Speaking of the APS Catalog

We came across an interesting post on the APS website, celebrating their 20th year in business. Check out all of the catalog covers they've had over the years.

2011 APS Catalog Photos

As you flip through your 2011 APS catalog this season, you might notice that our photos are used exclusively. Take a look- you may even find yourself! This is our 4th year working with APS.

Also check out the Annapolis Performance Sailing website at APSLTD.com

Charleston Race Week 2011

Charleston Race Week provided another long weekend full of activity and great sailing this year. This is our 5th year photographing the regatta, and the participation has more than doubled across the years. In fact, it has nearly tripled. We had our hands full with more than 250 boats to photograph this year, but we came prepared with years of experience and help from associate photographer Michael Bagley. We enjoyed Friday's 15-20 knots and lumpy seas on the offshore courses. Saturday, the weather threw us a curveball and racing was cancelled due to high winds. We did enjoy photographing a handful of Melges 24s that decided to practice- and show off for photographers- anyway. Sunday's weak high pressure system made inshore racing a little bit dull, but the offshore fleets were able to wait for the sea breeze to fill in and enjoy some good racing. But racing is only part of a regatta experience for most people; the race village on the sandy beach at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina was full of action. We enjoyed having our booth with display terminals set up right in the middle of it all, and participants enjoyed viewing their photos as always. See the photos here. We look forward to coming back to Charleston again- this event is always a success!

2011 Prosser Trophy Team Race Championship

Who would expect a weekend in early April in Ithaca, NY to be sunny and 65 degrees? To be fair, today was overcast, but still not too cold. Lake Cayuga's water is still in the 30s, and there are still traces of snow in the hills in upstate New York, but as far as we're concerned, it was a great weekend in Ithaca. Thanks to Cornell Sailing for hosting us. Even with generally light breeze, the college sailors competing for the Prosser Trophy know how to make slow sailing look good. See the photos here. The series consisted of more than 60 races sailed by 8 teams across two days. Daniela was pleased to secretly cheer on her alma mater's team, Georgetown, as they won the regatta and their place in the National Championship at the Gorge in Oregon. If only we could fit a trip to Oregon into our busy Spring schedule...