Fall in the air, crowds on the water have diminished, and great fall breeze has arrived. I have been headed out every chance I get to go foiling on my gear. It is a non-stop learning experience and I love it. At times breaking 44 years of windsurfing habits, and at the same time taking my windsurfing skills and transferring to my foil gear. Fun to be climbing the curve again. I hope you enjoy seeing what I picked for foil gear, and why, along with a few tips on how to set it up for successful flight. Episode 46…

2019 New England Solo/Twin, 25-26 July, Newport Yacht Club Olson 30, Kristianna, PHRF 104 Conditions 0-8 kts, SSE, S, E, NE, NW, N Course:  Start off Goat Island with Folk Festival going on, what a hoot.  Then to the SW corner of Block Island, Buzzards Bay Tower, back to MOA -“NB”, then finish at 120 degree bearing to Castle Hill Lighthouse.  70 Miles is one of the shorter courses for this race, which made sense with the light winds forecast.  All weather models had it shutting off at 0200, which were spot on. I had the opportunity to sail with…

Early July I traveled to the Chesapeake Bay with the BoatU.S. editorial team, and Lenny Rudow of Fish Talk fame.  A great team and we always have a good time working together. This series, Lenny interviews the head of Geico BoatU.S. CAT Hurricane team, Mike McCook.  Mike outlines how to choose a marina, prepping your boat, and after the storm.  There are also other videos in the growing hurricane play list.  This series is chock full of great information, and very timely while we are in hurricane season. These are not my normal edits, with the supplied photos I used…

This was my second year at the Wickford Art Festival. Last year my neighbor, and great ceramics Jillian Barber talked me into going, along with Tory Cory who owns Fuller Gallery in Jamestown. What a great experience both days 13-14 July. The crowds were fun, and the people who came in my booth were appreciating my photography. What a pleasure to discuss the stories of each photograph with interested people. And to the buyers who made this show a huge success, Thank You! I look forward to seeing a picture where you huge the framed work. Or were you put…

Wow, has it been a long time since my last episode. Sorry for the delay but commercial video/photography, coaching, and consulting work has been cranking. All good! So we have a new direction for In and Out of the Boat Shop. Still shorthanded sailing and high performance sailing. How can it not be that is my passion. But to see the new twist you need to watch episode 45, Next Step. Very excited! I would like to congratulate my shorthanded buddy John Manderson. John is a great short handed sailor and has the passion. John sailed the Bermuda 1-2 return…

Overview shot of Governors Island Ferry This past week I had a reunion with my buddy Jeff Codman who owns RI Aerials.  If you have read this blog for years you will know I spent a lot of time flying with Jeff, filming and taking stills.  So it was nice to be back in the back seat with his Aerial Exposures Gyro grabbing video clips, and then out the left door shooting stills of the same boat. R44 with life jackets on the skids for all the flying over water we do. FS7 MK2 on Gyro with seat out. One…

The last week in March I took a rare vacation with my wife.  When I say rare, we go to regattas and take off sailing often, but we never consider those vacations, just normal lifestyle.  Now vacationing is something we are not very good at.  To sit around and not be active every day on the water, and working which we both love is not easy.  So this was a planned shut down week.  Fun yes, but there is a reason we do not do it often. I rented an efficiently for the week in the Keys on a private…