12-meter sail, Ocean Drive, and the Thames-Street late set
Newport works for a guys' weekend in ways most coastal towns don't. America's-Cup yacht charter out of Fort Adams, clay shoot up the bay in the morning, Newport National in the afternoon, Thames Street for the live-band hour, and an Ocean-Drive shingled rental that sleeps fourteen.
sunset cruise • 2.5 hr
Sail a former America's-Cup boat out of Fort Adams — captain + crew included
walking tour • 3 hr
3.5-mile ocean walk along the Gilded-Age mansions + Vanderbilt Breakers tour
golf • 5 hr
Bay-links-style course 10 min from downtown
shooting range • 3 hr
25-station clays course 30 min up Route 138
fishing • 5 hr
Narragansett-Bay striper + bluefish run with a local captain
rooftop • balanced • $$$
Thames Street rooftop with harbor view
bar • balanced • $$
Bowen's Wharf deck-bar — yacht-week crowd
bar • balanced • $$
Lower Thames live-band bar — cover-song energy
Seafood • $$$ • Best for: group-dinner
Bowen's Wharf — the bag-of-donuts starter is the tradition
Raw bar • $$ • Best for: lunch
Middletown dock steamers + lobster roll — paper-plate vibe
Brunch • $$ • Best for: brunch
Working-yacht-yard brunch — mimosa + boats on the hoist
boutique-hotel • Max 2 guests
Ocean-Drive mansion hotel on the Cliff Walk — every room themed to a historic era
house • Max 14 guests
Private-drive rental near Castle Hill — ocean lawn + outdoor shower
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