Rambler sheds her water ballast as she sails around Conanicut Island in Friday’s Around the Island Race. Along with the other faster boats, including winner Titan XV, Rambler made a quick trip around the Island and was headed back to the dock by 2:30 pm. Most people had a 
much longer day and didn’t finish until 5 pm, or didn’t finish at all. Two reasons: wind and fog. The wind died throughout the day, and many classes started late due to fog. Race committee kept having to reset the line because they couldn’t see the pin.
Our take on the weekend: not windy enough. But we can make something out of nothing, and we still got some nice shots. See them here.
It was great to be in Newport again and we’re looking forward to photographing many of these same boats at Block Island Race Week 2009!
