The weekend after the Coast Guard Academy hosted the NEISA Women's Championship for college sailing, two high school events were hosted out of CGA in New London, CT. First up, on Saturday, was the Connecticut High School State Championship. Conditions were cool and cloudy with a very light and shifty breeze from the north. All day the teens struggled against the infamous river current by Jacob's...
The NEISA Women's Championship Reed Trophy: a regional college sailing event to find the best fleet racing women's team in the Northeast. Hosted at the Coast Guard Academy in New London this May, 17 teams competed in a two day event on the unpredictable river and I was lucky to get out on the water for some fierce female competition. Day one saw windy conditions with a rather consistent...
The high school sailing season always feels short. No sooner are the boats in the water in early March then the season is drawing to a close by mid April. But before the season championship events, North Kingstown hosted a three-way regatta in Wickford Harbor, inviting the Rogers team from Newport and the Sharon team from Massachusetts. There was actually breeze and sun as racing got underway...
Late March... it's technically spring but days like these would probably fool you into thinking it was winter. High School sailing is almost a month into its short season and my alma mater and local team from North Kingstown was out making the best of a particularly chilly March afternoon. No warm sun but luckily no snow or freezing rain either. This team was already undefeated in the few events...
Here begins the epic tales of a trip to Baja California Sur and Los Cabos of Mexico! A trip planned since late last year that finally became a reality for myself and my boyfriend early this March. See the photos on my website under Baja Expeditions and continue following the blog for stories about the trip. All images on the website are available as Fine Art Prints.Day 1: Arrival – San Jose del...
