(Newport, RI)- The final day of racing at last year's J/80 Worlds in
Newport, RI produced fantastic opportunities for sailing photographers
to capture the essence of sailing a high-performance sport boat in epic
sailboat racing conditions- ginormous, breaking waves, 18-30 knots winds
from the southwest, and clear, azure blue skies with torn-cotton shaped
clouds scudding across the horizon. When other 20-32 foot sport-boats
stop racing at 22 knots, the J/80s RULE!! And, of course, have a LOT of
fun sailing on such spectacular days--- where men are men and women are
women and have a blast! Just ask Mr. J/80 France, Bruno Trouble, what
it's like to sail in up to 30 knot winds! Bruno and his crew (average
age of 64 years old), sailing COYOTE/ JURASSIC PARK, LOVED it and sailed
every race, often finishing in the top 15! One of those sailing photographers at the event, Paul Todd from Outside Images New Zealand, captured some remarkable photos, many of them memorialized in his J/80 coffee table book that you can buy from Blurb.com. Here's another photo from that epic day of bashing, crashing and flying off the waves-- it's New York YC members Henry Brauer and Stuart Johnstone on the J/80 RASCAL screaming into the finish line of the last race. Get Sailing World's March issue on the news-stands now- http://www.sailingworld.com