So I love shooting moonrises now, I've been bit by the twilight bug. I love those soft dusk colors and gentle light, with a bright near full moon coming up over the horizon. You may remember my shots from Qeba over the winter, and although this first one was taken in much warmer weather with a very different color palette, I really enjoyed shooting. It's about capturing the very critical few...
So at the beginning of September I was invited to shoot the Bullseye National Regatta hosted out of Saunderstown Yacht Club here on Narragansett Bay. Bullseyes are the fiberglass equivalent of the Herreshoff 12 1/2, wonderful little daysailers with a competitive edge. After some rainy weather, the sky cleared up for a wonderfully warm and sunny weekend of sailing! It was most likely the last...
During an unexpected trip to Newport the other weekend I could see a multitude of neon sails coming across the channel. Byte CII Worlds were being hosted out of Sail Newport and were making their way to Potter's Cove for day 2 of racing! I was there just in time to catch the first few races of the day.Named the Youth Olympic Games Boy's & Girl's singlehander boat, this new Zim Sailingdesign...
As the rest of the day 3 progressed for Jr. Race Week, I moved from the 420 circle to the Optimist circle across the harbor. Here, junior sailors age 8-13 were competing in the little one design Optis across four separate fleets divided by age group, Red, White & Blue, plus Green fleet for the newbies. The breeze had picked up as wind howled across Conanicut Island to deliver gusts around 15...
While staying at Lake Tashmoo, we were getting ready to cook dinner when dark clouds appeared on the horizon. We watched the storm develop before our eyes as a squall line developed off the coast of New Bedford and made it's way directly towards us. It wasn't too long before the day turned to night. You just get the feeling you're witnessing the awesome power of nature, and suddenly you feel...
