Evening Sail on the Brandaris

Last night I sailed aboard the Dutch yacht Brandaris. Captained by owner Doug Somers (and crewed by his wife (Tina?) and his daughter Sam), we sailed out into Narragansett Bay, enjoying the beautiful evening (sunset and moonrise at the same time!) and singing along to some sea shanties (provided by the Dingle Regatta) as well as some mango juice. It was great fun!

Home-ported in Wickford, Brandaris is a traditional Dutch canal barge with an authentic tabernacle mast, built in 1938 by the Amsterdam Shipyard in Holland for the shipyard owner, the design family DeVries Lents. Called a lemsterak in Holland, Brandaris was used in the evacuation of Dunkirk. It has an extremely shallow draft -- only two feet -- and weighs 60 tons, making it heavy but stable and capable of exploring shallow inland waters.

The evening was part of South Kingstown's Park and Recreation programming.
They've got one more cruise for their summer listings-- A Cruise for Pampered Ladies (And A Few Smart Men) It's a two hour evening sail [Wed. Aug 28, 7-9 pm] that features Wickford's finest selection of bath toiletries, fragrances, bath oils, lotions, potions and oceans of fun! (leaving from Wickford Harbor's Brown Street dock (behind Brooks Drug, formerly Earnshaw's) Tickets are $27 or $30 depending on your resident status. Call 401-789-9301 for reservations

If you can't make that on the 28th, get on the South Kingstown's Park and Rec mailing list. They offer a full complement of Fall and Winter programs (including more sailing on the Brandaris, as well as cooking classes, nature walks, and other fine educational pursuits.

Visit the South County Parks & Rec Website

Call Them at 401-789-9301 for more information