Volvo Fleet Arrives in Boston

Here are some distant photos of the top three Volvo boats in leg 6 from Rio as they pass Gloucester, Mass on the way to the finish this afternoon in Boston. They passed so close to Gloucester because they had to circumnavigate the right whale exclusion zone en route to Boston.

Top is Ericsson 4, winner of the leg.

Ericsson 3 is shown passing Thacher Island; they finished in second place, but only twelve minutes behind Ericsson 4 after 15 days.

And bottom is Telefonica Blue -- they finished only 6 minutes after Ericsson 3.

Click here to visit the Volvo Ocean Race page -- or drive to Fan Pier in Boston to see them in person.

Early Cruiser

Sloop Raven is one of the first cruising boats to venture out of Wickford this spring. The Jamestown bridge, Fox Island and Plum Beach Lighthouse are in the background.

The Volvo Ocean race fleet is fast approaching Boston -- updates at www.volvooceanrace.org.

Signs of Spring

Not much sailing on the bay yet, but high school teams are out in the chilly weather practicing and having matches. This team sails out of the Newport Yacht Club.

New Tall Ship for Rhode Island

Rhode Island's new sailing school vessel, the Oliver Hazard Perry, is in Newport waiting for work to start to rig her as a three-masted ship. The hull is 132 feet long and she'll have a sparred length of 207 feet.

To learn more about Tall Ships Rhode Island and to see how she'll look when completed, click here. You can also read about the objectives for this sail training ship.

Hobie Cats Ready to Go

Hobie Cats, kayaks and more for rent on the beautiful west coast of Barbados.

World's Largest Sailing Ship?

This car carrier has more sail area than anything else I've seen!

I wonder how this ship handles in a gale offshore -- do you think they sail her without engines if the wind direction is right?

Imagine the wind shadow!

Ensign on the Bay

First day of spring -- won't be long 'til we see boats daysailing on the bay -- like this Ensign.

Didn't it seem like a very long winter in the northeast?

Two Cats in Barbados

Four large catamarans and their guests shared our snorkeling area. Plenty of room for more.

Swim with the Turtles

This is one of the sea turtles that came to swim with us off the west coast of Barbados. The boat crews feed them so they'll join the humans for a short session daily.

Link here for more information on swimming with the once-endangered hawksbills and leatherbacks.

Barbados Snorkeling

We hired a small motorboat to take us out to swim/snorkel with the turtles -- it was fun. There were also a few nice large catamarans out there with lots of people.

Barbados Sunset

Barbados sunset from the terrace of our rental condominium on Payne's Bay. The calm west coast of Barbados is great for daysailing, swimming and snorkeling.

Chilly on the Bay

Ice art with Narragansett Bay in the background.

Gaff-rigged Sloop on the Bay

Classic sloop bound for Wickford on Narragansett Bay.

Bay Blast

Son Jesse windsurfing on Narragansett Bay in June.

Happy new year from Sailscape!

Labor Day Doubles

More dad and child racing on Labor Day -- great way for kids to get a feel for racing!

Sunfish Doubles

For the last race of the Labor Day Series in early September, sailors had to sail with a crew. Most brought their young children or found other kids to join them. If they didn't have a crew, they had to start 5 minutes later in the 5-mile round Dutch Island race on Narragansett Bay.

Catboat Fun

Catboat sailors having fun off Saunderstown.

Catboats in the Afternoon Sun

A lovely day for catboats on the bay.

Schooner Schooning

A beautiful schooner making for Wickford.

Pure Pleasure

Tell me Johnny B isn't having a blast on his Sunfish on the bay!

Green J -- Gray Day

Race practice on J 100 'Grimace' on a gray bay evening.

Gaff-rigged Sloop near Wickford

Here's a handsome classic sloop sailing on Narragansett Bay.

Junior Sailing

A typical junior sailing program on Narragansett Bay with Lasers, Optis and 420s.

Colors of Summer on the Bay

Late afternoon, late summer sunshine enhances the color of some of the sailboats moored outside Wickford Harbor. What a beautiful weekend on Narragansett Bay!

Morning Light Disney Film

The Morning Light film will be out on October 17th -- son Jesse was on the team.

Link here to watch the movie trailer. It looks great!

Schooner on the Bay

A handsome schooner makes its way back to Wickford.

Chutes & Bridge

Another shot of the colorful 420 chutes with the Newport Bridge in the background.

420 Spinnaker Splash

More junior racing in Jamestown.

420 Racing on the Bay

Junior 420 sailors race to windward in light air off Jamestown in Narragansett Bay.

Cruising Season

Cruising season is underway on the bay.