This was my second year covering this event, and while I was unable to get on the water for the first day of races (due to the Sail Newport Youth Challenge) I was able to go out on Sunday. The wind was flukey, the breeze was fairly light, but it was still terrific to see all the one-design boats competing so close to home! There were several returning faces and both the laser fleet and F18 fleet...
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...
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...
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...
So the cruise was drawing to a close, and I was having a hard time believing a whole week had passed. We woke up with the sun to leave Block Island, and luckily the fog had lifted for the most part as we made our way up the Bay. The sun even started poking through as we approached the Jamestown Bridge! There was a big thunderstorm in the forecast so we were pressed to get home around noon time to...
