I can't believe the summer is already over! I tell myself every June to enjoy all the sunny days, because they'll be gone before you know it! Although, I still love autumn, so I'm not totally complaining :)
This summer I expanded my junior sailing photography. I wasn't just covering the regattas and events, but also the junior programs where kiddies 7-17 learned to sail, not just to compete. For...
Last week was the Narragansett Bay Yacht Association's Junior Race Week, an annual regatta hosted for all the junior sailors on Narragansett Bay. This year, hosted by Sail Newport, was also the area qualifier for the single and double handed championships, so the event drew even more boats compared to previous years.I was on the water for race days 1 and 2, with fair weather and strong currents as...
A week before Race Week, Newport was host to the Opti New England Championship Regatta for the second time in the past three years. There were almost 100 more boats than the last time this event visited Narragansett Bay in 2014, and with about 100 boats to a total of 4 starts, it was attack of the optis all over again!Sailors come from throughout the region to compete, but others travel from...
Day Two of NBYA Junior Race Week. I joined the 420 circle this time, and while the clouds and rain were gone, the breeze remained and even stronger than the day before.There was a stiff westerly breeze of about 15-20 knots in the morning, holding into the afternoon. While these breezes tend to die and make room for the southerly sea breeze, that wasn't the case on this day, and soon the gusts...
NBYA Junior Race Week always caps off the summer sailing season for Narragansett Bay. Historically this three day sailing event has unpredictable winds, this year saw some terrific steady breezes that turned into strong gusty conditions for the juniors. They launched from the south facing Compass Rose Beach in North Kingstown this year for some sun and wind before the start of the school season....
