Category: Boats
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Blount Marine at Night in the Fall
Blount Marine is a ship building company in Warren, Rhode Island. For the last few decades the company has been building small cruise ships. Until the shuttering of the off shore wind project, Blount was building support ships for the construction effort. I have driven by this scene a few times recently and decided to…
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Bob
My dear friend Bob during our race Wednesday night on the Pearson Triton “Solitude”. The Triton was the first production sailboat ever made. My town, Bristol, Rhode Island was home to the production fiberglass boat pioneers Clint and Everett Pearson. Clint produced Bristol Yachts, and Everett produced the Pearson Yachts line, and then the modern…
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And Bob’s Your Uncle
I shot these pictures in Wickford, RI harbor. I was in a funk, having just spent a lot of time shooting a roll of Kodak TriX only to find there was no film in the camera! The disappointment was magnified because I know I framed some interesting shots in a sculpture garden. Turning to the…
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Beetle Cats
This image has special meaning to me. The Beetle Cat was the first sailboat my family had. It was purchased by my father when I was a young boy. We kept the boat on a mooring at the bottom of our street. We had lots of fun on the boat. I remember the beautiful smell…
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The Season’s Last Race
Light air tonight on Solitaire for the last race of the season. It was a beautiful summer night.
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Regatta Images
Shot today, August 25, 2024 from the Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta. These boats are a sight to behold. Photo wise, I tried using the Panasonic G9 with Olympus long lenses. The Panasonic with the Olympus 100 – 400 struggled mightily with AF, especially on the long end. On the other hand I mistakenly put the…
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American Eagle and Courageous Collide
I photographed the Herreshoff Marine Museum Classic Yacht Regatta again this year thanks to the kindness of Bob and Kathy “with a K” Millard. We witnessed a collision, at the leeward mark between the America’s Cup 12 Meter racing yachts “American Eagle” and “Courageous”. Courageous was trailing and tried to get inside room at the…
