Join the Shipyard team on Friday, October 22 for our Annual Pumpkin Regatta! Race across the basin in our famous "pumpkins", to raise money for this year’s selected charity: The Timothy Mills’ Financial Aid Fund. Cost is $25/person and each team should have 4-5 members. If you want to come and enjoy food & beverage, cost is $25/person for a bracelet.
There will be several raffle items and an award given to the team with the FASTEST time and the BEST COSTUMES! Raffle drawing will take place around 6pm, you do not need to be present to win.
Please submit team entries to the Newport Shipyard Dock Office or sign up below by 1pm on Friday, October 22. Food (Tito’s Cantina) and beverages are co-hosted by KVH Industries and Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard.
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The Timothy J. Mills’ Financial Aid Fund
The Timothy J. Mills’ Financial Aid Fund was established at Sail Newport in 2021 in memory of Newport’s former harbormaster, Tim Mills, who passed away in 2020. All dollars raised will be directed to the endowed fund which provides financial assistance to children and families seeking to participate in Sail Newport’s Summer Youth Sailing Program.
“Tim loved sailing in and around Narragansett Bay and loved encouraging new sailors, young and old. This Fund seems to be a perfect way to pay tribute to him in a way that he would have supported, sharing his love of the water and providing an opportunity for young sailors to experience sailing for the first time,” says Kathleen Dunn, Mills’ sister.
If you would like to donate directly, click here to be directed to Sail Newport’s Web site. Donors can either select "In Memory of" and type in Tim Mills or select "Timothy J. Mills' Financial Aid Fund" from the drop down in the designations.
