Earlier this month saw the arrival of over 300 sailors to Newport for the International 420 Class World Championships hosted by Sail Newport. Athletes from over a dozen countries across the globe descended on Rhode Island for a couple weeks in August, culminating in a week of racing for the Open, Women's, and Under 17 Championships.
After a gorgeous sunny day with a standard sou'westerly...
Early in July, I took the opportunity to collaborate with the very talented women, Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss, of Perfect Vision Sailingfor a romp around Newport Harbor. Nikki was a classmate of my brother's at the Coast Guard Academy, and now as a commissioned officer with the support of the USCG behind her, has found a teammate in Lara as they campaign for gold in 470 sailing in the...
It's been a cool and rainy past couple of weekends over in Newport, but I was onsite at Fort Adams to celebrate the Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and Leg 9 Restart!
These one design Volvo 65s have been sailing around the world in a one-of-a-kind race that is the pinnacle for many performance sailors. The race happens every 3 years and pushes the limits of endurance and adventure sailing. All...
Two sunrise shoots in just a few weeks, I'm on a roll! On a sunny warm morning, I still slept through my first alarm, but as the sky began to lighten I got myself out of bed, grabbed my drone and headed out the door to explore the rocky coast in Newport.Different tides can expose different rock formations, and this particular morning with low tide and a bit of wave action, I launched off Ocean...
Last week, Newport was witness to a truly historic gathering of J Class Yachts that hadn't been seen in years. Most of these boats sail in the occasional superyacht or classic event, but they haven't been prevalent in the area since the America's Cup days pre-WWII. The J Class Association, pledged with maintaining the legacy of the J Class yachts that were once competitors in the America's Cup,...
