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...
So the culmination of 8 weeks of junior sailing for those sailing on Narragansett Bay happens at Race Week, the NBYA Jr. Olympic Festival that incorporates Club 420s, Optis and Lasers into a three day sailing event! While day 1 was only half a day of racing this year, and day 2 there was no racing at all due to no wind, heavy fog, and thunderstorm threats, there was beautiful wind and sun for day...
While staying at Lake Tashmoo, we were getting ready to cook dinner when dark clouds appeared on the horizon. We watched the storm develop before our eyes as a squall line developed off the coast of New Bedford and made it's way directly towards us. It wasn't too long before the day turned to night. You just get the feeling you're witnessing the awesome power of nature, and suddenly you feel...
