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On Watch Experience
The highlight of your visit to Newport RI, we consistently offer the highest quality private sailing trips in the area. We work hard to make sure you have an amazing experience with On Watch Sailing.
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EXCELLENT64 reviews onDanelle Fogle04/11/2023I had my 40th birthday with On Watch sailing. I was a day I will always remember!!!! Thank you so much for all your hospitality…. I hope to come back every year to enjoy the experience again. I am a huge fan of everything you have to offer. This was a memorable experience we will never forget. Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️Sarah Martin13/10/2023Originally we were looking for whale watching in Newport but Green, with On Watch Sailing, informed me that they do not have whale watching in Newport. He was so nice answering all our questions, and after reading their reviews, we decided to go sailing with his company. So glad we did because we had a wonderfully relaxing time sailing with Emma! My 80 year old mom, 16 year old daughter, and I sailed for 1.5 hours and it was perfect!Natasha Gibbs25/09/2023Definitely book your sailing experience with this company. Don't even hesitate. We booked day of for an afternoon 1.5 hr sail. Which I honestly thought wouldn't happen but it happened to work out. We had Capt Green and he was so welcoming and accommodating to my 2 year old and our party of 5. The launch place was easy to find. It was a gorgeous day and a beautiful boat and an all around fun time.Vicki H13/09/2023We have done many of these sailing excursions in various places. This was one of our best experiences. Green was responsive from the start when I texted with a question, helped me decide on the perfect time to go and I don’t see how it could have turned out better. He and his first mate were knowledgeable and super friendly, gave us tips about the area, and took great care of us. The boat itself was really nice too. He even took some drone footage of us while we were out. An all around great experience, highly recommend!Michael Ghiam11/09/2023Amazing tripKatie Dotto05/09/2023We took a private half day sail to celebrate my birthday and it was exactly what we hoped it would be. Green was an excellent captain and took us to see the mansions from the water. He gave us our space to relax at the front of the boat and checked in on us to give us some local insight into what we were looking at. He also took pictures and shared a drone video that he took of the boat at sunset. Overall, I could not have pictured a better way to spend my birthday. We were so happy with our afternoon on the water. Thanks, Green!Nirav Majmudar04/09/2023Great experience and smooth sailing. We were on the Lyra for the sailing. Both Green and Katie were knowledgeable and showed us the highlights. The sailing was smooth and fun. I would highly recommend doing this with Green.Winston Noel24/08/2023We had a fantastic sail on The Wren. Our captain Sam was friendly, well-informed and very willing to answer our (many) questions about the area. Highly recommended.Katherine Maughan24/08/2023Great experience with On Watch Sailing. Easy to book the sail, highly responsive to questions, etc. The private sail itself was fantastic with a great boat, fantastic (and knowledgeable) Captain, and a beautiful setting. They came recommended to us as the best place to charter a private sail in Newport, and did not disappoint!Fatimah Fahmy24/08/2023We had a really lovely sailing experience this afternoon. Captain Sam was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. He was also super patient with our 7 year old who asked him a million questions. He made her feel special and taught her a bunch of sailing terms. Would highly recommendLoad more
EXCELLENT64 reviews onDanelle Fogle04/11/2023I had my 40th birthday with On Watch sailing. I was a day I will always remember!!!! Thank you so much for all your hospitality…. I hope to come back every year to enjoy the experience again. I am a huge fan of everything you have to offer. This was a memorable experience we will never forget. Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️Sarah Martin13/10/2023Originally we were looking for whale watching in Newport but Green, with On Watch Sailing, informed me that they do not have whale watching in Newport. He was so nice answering all our questions, and after reading their reviews, we decided to go sailing with his company. So glad we did because we had a wonderfully relaxing time sailing with Emma! My 80 year old mom, 16 year old daughter, and I sailed for 1.5 hours and it was perfect!Natasha Gibbs25/09/2023Definitely book your sailing experience with this company. Don't even hesitate. We booked day of for an afternoon 1.5 hr sail. Which I honestly thought wouldn't happen but it happened to work out. We had Capt Green and he was so welcoming and accommodating to my 2 year old and our party of 5. The launch place was easy to find. It was a gorgeous day and a beautiful boat and an all around fun time.Vicki H13/09/2023We have done many of these sailing excursions in various places. This was one of our best experiences. Green was responsive from the start when I texted with a question, helped me decide on the perfect time to go and I don’t see how it could have turned out better. He and his first mate were knowledgeable and super friendly, gave us tips about the area, and took great care of us. The boat itself was really nice too. He even took some drone footage of us while we were out. An all around great experience, highly recommend!Michael Ghiam11/09/2023Amazing tripKatie Dotto05/09/2023We took a private half day sail to celebrate my birthday and it was exactly what we hoped it would be. Green was an excellent captain and took us to see the mansions from the water. He gave us our space to relax at the front of the boat and checked in on us to give us some local insight into what we were looking at. He also took pictures and shared a drone video that he took of the boat at sunset. Overall, I could not have pictured a better way to spend my birthday. We were so happy with our afternoon on the water. Thanks, Green!Nirav Majmudar04/09/2023Great experience and smooth sailing. We were on the Lyra for the sailing. Both Green and Katie were knowledgeable and showed us the highlights. The sailing was smooth and fun. I would highly recommend doing this with Green.Winston Noel24/08/2023We had a fantastic sail on The Wren. Our captain Sam was friendly, well-informed and very willing to answer our (many) questions about the area. Highly recommended.Katherine Maughan24/08/2023Great experience with On Watch Sailing. Easy to book the sail, highly responsive to questions, etc. The private sail itself was fantastic with a great boat, fantastic (and knowledgeable) Captain, and a beautiful setting. They came recommended to us as the best place to charter a private sail in Newport, and did not disappoint!Fatimah Fahmy24/08/2023We had a really lovely sailing experience this afternoon. Captain Sam was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. He was also super patient with our 7 year old who asked him a million questions. He made her feel special and taught her a bunch of sailing terms. Would highly recommendLoad more