I didn't grow up calling myself an environmentalist. That's a word you learn later in life. When I was a kid it just seemed like the right thing to do, to care about living things and nature because without them we don't have a healthy place to live, no food, and no outdoor spaces to enjoy.When it comes to photography, I had been thinking of expanding into environmental work. I wanted to feel...
As Day 2 of Club 420 Nationals got underway in Newport Harbor; the sun was bright but a cool morning breeze was on the air providing crisp clear summer conditions. The light wind was unsettled with it's typical morning direction from the north. The fleet was able to launch on time and get about one race for all divisions completed until the wind died around 1:30-2pm. Race Committee made...
Club 420s are one of the most popular double handed designs for junior sailors throughout North America. This year the National Championship came to Newport, Rhode Island, and I was on the water for the first two days of competition. With 196 boats, three separate fleets, and a starting line with two mid-line committee boats, it was a busy day of racing out on Narragansett Bay!Day One started...
The Volvo Ocean Race: the epitome of ocean racing competition for sailors across the globe. Newport counted itself among the lucky seaside cities to be chosen for a leg stopover this past May. There was almost two full weeks of events, racing, and celebration of this tremendous global sailing event. I was able to spectate from the water for the Pro-Am Regatta, as crews combined of both...
The summer sailing season kicked off early this year with the Sail Newport Youth Challenge hosted the second weekend in May, a full month earlier than usual. This season opener hosting a fleet of around 90 Optimists, plus a handful of 420s and Lasers, was scheduled as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopoverwhich opened with various youth activities and closed with the Atlantic Leg start for...
