slides: James Clayton Sattel’s RI Summer: America’s Cup

Saturday, June 30, 2012

James Clayton Sattel, GoLocalProv Contributor

Photographer James Clayton Sattel is passionate about Rhode Island, particularly those shores, crags, and vistas of his home island: Aquidneck. GoLocalProv is delighted to be collaborating with Jim this summer on curated sets of his images that capture coastal life so vividly.

This week's gallery features Sattel's up-close views of the America's Cup World Series, which kicked off last week in Newport. From shoreline excitement to on-water competition (and crashes), see the events as they've been unfolding.

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Host City

How fitting that the races should return to our city that has been a place for boats of all sizes and speeds for its entire history. A vision of Newport's quieter sailing side.

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Pre-Race Regatta

A Youth Challenge, sponsored by Red Bull, allowed young sailors to show their stuff before the big races took over the water later in the week.

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Hulls

Port and starboard hulls, emblazoned with sponsor Red Bull's logo.

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The Start

This year's America's Cup World Series contenders line up for a start.

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Gaining Position

A central tenet of racing strategy is position before the race start sounds. It's a tense and exciting time as these large, powerful boats jockey for position in tight spaces.

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Hard Tack

This is definitely what we'd call a hard tack, as Emirates Team New Zealand is flying at about 30 knots.

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Capsize

It happens! Emirates Team New Zealand capsized on Day 1 in a match race.

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Everything for Speed

Crew members position themselves on the hulls to be as aerodynamic as possible.

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Oracle

Two Oracle Team USA boats are competing this week. On Thursday, the boats finished 1-2 in the fleet race; skipper Jimmy Spithill's boat took the top spot, and it was on his 33rd birthday!