slides: James Clayton Sattel’s RI Summer: Racing

Saturday, June 23, 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 celebrates ocean racing, as Newport gears up for the America's Cup World Series beginning this weekend. While shooting the current events for an upcoming GoLocalProv article, Jim picked some of his favorite "vintage" ocean racing shots.

To see more of Sattel's work, go here: http://jcsattelnewportrisites.smugmug.com/.

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J-Boats 2011

It can be close quarters in a tight field, as these J-boats show off the shores of Newport in a 2011 race.

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Courageous & Liberty

This is a vintage America's Cup duel, staged off the shores of Newport in 1983, when 12-meter boats Courageous and Liberty battled in Defender trials in September. Liberty beat Courageous in 5 out of 6 races, to represent the US against the challenger, Australia II. The boat from down under won the series and took the Cup away from Newport, and the New York Yacht Club, for the first time in the history of the event.

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Liberty

Liberty and her crew greet supporters along the shore.

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Freedom

Just three years before Newport gave up the Cup to Australia, Freedom handed Australia a loss in the 1980 America's Cup. This 12-meter beauty skippered by Dennis Connor still sails the waters of Narragansett Bay, under the America's Cup Charters line of boats.

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J-boats 2011 II

J-boats racing off the shores of Aquidneck in 2011.

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Newport-Bermuda Race 2012

Just weeks before the America's Cup World Series began, the famed Newport-Bermuda Ocean Race set sail from Aquidneck on June 15.

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Newport-Bermuda Race II

With spinnakers flying, it may look more like a parade than an intense big-ocean race, as competitors depart Newport for Bermuda in the prestigious event.

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Rambler

She may look peaceful here, but George David’s 90ft maxi, Rambler, just smashed the 635 mile Newport Bermuda race record, clipping a massive 14 hours off the previous best time set 10 years ago by Roy Disney’s Pyewacket. The new record now stands at 39hr, 39 minutes, 18 seconds (subject to ratification) - an average speed of 16knots.

A delighted George David said. “These were perfect conditions. The most exciting moment was when we hit 26 knots. I’m so pleased with our performance. We have reduced the record by 25% - Not bad for a boat that is now 10 years old. This Rambler is the best boat I have ever owned!”