70 E-Scows gathered at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club this past weekend for three days of extremely varied sailing conditions (Fri: NW 15-20, Sat: NE 5-10, Sun: rain, no wind) and two days of similarly varied post-sailing activities and attire (Fri: formal banquet, Sat: pirate party). The club volunteers spared no effort to put together a memorable Nationals for the class. We got some exciting shots in the big breeze on Friday, and capture
d some beautiful, colorful images on Saturday. 
focusing on catching all 70 boats as they sail downwind at 8-20 knots, depending on the size/design. Our strategy was to use two dinghies and each cover a side of the Sound about 1/2 mile East of the start, and communicate via VHF about who covers which boat as they sail towards us. Because there's a tendency to travel downwind extremely quickly in these situations, and end up dozens of miles away from our starting point with a long, painful upwind trip in heavy seas, we avoided this by being quick and efficient with our photos and motoring back upwind after every start. Two hours after the first gun, the last class started and we finished out the day with photos of photos of all but 3 boats that started.
area. Though we should have had an easy time beating all the boats- and leader Vela Veloce- to Groton, when we reached terrible holiday-weekend traffic in the New Haven area, things changed. We were now in a race with Vela Veloce, and it was apparent that we might lose. 
We cruised to the Cape Cod area last week and were asked to shoot the Riverside Yacht Club cruise and the American Yacht Club cruise along the way. Both of these premier yacht clubs from Long Island Sound know how to have a good time, whether at their 
dinghy raftup, or beating their way through 15-20 knots of wind on current in the rain between Mystic and Block Island. 
We had never been part of a dinghy raftup before, but were impressed at the great time had by all as hors d'ouevers were passed from dinghy to dinghy in Quisset Harbor. Even the harbormaster laughed and took photos as we towed the whole group of rafted dinghies over to the commodore's boat. You never know when or how that 20 hp Honda on our dinghy will come in handy.
Many would have either motored in these conditions, or simply stayed put in Mystic, but this group deserved their mudslides at The Oar when they arrived. 
Dad died at 11:15 this morning from brain cancer. He was 67. We learned about his tumor in January, 2009, and we’ve been battling hard ever since. He had two brain surgeries, radiation, and various forms of chemotherapy including clinical trials at National Institute of Health.
The Newport-Bermuda Race is always one of the highest-profile events on the East Coast sailing circuit, and the start on Narragansett bay just off of Newport is full of excitement. This year was no different, with a 180+ boats and dozens of spectator boats, the starting area was packed and the warm, sunny light-wind weather made it a great day for onlookers. 
Newport Bermuda Race Start in 2008; I had just completed taking some of my most favorite shots of my photography career. I stood in my custom photography dinghy, - harnessed in - watching the last of the boats disappear over the horizon on their way to Bermuda. I was very tempted to keep following the boats and to continue to get fabulous shots of hundreds of anxious but excited sailors.
Daniela and I have sailed to Bermuda on a Delivery but have never raced. We look forward to participating in future races.While we photograph each regatta during the season, we love providing an opportunity for boat owners and racers to buy quality photos of their boat, or a cool shot of crew on the rail. But this isn't how PhotoBoat stays out of the red. We're really looking for those quality shots that make it into ads, magazines (online and print), catalogs, websites and email bursts that keep sailors up-to-date with the latest products, boats and sails, etc. If you have a sailing industry business, please contact us about our stock photo rates.
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The breeze held longer than forecasted yesterday and we were busy capturing about 5000 photos of 180 boats on 4 courses. Today's weather looks good as well, so here we go again.
We've arrived at Charleston Race Week 2010 to a nice VSR waiting for us. We chartered the "Very Slender RIB" from Coachboat Management to cover the outside courses. I know, I know.... we've always covered the outside courses with our 11ft RIBs. But this year, with a record high turnout and a tight deadline for displaying the photos daily, we'll make sure we can get in and out faster, safer, and in style! We'll still be using our smaller boat for the two inside courses, because a dinghy is still the best platform for photography!
This is a belated post featuring a belated article, but it's still fun to share. We have enjoyed working with OceanLines writers for a couple of photoshoots to accompany their articles, like this one about the Nordstar31. But enough about that...as if we didn't publicize our wedding enough last summer...
We're pleased to announce that we'll be working with the South Carolina Maritime Foundation as a sponsor of Charleston Race Week 2010. We'll be taking great action shots of every boat and displaying them on our terminals and our big screen at the party every night. Charleston Race Week is a growing event and we're thrilled to be a part of it. For more information, visit www.charlestonraceweek.com.
The New England boat show in Boston was hopping this weekend- perhaps a good indication
for boat manufacturers that things might be picking up. The most notable display had to be the amphibious vehicle made by SeaLegs. No, it's not street legal, but it does roll right onto its custom trailer. And if you have waterfront property, you can bring her up the beach and right into the garage after a day of fishing.
With the powerboat manufacturers down in attendance this year, the smaller businesses really stood out, including boat time-share companies like Freedom Boat Club (power) and SailTime (sail). And the sailing schools were quite popular, including Boston-based, award-winning Black Rock Sailing School.
FYI, after paying for an expensive dock space. We didn't even sail our boat once last summer.Click "play" above to watch the slideshow, or click here to see all of the Key West 2010 photos.
It was another dramatic week at Key West Race Week. Even though we only had one day of good breeze, it was enough time to get great shots of every boat crashing over waves. Our photos are online, sorted by boat name, here. If you weren't racing and just want to take a look, check out the highlights.
Key West Race Week started on Monday with a beautiful sunny day- it was everything everybody comes to Key West for, except the wind. But the 9 knots or so was enough for the race committees to run two races on each course. 
were a blessing, and though the clouds came in in the afternoon and the temperature dropped to the low 60s, a little bit more wind helped to feed the action. We have a bunch of great shots from both days, and look forward to today, Thurs, and Friday for some more great Key West Race Week Photos.
Key West Race Week is still three days from the first gun, but we're here, so why not start putting our cameras to work. Today's bright sunshine, 25-29 knots from the ESE and a bunch of boats out practicing combined for some great photo ops for PhotoBoat. Still, the Coast Guard d
id not think so, as they felt it necessary to remind us that there was a small craft advisory, and we are, in fact, a small craft. The warning was much appreciated, but not heeded.
