Race Week, an event to culminate summer racing for juniors sailors from all across Narragansett Bay. This end of season event may be an somewhat unwelcome reminder of the summer's ending and school looming on the horizon, but it is attended enthusiastically and in full force by young sailors from yacht clubs and sailing associations all across the bay.This year was hosted out of Fort Getty in...
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...
This will mark the fourth summer I have volunteered time photographing the junior sailors at Wickford Sailing. These classes are near and dear to my heart as I grew up learning to sail in the program when I was younger, progressed to teaching the Beginner and Intermediate classes, and now have seen my former students grow into capable young sailors in the racing class, moving through high school...
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...
The seasons are changing and everyone is looking ahead to autumn. But before the summer was over and school was back in session, the Wickford Sailing Association had one last day of classes which I was lucky enough to be on the water for! It was a picturesque summer day, beautiful sun and temperatures, a steady seabreeze, and the Racing class was hosting a Pro-Am Regatta in conjunction with...
