There seems to be no shortage of beautiful sunny summer evenings this year! The storms are few and far between, and we're left with light breezes, sun, and nothing too hot thus far. I guess these are those taxpayer nights, when living in this state is more than justified but an absolute dream!I was out with the catboat fleet for the second season in a row, and hopped aboard a fellow WYC member...
Off to the races!Wickford is changing it up this year by offering two 6-week series for the summer. And while we all were just wrapping our heads around summer finally arriving, the first series was already over!I got out on the water for one gorgeous sunny evening in particular in late June to catch some action. The changeover in this fleet is pretty minimum so I have to really work to create...
It feels like we're almost halfway through the summer but Wednesday Nights are just beginning! Between hot no-wind days and rain, there have been few gorgeous sunny summer nights on the bay. But one of the first few weeks of Wickford Yacht Club's summer beercan racing series provided a rather beautiful sunny evening with a westerly breeze. I was onboard the family Nonsuch 30, Papa, and captured...
The last weeks of Wednesday Night Racing hosted by Wickford Yacht club absolutely flew by! There were windy nights and almost airless nights. Brilliant sundowns and cloudy ones. We missed the last night of racing but still managed to eek out a 4th place for the season, which isn't too shabby for our broad and sluggish Nonsuch 30! It's really more of a cruiser than a racer...Here are just a few...
There are recurring thrills every summer: fireworks on the 4th, warm ocean waters, hot sandy beaches, ice cream truck jingles, a cool Del's lemonade... And for sailors it's the start of summer racing series. From the PHRF series hosted out of multiple yacht clubs to One Design races hosted by local fleets, there's always somewhere to race every week during the summer months. Beer and smiles are...
