About a month ago Sail Newport hosted a national college sailing event out of Fort Adams, the ICSA LaserPerformance Singlehanded Championship. This event hosted college sailors from across the nation as they competed in cold and wind for the women's and men's division trophies. It was early November but it was one of the first truly brisk days of the season, with temps barely reaching the 40s and...
I didn't want my winter photography to become stale. As exciting as it is getting up before the sun in the dead of winter, I needed a new project to work on. After seeing photography of individuals like David Orias and Bryce Johnson, I came across a photographic technique that piqued my interest. This is called water panning, where the camera moves for a fraction of a second with the wave as it...
The very last weekend of August, one of the most beautiful celebrations of classic boats was held out of Newport Harbor in foggy and rainy conditions. The Museum of Yachting's Annual Classic Yacht Regatta boasted several classes with boats ranging from 20 feet to 50 feet in length. Canvas sails, varnished wood spars, teak decking... it's a gorgeous regatta that I love to see every year. This...
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...
