It's the end of the season. School is starting and summer is gone. But these kids certainly made the best of their sunny summer months! From Providence to North Kingstown, here are some of my favorite smiles from across the bay as the junior sailing season drew to a close. Enjoy!See more photos in the Viewing Galleries
What an interesting day out on the water. It was the Optimist New England Championship, hosted out of Potter's Cove by Sail Newport to over 400 optis from the US, USVI, Canada, and even Mexico! This is always a well attended event and this year it graced the shores of Newport with an astounding number of opti sailors ready to compete! The Opti Green fleet had about 40 boats, and the Red White Blue...
As I mentioned recently, I've been trying to find time for creative work instead of the sailing events that consume my summer calendar. So, with a clear sky and dusk moonrise in the forecast, I packed up my seascape photography kit and made my way to Second Beach in Newport. Too often I find myself running to nearby beaches like the North Kingstown Town Beach or Narragansett Beach for last minute...
Narragansett Bay Yachting Association organizes events for sailors all over the bay, particularly junior events that give young sailors an opportunity to race with juniors from outside their own programs. There are multiple events for Optis, 420s and Lasers throughout the summer, and then there's Race Week. This US Sailing Junior Olympic Sailing Festival for the past several years has been hosted...
With all of this summer sailing going on, it gets hard to find time for my more artistic work. I find myself longing for quiet afternoons on the beach to experiment with seascapes, color and movement, no time constraints or distractions, just pure creative exploration. Finding time for this sort of thing is something everyone should do in order to stimulate imagination and creativity, to bring our...
