about.

We took the Safe Power Boating two day class here. Captain Paul is an AMAZING teacher. He covered…read moreso much material in a short amount of time but kept it entertaining and fun. The on water part was the best. Highly recommend.

Stopped by on my way to last resort. Nice little place. Small parking lot, which always prevented…read moreme from stopping sooner. Great views, looks like a resevoir.

Peaceful place for meditation or contemplation! It is fairly quiet and located across the street…read morefrom Wesco Oil. The place is nicely maintained and what you take in, you will have to take out. Parking is easy. There are classes offered for paddleboarding.

Reasonable kayak rentals out of a slightly-dusty marine shop…read more This place isn't on the water --- kayak rentals involve a guy with a pickup driving your kayak to the shore, with you following. At the end of your adventure (about 10 minutes before you're done), call the shop from your cell phone and the guy will bring the pickup back to collect the kayak. This whole system worked better than I expected. I got a single kayak --- a quite reasonable Perception Swifty 9.5 sit-inside in good repair. The basic aluminum-and-plastic paddle was nothing special, but in reasonable repair. They also do tandem kayaks, small motorboats, and very small sailboats (Sunfish). The marine shop is a little dusty, and looks to do lots of outboard motor repairs.

Great value for boat rental. We rented a 19 foot boat for a full day on the weekend for $350. Boat…read morewas about 15 years old so nothing fancy (no AC outlet or radio), but boat itself was in good shape, functioned well and we had a fantastic day in the harbor. Note to boat renters: the shop does not use credit cards except for boat rentals, and required a $2000 authorization that it appears they ran through an old computer in the back office, so we initially had issues with finding a credit card that their system would not decline. Just be aware that this can take a significant amount of time even if your credit cards have never had issues previously, and they don't take AmEx. As mentioned in the previous post, the rental shop itself was not on the water, but was an easy 5 minute drive with the shop bringing the boat on a trailer and then picking it up at the end of the day with a stop by the gas station on the way back to the shop to top if off that the customer pays (very economical, only went through 12 gallons of gas). The shop requires that someone in party is an experienced boater and they take you out on 5 minute test drive before letting you go. Even though we were never in shallow water and convinced we didn't run into or over anything, there were some dings in the propellor noted at the end of our trip. Steve verified that that they could have been there prior to our trip, and was honest in not charging us for them. If you are fine with a more social (we got to know Steve quite well) while not the most streamlined renting experience, then good bargain!

Narragansett Boat Club is really a great little gem. They are open to all and run rowing classes…read morecontinually all year - including winter indoor rowing on machines when the weather closes the river to ice. Anyone can go there and join a free learn-to-row day which happens four or more times per year, and, the indoor rowing has free classes for newbies almost every week. Where else can you have the incredible freedom of being human powered on the water with lots of experience and coaching help to get you comfortable in a boat. They start out in a training barge and then progress to wide stable sculling boats called Zephyrs. The longer you are rowing the more you will progress until you are in a racing shell that is barely as wide as your bottom and moves like a waterbug on steroids.

i love rowing and i like moving u pthe slide and then rowing also they give me misclesread more

What a fantastic day! Great adventure and awesome instructors guiding us through Wickford harbor…read more So cool to explore different islands in the harbor. Fun way to enjoy a workout and getting in touch with nature. Experienced a great morning! Thanks again Donna

My wife and I have recently developed an interest in sailing as a way to travel and vacation in…read moredifferent parts of the world and after doing some research on the numerous ASA schools, we decided to go with Swain Sailing in the BVI. Their description of the Fast Track to Bareboating course sounded exactly like what we were looking for so we signed up for the course and began studying the text books. We arrived in Tortola prepared to take the exams, but they day before the course was scheduled to begin Gina Swain sent an email informing me that the first day of the ASA101 course had been cancelled because they didn't have any instructors available. For those who aren't aware, Swain advertises the ASA101 as a 2 day introduction to the basics of sailing and time is split between classroom and putting the concepts into practice on a IC24 keelboat. Gina assured me the ASA101 course could instead be taken on the larger live aboard boat the day before the 103/104 portion began. The following morning we arrived at the marina and waited for 6 hours for our instructor to arrive. When he did, we realized he was an independent local boat captain and not affiliated with Swain Sailing. After fueling the boat, we left the harbor at 4pm and returned at 6pm which condensed our 2 day ASA101 course to a 2 hour sail aboard a 45' monohull with a self tacking jib. The following morning we left on the ASA103/104 portion of the course and quickly noticed there were almost no chart plotting tools on board. No plotter, no parallel rules, no hand held compass and the only nautical chart on board didn't include most of the destinations we were planning to sail to. The teaching style of our instructor was very much 'hands off' and when he heard I work in the aviation field, he asked me to teach my wife the navigation portion of the course (plotting a course, depth soundings, lat/long coordinates, measuring distance, lines of position, dead reckoning, etc.). We were also required to pay for fuel and water that was clearly listed as included items in the price of the course. After completing the live aboard course for ASA103/104 we brokered our own boat through Swain and after spending 2 weeks in the BVI, I still haven't met anyone from the Swain Sailing School. I tried contacting Gina Swain with my concerns, but she has refused to respond or acknowledge me in any way. If you're just interested in taking a ride on a sailboat Swain may be an option, but to consider this a legitimate sailing school is a bit ridiculous. If you're searching for a school that teaches the proper way to sail I would suggest looking elsewhere.

Just finished (and Passed!!) ASA 101, 103 and 104 in the BVIs. The Swain Sailing program is run…read moreseamlessly - 2 days of day sailing and instruction on a 24' keelboat before heading out for 6 days on a 46' Bavaria monohull. We had fairly big winds all week, which I learned to feel confident sailing in. Mike, the Instructor/Captain made sure that i learned how to do everything on board - and then actually do it. Over the course of the week I was given more and more responsibility for skippering the boat. There was the perfect amount of sailing and instructional time - with a little Caribbean Free Time at the end of each day. It couldn't have been better. A HUGE Thank you to everyone involved.

Used to be locally owned, but now TPS owns it and it's now a dump…read more Boats are all still up and dry docked in June. So embarrassing for Jamestown residents. And that large beautiful flagpole with NO FLAG!!!

If I had a boat, I'd probably be in the Caribbean.... But I just might sail it up here, tie up, and…read morehang out in Jamestown for a few days. Mostly to stock up on lobster and have a lobster roll at The Shack at the boat yard, or Chopmist Charlie's in town. Mmmmmm lobster roll. Oh yeah, this is supposed to be about the boat yard.

I love walking down to East greenwich marina with a coffee and watching the water on weekend…read moremornings. I have not ever docked a boat here so I cannot speak to the actual business but the water views are stunning!! I like to grab a coffee, stroll the shops of Main Street then take a walk past here before heading to my car. Morning views are always the best and help me feel the safest as this marina is set back behind a clam packaging facility!