Week 3 of competition at Wickford Wednesday Night Racing was a much lighter air race. A beautiful evening on the water and our usual but still stupendous golden dusk light... But light air is not a friend for Papa, our heavy water/fuel/amenities laden Nonsuch 30. We didn't have the prettiest start, which forced us to a side of the course we tried to do our best with, but we finished second to...
Bravo circle was full of high performance one design boats: the 505s, F-18 catamarans and the triple-handed Vipers. While I still bounced between both circles on day two of the Wickford Regatta, I spent much more time on Bravo circle. It was the first time I had seen F-18s sail and they were quite exciting to watch! Day two of the regatta had very similar conditions to the first day, with...
I was recently invited to photograph the Wickford Regatta during two days in May, a one-design regatta hosted by Wickford Yacht Club out on Narragansett Bay. Competitors were divided into two circles, Alpha and Bravo, and I spent most of my time on the first day with the Alpha boats. These included Club 420s, International 420s, and the largest class, the Lasers!Wickford Regatta was first held...
I've been looking forward to getting out on the water now that winter has moved on. Of course, the first day I do get out the weather was much more winter-like than spring-like! About 45 degrees but a very cold westerly wind made for a chilly day. I went out with the North Kingstown High School Sailing Team for a home regatta against Prout. It was a team race, 3 vs. 3, and NK came out on top! With...
I am a traditionally trained photographer, having spent my first years with film cameras and hidden away in darkrooms developing prints. I truly adore and admire the analog processes that may be slipping away from us, and the black and white medium. But every now and again color remains too distracting and a black and white counterpart comes up lacking. I have never done sepia printing, but I was...
