Good morning, Newport.

Residents could have watched yesterday's partial solar eclipse using everyday items when proper eclipse glasses were missing (e.g., making a pinhole projector from a box or using a colander) to safely view the sun.

Aquidneck Resilience invites residents to help shape an islandwide Climate Resilience Plan at four listening sessions starting Aug.

25 at the Elks Lodge. Sessions occur at Innovate Newport on Sept. 10, Norman Bird Sanctuary on Sept. 17, and the Dr. MLK, Jr. Community Center on Oct. 14 for Spanish speakers.

Rhode Island offers five extreme summer activities for thrill-seekers, including surf lessons, skydiving over Newport, shark diving at Waites Wharf, rock climbing at Beach Pond, & parasailing from Bowen's Wharf.

Sessions vary by provider and take place throughout the summer.

Seventy-five teams raced in 10 classes at the 2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend on Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, with Steve Eddleston’s 12 Metre Weatherly winning five races as a clam bake fed 1,100 sailors — the regatta will return Aug.

13 to 15.

The 21st Ida Lewis Distance Race will start Friday, Aug.

14, at 11 a.m. in Narragansett Bay’s East Passage between Rose Island and Fort Adams, with 47 boats in a 24-hour coastal challenge. Crews will finish mid-morning Saturday near the Harbor Channel and receive a bottle of Prosecco.