Better late than never, but here's the report from Wickford Regatta in early June!The Wickford Regatta has been revived. First hosted in 1972, the Regatta was a premiere early season One-Design event for the Northeast hosting classes such as Lasers, 470s, 505s, and the Flying Dutchman. After reestablishment in 2009, the event has been hosted annually by Wickford Yacht Club of North Kingstown,...
It's been a while since my last post! With the Volvo Ocean Race in Newport, an experiment in yoga photography, and the J111 World Championship Regatta, June was a bit hectic. (Posts on those shoots coming soon)The Narragansett Art Festival was this past weekend, and it was my first outdoor festival event. Saturday opened beautifully with warm sun, turning to a few clouds and mild summer...
The high school sailing season is actually coming to a close! But a couple weeks back I had the opportunity to join the Middletown and Rogers High School Sailing teams at Newport Yacht Club as they hosted a unique event for JV sailors across the state. This 7 school event allowed the junior varsities to team race other schools in a formal setting, an opportunity that may not otherwise occur for...
It's been a slow start to the high school sailing season this year. The North Kingstown team was delayed a few weeks from ice covering the harbor. As things began to thaw it looked like warm weather had arrived, but soon enough it was back to cold gray wintery conditions.About a month into the season I finally got on the water to join the team! It was a 3-way regatta against Portsmouth Abbey and...
Well hopefully that was the last of it. Let's cross our fingers and hope Old Man Winter will finally have some mercy! But at least this last snowfall was the sticky picturesque winter wonderland kind that fell softly and beautifully throughout the day. No biting breeze or extreme subzero temperatures, just a soft white snowfall to welcome March. I took an hour long walk through sleepy snowy...
