Newport Rhode Island is one of our favorite sailing destinations. This cozy town welcomes sailors and cruisers from all over the world, The town offers several marinas and a couple of anchorages. The anchorage south of the island is more suitable for smaller boats, up to about 40 feet. It provides easy access to the beach dinghy dock and a little farther away, the city dinghy dock. It can get quite busy on weekends during summer. Larger vessels find more space in the north anchorage, but it is more exposed and a bit farther from the town center.
Once in town, there are numerous restaurants, bars, ice cream and souvenir shops among the main road. Bigger shopping stores like Walmart or Aldi are a quit Uber drive from town. On weekends, the locals come out and enjoy the beach and water sports. Plenty of walking and hiking opportunities, especially the waterfront walk which takes you across rocks and thru a small tunnel.
Newport is also a very convenient stop if one is sailing from New York to Boston or vice versa.