Hours of
Operation
Restaurant Closed
Mondays and Tuesdays
Clubhouse:
Monday & Tuesday 8:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday-Sunday
7:00am-10:00pm
Dining:
Lunch: 11:30am - 3:30pm
Dinner: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
last reservation 8:15pm
Fitness Room:
Monday & Tuesday 8:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday-Sunday
7:00am-8:00pm
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Do you remember the Fo'c'sle?
(excerpts from Sakonnet Point Perspectives, published by the Little Compton Historical Society, ©2011, written by James C. Garman and Michelle G. Styger)
After the 1938 Hurricane...
"With the resurrection of the buildings at the Point came a new era, that of the summer colony. The Point was just rough enough around the edges to appeal to a wide range of people, including urban dwellers seeking sanctuary from the city, artists and intellectuals, and fishermen. During World War II, soldiers added to the mix due to the military presence at Fort Church. The central meeting place for all of these different people was the Fo'c's'le restaurant, owned by the Rogers family. The Fo'c's'le had started in the former Clam House, which was destroyed in the 1938 Hurricane."
"The new Fo'c's'le emerged from the ruins of the old. There can be no overrating the significance of the Fo'c's'le in the history of Sakonnet Point. For nearly 50 years, it served as the meeting place and watering hole for Sakonnet Point and indeed, for all of Little Compton. One of the reasons for its success was its ability to attract and maintain a wide diversity of clientele. Fishermen, tourists and summer residents all sat side-by-side at its long bar and enjoyed the views across the Sakonnet. If there were ever a place that could be described as a Sakonnet Point institution, it was the Fo'c's'le."
The Last Fo'c's'le. Postcard. c.1972 from the Little Compton Historical Society
Do you know the history of the Fisherman's Ball?
(excerpts from Sakonnet Point Perspectives, published by the Little Compton Historical Society, ©2011, written by James C. Garman and Michelle G. Styger)
"The Fisherman's Ball, held on the first anniversary of the 1938 hurricane, became a tradition that drew crowds to the (Fo'c's'le). The format of the ball stayed more or less unchanged for many years: guests dressed as fishermen arrived bearing fish as tickets."
Fisherman's Ball judges. From L-R: Frank Cornell, Charles Christianson, Roy Blades and "Kid" Macomber. Photograph, September 1945. Printed in Sakonnet Point Perspectives by the Little Compton Historical Society, Courtesy of Walter Elwell.
"Traditional music, dancing and the telling of tall tales were all aspects of the ball, with prizes given for the best efforts in each category. Newspapers relished the opportunity to report on the event. The Third Annual Fisherman's Ball, held on September 24, 1941, drew exceptional notice from the local newspapers. 'Costumed in boots, overalls and slickers,' reported the Fall River Herald, 'the fishermen, natives, members of the Summer Colony and visitors danced quadrilles and swapped fish stories to their hearts' content.' "
To read more about a past Fisherman's Ball, read pages 120-123 of LIFE Magazine's online archive of a feature on Little Compton's Fisherman's Ball that ran in October 1940.
The 2025 Fisherman's Ball and Crow's Nest Award
Event held Saturday, October 11, 2025 at the Sakonnet Point Club
The Sakonnet community marked the end of the summer season by celebrating the time-honored Fisherman’s Ball on Saturday October 11th at the Sakonnet Point Club from 6 to 10 pm.
The ball was held in conjunction with the annual Fo’c’s’le Dinner. The event, which was open to the public, also celebrate the recipient of this year’s Crow’s Nest Award, Oz Osborn. Oz and his extended family of Braytons and Dawsons have helped shape, support and protect Sakonnet Point for generations.
From Sakonnet Lighthouse, where Oz has been a long-time board member and currently serves as president of Friends of Sakonnet Light, to the Sakonnet Yacht Club, where Oz’s wife Nancy is a past commodore and his grandfather David A. Brayton was a founder, the Osborn family’s contributions to Little Compton are too numerous to mention. Let’s focus on Sakonnet Point and its colorful fishing lore that binds us all together. 
The Fisherman’s Ball enjoys a rich history dating back to 1939. LIFE Magazine featured a pictorial display of the event in October 1940, when Dick Rogers, looking a bit like Beaver in the TV sitcom Leave it to Beaver, was made nationally famous.
In addition to celebrating the essence of Sakonnet Point, the event has also kept alive the awarding of the Crow’s Nest Award. The 58-year-old tradition, established anonymously in 1967 by a group of fishermen, trumpets the Point’s citizen of the year. Anyone may nominate a candidate, and all nominees are given consideration. The recipient may be a resident, employed at the Point, a fisherman or regular visitor who has made a significant personal difference to the general well-being of the Sakonnet area.
This year’s honoree was Oz Osborn. When told the news, Chris Brady, a long-time friend and manager of the Sakonnet Point Marina, remarked that “Oz is a wonderful choice! He is incredibly generous with his time and knowledge. His many years of dedication to the Sakonnet Point Marina are appreciated by all!”
 Oz literally grew up fishing at Sakonnet Point – first with his Grandpa Brayton and then with his mom and dad on the beautiful old Striper, a Sakonnet 26-foot Eldridge McInness Bass boat.
His first summer job was lobstering and gill netting with Billy Mackintosh. 
His offshore adventures began fishing every summer with his uncle David Brayton (the 1988 Crow’s Nest Honoree) catching skipjack tuna out at the dumps aboard the Xiphias. He caught a large bull dolphin as a young boy which was a RI record for a while. Later he moved on to the Harry Glen, a historic old 65-foot western shrimper where he worked as cook, slaughterman and mast-header with cousins Ben and Matt Dawson and Dave Brayton.
 Today, Oz fishes as often as possible…mostly off Sakonnet Point, but also Cuttyhunk and further afield in the Bahamas, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, New Zealand, and just last year in the Seychelles where he fly-fished for giant trevally.
As far away as his travels have taken him, “Oz’s happy place has always been where the stone walls meet the sea, here in Little Compton,” said Ben Dawson. “As kids growing up around ‘The Point,’ I watched my cousin’s love for the ocean and for fly-fishing flourish. In founding the David A. Brayton Jr. Memorial Derby in memory of our uncle, Oz continues to pay it forward by helping to spark the same passion and joy he has for the ocean and flyfishing in the next generation.”
It is for this reason and so many others that we honor Oz Osborn with the 2025 Crow’s Nest Award.
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The permanent Crow’s Nest Award is mounted to the transom of an old skiff taken from the Fo’c’s’le and handcrafted onto a plaque. The committee from 1967 created the award featuring Ahab standing in the Crow’s Nest looking through the long glass hoping to sight the great white whale. The committee hoped the award would serve to recognize at least a few of those who keep their long glass in focus. The award is permanently displayed for all to see at the entrance of the Sakonnet Point Club bar where its anonymous creators would likely have been pleased to see it placed.
The 31 prior winners of the Crow’s Nest Award include:
1967 – Carl M. Wilcox
1968 – William H. Gifford
1969 – Eleanor F. Carroll
1971 – Gus Bounakes
1972 – James Blades
1973 – Tony Parascandolo
1974 – John Brayton
1975 – Edward Brayton
1976 – Ernest Rogers
1977 – Harry Woodbury
1988 – David Brayton
1989 – Nina Blades
1990 – Tom Haire
2000 – Bud Phillips
2001 – Jane Cabot
2003 – Richard Rogers
2005 – Gary Mataronas
2006 – Peter Sullivan
2008 – Trip Samson
2009 – Brett Haire
2010 – Friends of the Sakonnet Lighthouse
2012 – Hope and Mike Hudner
2013 – Ted Truscott
2014 – R. Kelly Sheridan
2015 – Margaret and James Mataronas
2016 – Raymond Holland
2017 – Harbor Point Properties
2018 – Billy Bullivant
2022 – Elsye Johnson
2023 – Christopher Burns
2024 – Alan Wheeler
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