Explore the culture of Newport on the water

A RIDE ON SOMEONE ELSE’S YACHT. NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, KNOWN FOR ITS OPULENT DIMENSIONS, GORGEOUS CLIFF WALK AND BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. BUT THERE IS MORE TO THIS 380 -YEAR OLD CITY BY THE SEA. >> TO ENJOY IT, YOU HAVE TO SEE IT FROM THE WATER. ANTHONY: THAT IS WHERE WE BEGIN ONBOARD THE FABLED COLUMBIA. >> PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS, THE FIRST IN THE AMERICAS. ANTHONY: THAT 1950 HAD VICTORY EARNED THEM THE OLDEST TROPHY IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT RIGHT HERE IN NEWPORT. KEVIN HAGGERTY IS THE SAILBOAT’S CAPTAIN NOW. >> SHE HAS STILL GOT IT. WE ARE THE BOAT TO BEAT IN OUR CLASS. ANTHONY: THE COLUMBIA STILL COMPETES AND WINS TODAY, AND IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER. ANYONE FROM EXPERIENCED SEMAN — >> PULL, PULL. NOT THAT. ANTHONY: AT THE CHANCE TO SET SAIL AND SEE THE RICH HISTORY FROM AN AQUATIC POINT OF VIEW. >> THAT BIG HOUSE UP ON THAT HILL, THAT IS WHERE JACKIE O GREW UP. THAT WAS THE SUMMER WHITE HOUSE OF JFK. HE USED TO LAND THE PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER ON THE LAWN RIGHT THERE. ANTHONY: 12 METER CHARTERS HOSTS SIGHTSEEING CRUISES AND TEAMBUILDING EVENTS WITH GROUPS LOOKING FOR MORE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHO CAN RAISE EACH OTHER. >> WE’VE NEVER LOST ANYONE. NEVER FOUND ANYBODY, EITHER, BUT NEVER LOST ANYBODY. ANTHONY: NO MATTER THE REASON THAT BRINGS YOU ABOARD, ONCE YOU ARE THERE, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE THE BEAUTY THAT INSTANTLY SURROUNDS YOU. >> THERE IS A REASON THEY PUT ALL OF THESE MANSIONS HERE. THESE GUYS COULD PUT HOMES ANYWHERE THEY WANT, THERE IS A REASON THEY PUT THEM HERE. ANTHONY: A BEAUTIFUL SPOT, BEAUTIFUL SAIL. IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC COLUMBIA, THE CHARTER COMPANY OFFERS CRUISES ABOARD CLASSIC MOTORYACHTS. AND THAT IS CHRONICLE FOR TONIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, EVERYONE. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, A GOOD WEEKEND, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE MONDAY NIGHT. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG]

Friday Finale: Discover the tradition of Newport on the water

Spend your weekend in stunning Newport, Rhode Island

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To actually recognize Newport, it’s important to get out onto the water. There are various methods to see the “metropolis by the ocean,” together with a sail with 12 Meter Charters.

To actually recognize Newport, it’s important to get out onto the water. There are various methods to see the “metropolis by the ocean,” together with a sail with 12 Meter Charters.