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TOUGH GUYS

Bare Knuckle boxing must be considered the ultimate “tough guy” sport. Tough Guys come in all sorts of course.

Loick Peyron just won the Route du Rhum, breaking the record in the process. finishing days ahead of the next competitor.

I am working on a book of photographs of the Newport Waterfront from the 60’s and 70’s. Today I walked the waterfront to the extent I could and took photographs from as close as I could to the spot where I had taken images all those years ago.

LOOKING TOWARDS NEWPORT YACHT CLUB, THEN

LOOKING TOWARDS NEWPORT YACHT CLUB TODAY

LOOKING FROM BANNISTER'S WHARF TODAY — LOOKING FROM BANNISTER’S WHARF TODAY

LOOKING FROM BANNISTER'S WHARF THEN — LOOKING FROM BANNISTER’S WHARF THEN

ROUTE DU RHUM

Départ Route du Rhum 2014-Easy Ride from Easy Ride on Vimeo.

So much has been written about growing the sport of sailing in the United States. I am just no sure it will ever happen. Look what happens in France.

ROUTE DU RHUM AND THE VOLVO

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO “DONGFENG”

Le départ de la Route du Rhum – Destination… by routedurhum

START OF THE ROUTE DU RHUM.
THOMAS COVILLE COLLIDED WITH A SHIP 30 HOURS INTO THE RACE.

LIFE IS A CARNIVAL

THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OVER A 45 YEAR PERIOD. THE DECISION OF WHICH TO INCLUDE AND WHICH TO LEAVE OUT WAS A DIFFICULT ONE. EACH PHOTOGRAPH REPRESENTS A STORY AND A MEMORY FROM THAT 45 YEAR JOURNEY.