MDI Community Sailing Center 2014 Slideshow

Posted by on Nov 30, 2014 in Sailing
MDI Community Sailing Center 2014 Slideshow

Here is a slideshow of photos from the 2014 sailing season including adult and junior lessons, Opti and 420 races, Seal Harbor Regatta, and the Morris Memorial Regatta. Use the arrows at left/right of the photo to navigate backward/forward. …

Seal Harbor Regatta

Posted by on Aug 12, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Seal Harbor Regatta

Today’s images are from the Seal Harbor Regatta. Most of the photos are from the 420 races, plus a few of the Luders and IOD boats. Do these kids look like they are having fun or what? Thank you to John Roberts of the MDI Community Sailing Center for taking Janice and I out in his Whaler to photograph this event.

Morris Memorial Regatta

Posted by on Aug 3, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Morris Memorial Regatta

The sixth annual Tom Morris Memorial Regatta was hosted today by the MDI Community Sailing Center (MDICSC) and the Northeast Harbor Sailing School (NEHSS), the event is a fundraiser for the MDICSC and NEHSS scholarship programs. I photographed the race from a chase boat piloted by MDICSC director Glenn Squires. Also on board was Joe Keeney of …

Optimist and 420 Class Sailboat Races

Posted by on Jul 30, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Optimist and 420 Class Sailboat Races

It was a foggy day on Mount Desert Island, but that didn’t prevent nearly 40 boats from competing in today’s Opti and 420 races sponsored by the MDI Community Sailing Center (MDICSC) in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Optimist is one of the most popular single-handed sailing dinghies in the world. It is intended for use by children up to the age of 15. The International 420 is a …

MDI Community Sailing Center

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Sailing
MDI Community Sailing Center

The MDI Community Sailing Center (MDICSC) is an independent non-profit organization located on Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor, Maine. It offers maritime education and boating instruction to the general public of Mount Desert Island and surrounding coastal communities. Janice and I are enrolled in the adult beginners sailing course and loving it. And what’s not to love. We walk a mile …

Northeast Harbor Fleet

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Event, Sailing
Northeast Harbor Fleet

The Northeast Harbor Fleet formed in August of 1923. Northeast Harbor has long been a popular sailing destination with the first organized races recorded in the 1890s. The Fleet is a seasonal organization formed to promote boating and sailboat racing in the waters surrounding Mount Desert Island. I shot the photos below prior to and during an International One-Design Class race at the head …