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Back to the Juniors! Visiting WSA

One of the things a lot of younger kids in town look forward to when the last school bell rings for the year, is not just warmer weather and vacation time, but also sailing.  Yacht clubs and groups throughout the bay feature programs designed just for junior sailors.  Ranging from 8 to 18 years old, these kids come to sail, (sometimes swim,) compete, and just have a blast out on the water every...

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Wed Night Racing - Breezy this time

Finally made it back out on the water again! After a two week absence due to my busy busy shooting schedule, I finally made it back out for Wednesday Night Racing. And this time, there was some breeze! Compared to the very light conditions the past two times I made it to racing, this night had a decent sea breeze, probably about 12 knots at times. Everyone was bracing for stronger breeze and...

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Sail Through Newport Harbor

Over the past couple of month, between watching the Newport to Bermuda start and the AC45s racing for the America's Cup, I've been visiting Newport Harbor an awful lot, both by land and sea. And of course, I had my camera with me every time! While I was taking pictures of the races and competitors, I was also snapping away at passing spectators, charters, and day sailers. I liked a lot of these...

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Tall Ships in Newport

Just one great event after another this summer! The America's Cup in town, and now the Tall Ships just after the Fourth of July. That's right, the Tall Ships Festival was in Newport this past weekend, and certainly made it difficult to get to downtown Newport within a reasonable time frame. The streets were packed with families, visitors and even locals checking out the festivities and old ships...

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ACWS Race Day #1

Well I told you there would be more photos on the way and here they are! I shot these from land while watching the first day of racing in the America's Cup World Series on Thursday. I didn't get quite as close as the practice day I attended, but it was still a great time and a terrific event to watch and have in town. I can't wait until the final event in San Francisco, I guess we'll all just have...

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