PhotoBoat.com Sailing, Boating and Regatta Photography: 07/01/2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

2011 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

Screwpile is one of our favorite events to shoot. Solomons, MD is a beautiful area, the regatta is very well run both on shore and on the race course(s), and the participants are there to have a good time- and it shows.

Better yet, we had some good wind this year. Nothing crazy, but just a good steady 12 knots can make all the difference. See the photos here!

2011 Flying Scot North Americans

More than 70 boats competed in the Flying Scot North American Championship in Westport, CT this year. What a week! The wind was decidedly well above average for Long Island Sound in July. Thursday's Northwesterly created some memorable moments for participants with some pretty intense gusts.

The Flying Scots are a great bunch of sailors, especially with a lot of parent-child and husband-

wife (or wife-husband, as they call it) teams in the mix. We happened to take a lot of photos at the finish line at this regatta, and we caught a shot of a celebratory kiss from a wife-husband team that just had a good race. Awww.

See the photos here.

The Law Trophy

This was our 5th time shooting the Law Trophy; this year, we mixed it up a bit by shooting both photos and video. We were pleasantly surprised by a high pressure system and the accompanying gusty Northwesterly breeze...what a great way for JSA to start off the season. Click here to see the photos.

Click here to see the video.

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PhotoBoat's Professional Marine Photographers provide regatta and boating lifestyle photography, with specialties in commercial advertising photography, editorial photography, private yacht assignments and on-the-water event photography. Their online galleries include personal event photos, stock power and sailboat images, and marine art. They are based in Connecticut and regularly travel to Newport, Annapolis, Miami, Key West, Boston, New York, New Jersey, and other sailing hotspots.

Allen and Daniela started PhotoBoat in 2005 and have spent every day since building PhotoBoat from the ground up. Their growth has been tremendous. Their "crazy" style- harnessed into a small RIB and photographing and driving at the same time- got them noticed quickly, and their oustanding photos and professionalism have done the talking ever since.

Today the brand is known across the United States sailing community and beyond. With thousands of hours on the water photographing, they use their experience and creativity to go beyond the usual.

With as many hours logged at sea and also in front of the chalkboard, teaching sailing, their love for the sport comes out in their work, and their skills behind the "wheel" have been noticed across the country. Their "never-satisfied" attitude has made waves in the marine photography field.

Now Allen and Daniela shoot from a variety of platforms, depending on the gig and the client, but they still utilize the "dinghy" extensively to get the close-up shots that nobody else can without disturbing the race course.

Allen and Daniela both have 50 Ton Master USCG Captains licenses. When they are not on their way to or from an event or assignment in South Carolina, Maryland, Maine, or beyond, they live in Connecticut in the summer and Florida in the winter.