tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129026632024-03-07T19:48:51.791-05:00SAILSCAPEAll kinds of sailing and marine photos -- from windsurfing to tall ships, from daysailing to circumnavigating, to waterfront and travel shots.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-68816817758072272472024-01-02T17:10:00.004-05:002024-01-02T17:10:41.996-05:00Interesting sky in Ste Anne<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWA2YUyXQ3Dy-rIjHVYIoqW0QcrirD5DflIUZTCn3kFVx7na34YfrgyY-Loh60KrSDpXaLL8cKVNEYC62NOWLC9Uf_qa00DxY-qgel3WYZv36S7yYeHsKTwsFK1ezLxNVKql_s9CqQ7c6EA_O2NFWCmCJt4sA4rqpLQ73KQxudaKIWixjimnQ/s4032/IMG_8489.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWA2YUyXQ3Dy-rIjHVYIoqW0QcrirD5DflIUZTCn3kFVx7na34YfrgyY-Loh60KrSDpXaLL8cKVNEYC62NOWLC9Uf_qa00DxY-qgel3WYZv36S7yYeHsKTwsFK1ezLxNVKql_s9CqQ7c6EA_O2NFWCmCJt4sA4rqpLQ73KQxudaKIWixjimnQ/s320/IMG_8489.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-50066564971489948682023-12-22T10:29:00.000-05:002023-12-22T10:29:01.086-05:00Sunset in Ste Anne<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrh6iAIpeKS1NIja2z9VL5keXVRKQbdUUQ9s1ZxNGPbLXOzPVbQw5-1EILf1G6VgA4VHQ-O4x0-1RhA9bOiAmCKVnMGgYaoWn7K58cdg7SjHmYz95k_C9KsRjoWA2inuPiHPwihoPznp3-XecfvNFc8_OCljhjmKtzdcuOGqTUQH8qbeu-BaM/s4032/IMG_8453.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrh6iAIpeKS1NIja2z9VL5keXVRKQbdUUQ9s1ZxNGPbLXOzPVbQw5-1EILf1G6VgA4VHQ-O4x0-1RhA9bOiAmCKVnMGgYaoWn7K58cdg7SjHmYz95k_C9KsRjoWA2inuPiHPwihoPznp3-XecfvNFc8_OCljhjmKtzdcuOGqTUQH8qbeu-BaM/s320/IMG_8453.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The green flash a few seconds later was very bright. </p>Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-1930576768722715972023-12-13T13:04:00.001-05:002023-12-13T13:04:11.026-05:00Anchorage in Ste. Anne<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAr6JGMA7Q2hggRa6YWoqdlQdR5YW4jjZtdTAWp0xldtJMGyBH33E_2lnQkRpZxMpm9G3hj4UUY1l0b8q6q-7-iwCfwAaliaEchQsCH4dcWtxtyX8LRt703NWUpa-ZIIZdk0gYtj6Q7NG2MtXPa_Qx4JVx8mqn8Hs4ZZklnO8o3grXnwFFQr4/s4032/IMG_8443.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAr6JGMA7Q2hggRa6YWoqdlQdR5YW4jjZtdTAWp0xldtJMGyBH33E_2lnQkRpZxMpm9G3hj4UUY1l0b8q6q-7-iwCfwAaliaEchQsCH4dcWtxtyX8LRt703NWUpa-ZIIZdk0gYtj6Q7NG2MtXPa_Qx4JVx8mqn8Hs4ZZklnO8o3grXnwFFQr4/s320/IMG_8443.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Beautiful afternoon in the large anchorage at the south end of Martinique.<p></p>Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-53277483388254610122022-09-28T12:10:00.003-04:002022-09-28T12:10:36.327-04:00Luperon Harbor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N34oANHd46GV75aCZlbFCcNmUUbr1pBzbBkoelANj2HkOniVwxS_q1PI7Jyw4tsU65cvHRyuNt2da2NleEeXJD1e_3347ZquGxi7ycv8LSfTVMLR2m7FqP39S9c0mqTnJAfTqGATtV2L2bYEXLY-qTA7_ypT8Ks1jD-eb9YC_ZAn6DNsJA/s4032/IMG_6891.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1N34oANHd46GV75aCZlbFCcNmUUbr1pBzbBkoelANj2HkOniVwxS_q1PI7Jyw4tsU65cvHRyuNt2da2NleEeXJD1e_3347ZquGxi7ycv8LSfTVMLR2m7FqP39S9c0mqTnJAfTqGATtV2L2bYEXLY-qTA7_ypT8Ks1jD-eb9YC_ZAn6DNsJA/s320/IMG_6891.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hurricane hole in Luperon, Dominican Republic<p></p>Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-14989437083431907912018-11-23T12:30:00.001-05:002018-11-23T12:30:19.363-05:00OHP In NewportThe Oliver Hazard Perry sail training vessel in Newport RI<br />
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<br />Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-90091117423794401452018-11-23T12:19:00.000-05:002018-11-23T12:20:50.687-05:00Catamarans in St MaartenSt Maarten is recovering after hurricane Irma -- St Barths is in excellent shape, but St Maarten/St Martin is getting there.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_t52__SwQXoQHIlV72CCHUxXG_FBLIyOniNQMJklJToaFuxfuPottYfx_7gq9Zvl-kLnPh9xZyc0yf4i11civXwu6smLYkK8ACgMlKry4AQU7qsYFy2PxqeJU2RrhfYgh257/s1600/IMG_3110.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_t52__SwQXoQHIlV72CCHUxXG_FBLIyOniNQMJklJToaFuxfuPottYfx_7gq9Zvl-kLnPh9xZyc0yf4i11civXwu6smLYkK8ACgMlKry4AQU7qsYFy2PxqeJU2RrhfYgh257/s320/IMG_3110.jpeg" width="320" height="240" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a></div>Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-52552168325991519942012-05-27T10:21:00.003-04:002012-05-27T10:21:48.299-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in February, we visited Baltimore's Fells Point area and came upon the Lady Maryland being restored on the waterfront.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-44262426518544985492011-11-26T11:23:00.001-05:002011-11-26T11:26:22.951-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Staysail schooner Fortune in the Wickford race.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-20472032355377053852011-11-04T19:33:00.003-04:002011-11-04T19:33:36.564-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are two of the boats racing in a classic boat regatta off Wickford in mid-October.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-43419799188405613482011-10-29T20:12:00.003-04:002011-11-04T19:34:28.458-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks later, a barge and crane came by and salvaged Kalispera from her rocky berth near Wickford harbor and took her away; another boat had been rescued earlier and can be seen on the barge.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-86083988874605183042011-10-10T21:27:00.002-04:002011-10-10T21:27:30.590-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We evacuated inland as Hurricane Irene approached and returned the next day to find the unfortunate Kalispera on the rocks. She didn't look too bad until we realized that her starboard side had a number of holes from her time crashing on the rocks. Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-29722617018098746232011-09-22T19:58:00.001-04:002011-09-22T19:58:22.066-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An Ensign heads back into Wickford harbor after the races.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-9813852960125339802011-09-07T21:24:00.002-04:002011-09-07T21:24:40.188-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Quite an unusual yacht anchored off Gustavia on St. Barts.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-8614647310724724662011-08-08T09:50:00.004-04:002011-08-08T10:07:11.977-04:00Lady Maryland Visits the Bay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJo3euUvwpGMCW98vNgy1xLK3IqoyueV8ACr_YndMPkcN-FUmummeSj6fNV15lc9lF36NZP4JYkNYd9t6qrSIpMnN-bfk8o5rL2tzOobuS3b-ktyYi6JOMbUhGuIPrxaluDM0_/s1600/Lady+Maryland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJo3euUvwpGMCW98vNgy1xLK3IqoyueV8ACr_YndMPkcN-FUmummeSj6fNV15lc9lF36NZP4JYkNYd9t6qrSIpMnN-bfk8o5rL2tzOobuS3b-ktyYi6JOMbUhGuIPrxaluDM0_/s400/Lady+Maryland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638482377635769586" /></a>
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<br />Local 8-meter King Haakon (front) and visiting school ship Lady Maryland (back) on Narragansett Bay in August. The Lady Maryland is a pungy schooner built in 1986 in Baltimore -- her sparred length is 104 feet. She provides students "the opportunity to experience sailing a historic vessel, while studying history, sailing, seamanship, marine science and ecology on her traditional waters from Maryland to Maine." Link <a href="http://www.livingclassrooms.org/hands-on/shipboard.html"target="_blank">here</a> to learn more about the Lady Maryland and her programs.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-69131354669613862212011-07-03T21:47:00.003-04:002011-07-03T21:54:35.090-04:00Transatlantic 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrQ2q5E6fxXt9PZuslbVJvbtJRH0_GUCK3DX30JQcMZyn9UB0smwq4JkM2LFXCe5khp74pTTaO31voQfUuR-W0Q9qnhyphenhyphen8fL3uQY1G0bZakW25uF_p7NsmrXwF9z9utx5TuHie/s1600/Vanquish+at+the+Dock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrQ2q5E6fxXt9PZuslbVJvbtJRH0_GUCK3DX30JQcMZyn9UB0smwq4JkM2LFXCe5khp74pTTaO31voQfUuR-W0Q9qnhyphenhyphen8fL3uQY1G0bZakW25uF_p7NsmrXwF9z9utx5TuHie/s400/Vanquish+at+the+Dock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625308035975626194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp_vHd2qfGgip_RG6wLDqKHo_wunWxiyYpKLt-pwoE13kiclISV34V-4P5wjTVXIXWRAryTMs5N2Q-2AACTAby-kPOEThsHX2ZO2HxFV72BOTJoT9CwZfTyLd1Q_tZTV3i4JX/s1600/Rambler+and+Puma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp_vHd2qfGgip_RG6wLDqKHo_wunWxiyYpKLt-pwoE13kiclISV34V-4P5wjTVXIXWRAryTMs5N2Q-2AACTAby-kPOEThsHX2ZO2HxFV72BOTJoT9CwZfTyLd1Q_tZTV3i4JX/s400/Rambler+and+Puma.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625308029516358322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIx59Z0kz4-KiXerNWDj_-3i_o-o-ZbXzGdhEz_GaGED7AHpXC_xUPGIG2eJbIWCHOwX5ZNnizp0JYhxzBmLpwmLlfd0q5bpIm4poBEgAipCBBvUvoKQYL2FRo6iC_HDiCJDB/s1600/En+Route+to+the+Lizard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIx59Z0kz4-KiXerNWDj_-3i_o-o-ZbXzGdhEz_GaGED7AHpXC_xUPGIG2eJbIWCHOwX5ZNnizp0JYhxzBmLpwmLlfd0q5bpIm4poBEgAipCBBvUvoKQYL2FRo6iC_HDiCJDB/s400/En+Route+to+the+Lizard.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625308027755834802" /></a><br /><br />This was the final start in the 2011 Transatlantic Race from Newport to the Lizard in England -- other starts were up to a week earlier. Top photo is the Oakcliff All-American Offshore team entry Vanquish with its crew with an average age of under 24 years. The second photo shows Rambler 100 and ICAP Leopard (100) at the dock -- both shots were a few hours before the start. The last photo is about 5-6 minutes after the start and, from left to right, you have Vanquish, Rambler, PUMA Mar Mostro and ICAP Leopard. More than 2700 nautical miles to the finish.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-61062215413390146122011-06-25T12:22:00.002-04:002011-06-25T12:27:04.760-04:00More Cats on St Barts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GRBdMdyRdMnD1Z-IoNjzGN4aF3PMAqxNwuUOAqcgul0iO9zalYQGXnNYVN2EgX5W0kvYu5GVpsSOXXlm5Eo5iOVUrrVCb0ptosoMmrI43O2L03Zh7BxhggMqyUj0ye8nUN09/s1600/Cats+in+SBH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GRBdMdyRdMnD1Z-IoNjzGN4aF3PMAqxNwuUOAqcgul0iO9zalYQGXnNYVN2EgX5W0kvYu5GVpsSOXXlm5Eo5iOVUrrVCb0ptosoMmrI43O2L03Zh7BxhggMqyUj0ye8nUN09/s400/Cats+in+SBH.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622194488096281250" /></a><br /><br />More cats racing off St Barts in the French West Indies.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-9529033504956493012011-05-21T11:47:00.002-04:002011-05-21T11:50:38.590-04:00Sunset on St Barts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQUztK9RVOVHsSdWjiW_o-itnOx8KA0yWqGfmqPLDSMTbVCu-KeKJgJJ-V_hFVHH28zO-eVC5-LsSHFORUHYyfT2h1eUSKwpMPGWRc3iFkCFMDKeCuSsXhaIcQvwQ3ugzwckf/s1600/St+Barts+Sunset.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQUztK9RVOVHsSdWjiW_o-itnOx8KA0yWqGfmqPLDSMTbVCu-KeKJgJJ-V_hFVHH28zO-eVC5-LsSHFORUHYyfT2h1eUSKwpMPGWRc3iFkCFMDKeCuSsXhaIcQvwQ3ugzwckf/s400/St+Barts+Sunset.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609196953627633330" /></a><br /><br />A beautiful sunset from villa BEN on Pointe Milou on St Barts.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-80175100050194391702011-04-13T20:30:00.003-04:002011-04-13T20:33:16.423-04:00Rockport Inner Harbor in Winter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0TyJnXYhcYm7TVYit3burkenFUjzQHicmMmiSC1BGTPcPMoVgRW8FT6-WW_NdtSHmnakgxRG5qKeqIf9Tk_ytShiV8bAs6FZgbJs4WJ-1hiPwEmJgPr9-wTlaPt22PpgTLCu/s1600/Rockport+Harbor+Winter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0TyJnXYhcYm7TVYit3burkenFUjzQHicmMmiSC1BGTPcPMoVgRW8FT6-WW_NdtSHmnakgxRG5qKeqIf9Tk_ytShiV8bAs6FZgbJs4WJ-1hiPwEmJgPr9-wTlaPt22PpgTLCu/s400/Rockport+Harbor+Winter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595230130256442050" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful winter day in Rockport (Mass) inner harbor -- the lobster vessels in this area operate year 'round and are protected quite well from winter nor'easters.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-25833294991037136672011-03-17T21:36:00.000-04:002011-03-17T21:37:00.160-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMymZ2ue9H6fytLRU3LxwcNLWHSc35TCQ7NVJZMULrQ37gXdnuifPoPaREZEe9kBdVxWdBanmuVeA_detl6fr5kY69ufZ27lZHZZ4rT3O_VXcFGLGHCDZ3KBudLl80CoxFdJiU/s1600/Gustavia+Harbor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMymZ2ue9H6fytLRU3LxwcNLWHSc35TCQ7NVJZMULrQ37gXdnuifPoPaREZEe9kBdVxWdBanmuVeA_detl6fr5kY69ufZ27lZHZZ4rT3O_VXcFGLGHCDZ3KBudLl80CoxFdJiU/s400/Gustavia+Harbor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585227817100439986" /></a><br /><br />Boats at anchor in Gustavia Harbor on St Barts.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-46564196896219261972011-02-13T19:25:00.001-05:002011-02-13T19:27:39.818-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSb5gw8eGLFaT0gaJh-J2Ogzwz3VJJOS3QGfVNua8mGvRo5NSEyJQrdRH0-AzAV1H2jP_9yUuLxo-DLy8HFFdG7zYC0LGiFk5BMqfmqQSJGXgfgkYvikj90h5cuoVDBDUw4G4/s1600/CataCup+Gustavia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSb5gw8eGLFaT0gaJh-J2Ogzwz3VJJOS3QGfVNua8mGvRo5NSEyJQrdRH0-AzAV1H2jP_9yUuLxo-DLy8HFFdG7zYC0LGiFk5BMqfmqQSJGXgfgkYvikj90h5cuoVDBDUw4G4/s400/CataCup+Gustavia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573334947882080066" /></a><br /><br />One of the tougher parts of the Round the Island Race at the CataCup was the turning mark tucked up into Gustavia Harbor with its squirrely winds and dead spots.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-35967057718867122392011-02-12T20:52:00.005-05:002011-02-12T20:56:20.844-05:00St Barts CataCup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSrpLnPdfACJe5MIKH5HQs3sW8NPglosZP8z5YI9wHLROglwUtDZeYGXCtbBdTgJCIGiSkyU8ONAoCljzzsKhZGod3iyiYgPQ1sz5OwY36qYMmEa5GoGQNhhj5CLzpL0Z87Rm/s1600/CataCup1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSrpLnPdfACJe5MIKH5HQs3sW8NPglosZP8z5YI9wHLROglwUtDZeYGXCtbBdTgJCIGiSkyU8ONAoCljzzsKhZGod3iyiYgPQ1sz5OwY36qYMmEa5GoGQNhhj5CLzpL0Z87Rm/s400/CataCup1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572986361750335986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT4g_K-K6MwjNXWVwDa7yh5SE11vnyxb8BxjzGU4sNZ0w_xwNoj7Voa5zb1dgJMKl4lCRKvqhjgzgVj8eAo5bcuJYKtsr2hjQqZ5Fkf23F5qKkLOEhrMmeyycM66mxdI61bLH/s1600/St+Barts+CataCup+2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT4g_K-K6MwjNXWVwDa7yh5SE11vnyxb8BxjzGU4sNZ0w_xwNoj7Voa5zb1dgJMKl4lCRKvqhjgzgVj8eAo5bcuJYKtsr2hjQqZ5Fkf23F5qKkLOEhrMmeyycM66mxdI61bLH/s400/St+Barts+CataCup+2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572986253328059618" /></a><br /><br />Here are two shots from the 2010 CataCup on St Barts in November -- the large island in the background in the top shot is St Martin and the low island in the distant background in the bottom photo is Anguilla. Click the photos to enlarge.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-66301361862381699442011-01-19T22:05:00.001-05:002011-01-19T22:07:13.034-05:00Homeward Bound<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t4LXh8ENBXDC-Yhj_NcYRq3nLJPZOL2WhBerUhEU7x_kjUplguFUuIU-YWUxCr16KkhNsH05P0JUjHoSDhZnm5witQifmR9-b9PpXFawWqKgPQBI96qImGTjCupmQLuQ2pA4/s1600/SailingHome.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t4LXh8ENBXDC-Yhj_NcYRq3nLJPZOL2WhBerUhEU7x_kjUplguFUuIU-YWUxCr16KkhNsH05P0JUjHoSDhZnm5witQifmR9-b9PpXFawWqKgPQBI96qImGTjCupmQLuQ2pA4/s400/SailingHome.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564099044223865698" /></a><br /><br />Here are the boys sailing the Sunfish back home at the end of another season at SYC on Narragansett Bay.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-11275455809098559102010-12-31T15:37:00.002-05:002010-12-31T15:38:46.061-05:00Maltese Falcon Closer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7c9Kq0IaI3-Kn6LrYqn99PC1xgIc2GfmeQgQYAYqcw544fTS4TcnIgN17cSr87shAuCobjpH0yXYGxez5YgzU_5tWJTK26fD6FN7Xi7wIMsrX52wzWZ8SJzej6qxp7Us8yhD/s1600/Maltese+Falcon+Close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7c9Kq0IaI3-Kn6LrYqn99PC1xgIc2GfmeQgQYAYqcw544fTS4TcnIgN17cSr87shAuCobjpH0yXYGxez5YgzU_5tWJTK26fD6FN7Xi7wIMsrX52wzWZ8SJzej6qxp7Us8yhD/s400/Maltese+Falcon+Close.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556948410090626258" /></a><br /><br />A close-up of the Maltese Falcon on her way to Gustavia.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-16900703477067979162010-12-12T21:50:00.003-05:002010-12-31T15:39:59.673-05:00Maltese Falcon off St Barts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRq78DD17xwAYaxtiKMtlFQxkg7_KCNn_VxX-tjWRq9cje2N3NttSbvJmCP2RUHJvAtnfHiVcocJSWhLFRCY7ghbr-Nf8FuRhTq0G7ti-dB19jQaP82jEVOflzjZU9gyxZgma/s1600/Maltese+Falcon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRq78DD17xwAYaxtiKMtlFQxkg7_KCNn_VxX-tjWRq9cje2N3NttSbvJmCP2RUHJvAtnfHiVcocJSWhLFRCY7ghbr-Nf8FuRhTq0G7ti-dB19jQaP82jEVOflzjZU9gyxZgma/s400/Maltese+Falcon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549993866729390498" /></a><br /><br />Megayacht 'Maltese Falcon' sails past Grand Cul de Sac on St. Barts in November. She's 289 feet long and has a beam of 42 feet.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12902663.post-6327629448140926302010-11-13T16:30:00.001-05:002010-11-13T16:32:15.902-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvsXTql3FJXRurwtt8FHIiQi2xlz5nrJHhetpIzuWrJCysiV6Fm2uwLhNp1-DtdsS4wX0XyrUCCU2b3a6Dq7Er7lMlT6iMRFMuovayx0Adga7ftgaIMlh41y-WXxMCyEGqdbU/s1600/Schooner+Races+off+Wickford.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvsXTql3FJXRurwtt8FHIiQi2xlz5nrJHhetpIzuWrJCysiV6Fm2uwLhNp1-DtdsS4wX0XyrUCCU2b3a6Dq7Er7lMlT6iMRFMuovayx0Adga7ftgaIMlh41y-WXxMCyEGqdbU/s400/Schooner+Races+off+Wickford.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539150006047497362" /></a><br /><br />An unusual schooner crosses the line near Wickford harbor in a late October classic boat race on Narragansett Bay.Willie Wawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173598123183876501noreply@blogger.com5