About Ladybird Sailing Charters
Ladybird Sailing Charters offers private sailboat charters from the docks behind IYRS at 449 Thames Street, in the working heart of Newport's lower Thames waterfront. Instead of a crowded tour boat, guests get the whole boat to themselves — a format built around couples, families, and small groups who want Newport Harbor at their own pace.
Charters sail Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay with a licensed captain handling the boat, so no experience is required, though guests who want to steer or help trim sails are encouraged to take a turn. Trips range from short harbor sails to longer bay outings and golden-hour sunset charters, and the itinerary flexes to what the group wants to see, whether that's the mansions along the shoreline, the lighthouses, or the fleet of classic yachts moored off town.
The private format is the differentiator. With no strangers aboard, guests set the mood — a quiet anniversary sail, a proposal, a family outing with kids at the wheel — and departing from lower Thames Street keeps boarding easy and parking sane compared with the busy wharves uptown. It's Newport sailing distilled to its most personal form.
