We have been beyond lucky with gorgeous Fourth of July's for as long as I can remember. Clear skies, warm weather, cool breeze... there's nothing else quite like it! And this year was no exception. For North Kingstown, fireworks just about always happen on the evening of the 4th. None of this day before or weekend after, we celebrate day of! Wickford Harbor empties of boats and everyone...
Another season underway! For those of us who live in the West Bay, and sail, the popular summer series run by Wickford Yacht Club is Wednesday Night Racing, happening just about every Wednesday night from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It's a fun laid back group of boats sailing anywhere between Wickford Harbor, the Jamestown Bridge, the North End (Jamestown), and Quonset Point. And we all follow the...
While the Sail Newport Youth Challenge sported a fleet of about 70 Optimists, and a small group of 16 420s, the Laser fleet only had 8 boats. But that didn't stop these junior sailors from giving it their all! With those heavy air conditions later on Saturday and a decent seabreeze later on Sunday, everyone was hiking out and sailing their boats to the max. All of the competitors were competing...
Day 2 of the Sail Newport Youth Challengestarted a bit earlier, which posed a bit of a wind problem. With a ripping current flushing out to sea and a gentle westerly to start the day, no sooner was everyone off to the races that the wind decided to absolutely die and switch around to a southerly seabreeze. It was nice once it kicked into gear, at a good 10 knots, but for several strenuous minutes...
This past weekend I was over in Newport Harbor to photograph the Sail Newport Youth Challenge, an annual early season event for junior sailors. All of these kids are still in school but manage to get themselves together for a two day regatta in early June. I saw a few familiar faces and was out shooting for both days of sailing. Day 1 proved to be a very windy day as the seabreeze filled around...
