Around the island race
I guess summer’s over. Today was the Conanicut Yacht Club’s annual around Jamestown race. It’s always the one last race of the summer. We were going to go in the little boat but couldn’t as it’s repairs aren’t quite done yet. So we decided to take the big boat which was actually a ton of fun as we had some family friends along as well as my wife who brought our son Elias for his first ever sail at 2 days shy of 6 months old. I’ll have these available in the gallery tomorrow if you’re looking for prints. If you need to contact me about ordering anything, please don’t hesitate to email me at benjaminbjacobsen (at) gmail.com.
The B&W classics shots are available here.
All of the CYC around the island shots are available here.
Fools Rules Regatta 2008!
I must admit, I’ve lived in (or very close to) Jamestown since 1991, but I had never been to the Fools Rules Regatta. I knew about it, I knew Chris Powell was the “chief fool” (he runs the regatta) and I knew the basics. I’d just always had other commitments the day of the event unfortunately. Here’s the setup in a nutshell: you have 2 hours to build a “boat” on the Jamestown town beach. It can be prebuilt, and reassembled. All materials must be non nautical. There are 5 basic classes, 1, 2, 3, 4, and unlimited. They represent the number of people on the boats. The course is the length of the town beach, and it’s a downwind course. It’s pretty simple really and a TON of fun. It’s obvious some people were first timers, and some veterans of the event, but everyone was there to have a great time. Even watching is a blast. This is certainly something I’ll be back for next year, and maybe as an entrant.
The images can be purchased here.
