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. Â But that didn't stop these junior sailors from giving it their all! Â 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. Â 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. Â All of these kids are still in school but manage to get themselves together for a two day regatta in early June. Â I saw a few familiar faces and was out shooting for both days of sailing. Â Day 1 proved to be a very windy day as the seabreeze filled around...
