| After a week of waiting, the wind finally came. It brought with it the fog and cold. I got in a little time on the windsurfing slalom gear and was able to record a top speed of 32mph even though there was a lot of chop due to the strong wind and ebb tide. After sailing, I got a few shots of everyone getting ready for the Thursday night kitesurfing race hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club. |  |
It’s not often that I get a chance to go to the beach in the middle of the day on a weekday, but today was just one of those days. I was hoping to get in some windsurfing, but the wind was not even close to cooperating (8mph). Instead, I headed over to Ocean Beach @ Sloat to see if there was any surf. There was, and a bunch of surfers were out. The light was a bit tricky, but I got a few shots.
A few months ago I shot some photos for musician, Curt Yagi. He’s now got them posted on his website and will be using them on the cover of his new album. He’s releasing a new CD and has a launch party planned for November 9th in San Francisco. Listen to his music and check out all the details of the launch party at his new website - curtyagi.com.
Here’s how someone described his music -
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I looked at the weather report and it said the wind was blowing 27mph at Crissy so I grabbed my camera gear and headed down. The sun was already pretty low in the sky but there were still at least 20 sailors out. I was able to get about 100 pictures before the sun went down. Lots of good jibes and cool freestyle tricks.
Check out the photos.
| On the final day of the regatta, the fleet was challenged with a tour of the bay. It was the 65 ft. Rosebud leading the way followed by the TP52s, Farr 40’s, J120’s, Melges 32’s, J105’s, and other classes. Check out the photo gallery. |
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The Rolex Big Boat Series Regatta is starting tomorrow at the St. Francis Yacht Club and runs through Sunday. I’m planning to head down on Saturday and Sunday to get some photos. It looks like there are more than 100 boats expected. I’m looking forward to seeing how fast the Melges 32’s are in the SF Bay conditions. For now, check out photos of past events…
2006 Rolex Big Boat Series
2005 Rolex Big Boat Series
2004 Rolex Big Boat Series
I just got an email from the editor at Windsurf Journal. They’ll be featuring two of my images in an upcoming issue. Keep your eyes peeled…
