Annapolis vs. Newport

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WHO GIVES A CRAP! - 2009-10-11 12:05:18

And that's that

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Jean R. - Annapolis, MD - Karma: Excellent

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RE: Sailing Capitol? - 2009-10-09 11:25:49

So you have a building dedicated to sailing? Fine, it can be the nation's sailing CAPITOL. This discussion is about the sailing CAPITAL...

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Scott S. - Annapolis, MD - Karma: Excellent

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Sailing Capitol? - 2009-10-09 11:00:17

How absolutely self-centered you all are on the East Coast. Seattle (KingCounty) has more boats registered per capita that anywhere else in the U.S.
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subscribers? - 2009-10-08 15:55:59

kudos to the Capital on getting so many Rhode Island readers.

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Removed the poll as the article bac - 2009-10-07 20:36:23

I find it a little distasteful that the poll was removed after 90% of the entries showed Newport to be the clear winner. Where is the freedom of expression that our first amendment rights allows all of us to participate in on the internet? Now with no results posted seeing the ability to vote is goneamounts to censorcisim. Ms. Arcieri wrote a short article that generated great interest from both sailing communities. I love both cities but how about admitting a graceful defeat?

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Fred - 2009-10-07 18:42:33

You forgot the South River, the West River and the Rhode River.

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sailing - 2009-10-07 16:04:06

This should settle it for everybody in RI and MD. All of us powerboaters call all of you "Blow-Boaters". I think the name says it all.

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To Matt G - 2009-10-07 14:30:31

You might want to get your geography straight. The Choptank River is nowhere near Annapolis. The closest Rivers to Annapolis that do feed into the Chesapeake are The Severn River and The Magothy River. The Choptank River is on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Boston Harbor, which is so polluted that I believe caught fire once, is closer to Newport than the Choptank is to Annapolis!

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Newport can have it! - 2009-10-07 14:22:38

I doubt too many Annapolitans care much about this. Maybe if Newport becomes the "Sailing Capital"...it'll be a little easier to find a parking place downtown.

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Annapolis pollution - 2009-10-07 10:32:01

This excerpt was taken from an article todays Annapolis newspaper

Megan Brubaker dove into the Choptank River in Cambridge for the ChesapeakeMan Ultra Distance Triathlon last month, well aware of the high levels of pollution in the bay, but with no concerns for her health.

Unlike Brubaker, some Maryland residents are terrified at the prospect of swimming in the Chesapeake I didn't feel it was particularly gross and dirty by any stretch," Brubaker said. "Yeah it smells like gross fish, but what body of water doesn't?"

By the way I swim and windsurf in Narragansett Bay all the time and it never smells like gross fish!! M.G. , Newport

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Newport Sailing events - 2009-10-06 14:33:52

1. Lightning North American Championships
2. Mumm 30 North American Championships
3. Mumm 30 World Chanpionships
4. 12 Meter North American Championships
5. 12 Meter World Championships
6. US Olympic and Paralympic Qualifying
7. Blind Sailing Championships
8. Bermuda 1-2
9. Newport to Bermuda Race
10. One -Star Transatlantic Race
11. 6- Meter Worlds
12. Opti New England Championships
13. Swan 42 National Championships
14. Newport Bucket Race for Sailboats 90+ ft
15. Coastal Living Regatta
16. New York Yacht Club Race Week
17. Wall Street Challenge Cup
18. Shake-A-Leg Disabled sailing program
19. Around Alone Race
20. New York Yacht Club Invitational- Yacht clubs from 17 countries came to compete
21. Museum of Ysachting Classic Yacht Regatta
22. Singlehanded Sailing Hall of Fame
23. America's Cupp Hall of Fame
24. Home of The America's Cup for 5 decades
25. Homeport of 14, America's Cup 12 Meter Sailboats
26. Laser Frosbite racing every Sunday 30-40 boats
27. Home of Sail Newport Sailing Center
28. 6 Weekly sailing series June-Sept

Well you probably get the picture by now.
NEWPORT RULES!!!

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Capital Cities - 2009-10-06 10:28:03

No that Capital Cities play a major role in who is the Sailing Capital of the World, but... Newport was Rhode Island's first state capital. The building, The Colony House, is still proudly standing in Washington Square facing Newport Harbor.

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rhody pride - 2009-10-06 09:27:52

The University of Rhode Island Sailing Alumni posts more history then Annapolis. Newport wins, hands down, we Frostbite up here too. Just ask the Olympic medal winners and America's cup sailors out there every sunday. Either sail with a ram or against one!

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Good Breeding - 2009-10-05 23:45:12

Annapolis simply does not have the pedigree of a town like Newport. We are but a small southern town with a septic tank of a bay.

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World Reputation Counts - 2009-10-05 20:34:40

With all deference to the lovely people of Annapolis/Eastport, Sailors outside the East Coast (especially Europe) all know Newport, and are apt to not even know Annapolis on a chart. It only takes one windless August day there to cure you of sailing, despite GJ's misleading Volvo footage on the Weather Channel. All this aside, yours is a wonderful town with great people and I look forward to sailing there regardless....just not from June to September. Go pick a fight with a town where you stand a chance, like Charleston.

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No wind in annapolis - 2009-10-05 18:46:38

The is no wind in Annapolis much of the time--escept for that emanating from Josh Cohen's orifices. That and given annapolis's overall lack of scenic beauty and open space should compel all of us to vote for Newport.

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Consider the Wind - 2009-10-05 15:24:23

Should a low to no wind area be considered the sailing capitol of the world? Why not Long Island Sound? Wait a minute.., I think I can feel some hot air coming from down south!

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