IT IS HARD TO NOT LIKE PHOTOGRAPHING 12 METERS. THEY ARE TRULY ELEGANT.
Author: ws lirakis
a sailor who carries a camera
START TRANSATLANTIC RACE 2019
AT 11 AM JUNE 25 THE FIRST GUN FOR THE START OF THE 2019 TRANSATLANTIC RACE. 14 STARTERS IN THREE CLASSES. TRACKING AVAILABLE BY YELLOWBRICK
the weather will not be a repeat of our joyous ride in 2015. It will be more like the 2011 race with a big hole in the middle of the racecourse.
2019 NYYC ANNUAL REGATTA
PLENTY OF WIND OVER 3 DAYS OF RACING IN NARRGANSETT BAY DURING THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB ANNUAL REGATTA
BRAYTON POINT COOLING TOWERS COME DOWN
ON APRIL 27 2019 AT 8 AM THE BRAYTON POINT COOLING TOWERS WERE IMPLODED. THE ENTIRE EVENT TOOK 10 SECONDS. THE CLOUD OF DUST WAS PUSHED UP THE RIVER BY THE WIND.
TENACIOUS TED
ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 2019 TED TURNER PRESENTED THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB WITH A FULL RIGGED MODEL OF “TENACIOUS” THE 61 FOOT S&S DESIGN IN WHICH TED WON THE FAMOUS 1979 FASTNET RACE.
TED AT 80 YEARS OLD IS SUFFERING FROM LEWY BODY DEMENTIA. EACH OF THESE REUNIONS ARE SPECIAL AS WE ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER WITH THOSE WITH WHOM WE SHARED SPECIAL MOMENTS.
DICK CARTER SPEAKS
Yesterday I had the pleasure to listen to Dick Carter talk about the past. Some of which I was present for; in particular the 1969 Admiral’s Cup, in which Red Rooster was the overall winner of the Fastnet Race which secured a team win for the United States.
ARCTIC MIST 1 21 19
We have come to expect a day in the winter like this. When the air is so cold it makes the water seem warm.
FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE
January 6, is Epiphany, the day the three wisemen arrived at the side of the baby Jesus.
the photos, which I have dubbed “madonnas in a bathtub”; are photos I have taken over the years waiting for a thought and a time to reveal them. The thought still eludes me and time is passing.
DECATUR GA
12 METER NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 DAY ONE
