14 Photos
Former Breakwater commodore Lee Oldak, who races his 30-foot sloop Purple Haze throughout the season, and crew Sarah Alford catching the photographer’s attention! MICHAEL MELLA
Concentration is the name of the game that placed Venetia Satow and Ava Kenny into the winner’s circle. MICHAEL MELLA
A “picture-perfect” start with the ultimate winning team of Venetia Satow and Ava Kenny (2125) tucked in between 3511 and 3037 with clear water ahead. MICHAEL MELLA
Left to right: Sinéad FitzGibbon/Jenn Theiss, Dylan Able/Oliver Malstrom and Stamford Yacht Club siblings Josh and Charlotte LeClue, all focused on the windward mark. MICHAEL MELLA
Venetia Satow and Ava Kenny, far right, first to round the leeward mark on their way to the finish line. MICHAEL MELLA
“Wing and Wing” jib and mainsail on opposite sides of the boat when sailing downwind, demonstrated here by Sinéad FitzGibbon and Jenn Theiss. MICHAEL MELLA
Port tack skipper Derrick Galen with Amelia Steelman “manning” the jib, camera right, about to follow the two JY’s on the left to the windward mark. MICHAEL MELLA
It’s all smiles for overall winner Venetia Satow as Ava Kenny keeps the mainsail in place to avoid an accidental jibe while sailing to the leeward mark. MICHAEL MELLA
Mere seconds after the start of race two, the fleet spreads out, three sloops already having tacked to port near the committee boat end of the line. MICHAEL MELLA
Near T-bone! Burdened port tack on left, with the second place team of Michael Bruynesteyn at the helm and Jennifer Krass “up-front,” about to slide by the stern of privileged starboard tack Lee Oldak and Sarah Alford. MICHAEL MELLA
Lee Oldak showing the younger skippers his hiking-out talent as Sarah Alford scans the competition. MICHAEL MELLA
Left to right: Venetia Satow/Ava Kenny; Josh & Charlotte LeClue; Vidar Minkovsky/Nicholas Manfredi; Sinéad FitzGibbon/Jenn Theiss and Lee Oldak/Sarah Alford trimming to close-hauled after rounding the leeward mark. MICHAEL MELLA
High-Five! Venetia Satow and Ava Kenny, the overall winners of the six-race regatta, enjoying the moment after crossing the finish line first in the fourth race. MICHAEL MELLA
Sara Nightingale, left, and Stamford Yacht Club members Dylan Abel and Oliver Malstrom about to round the windward mark in fine fashion! Mark rounding’s demand laser beam focus and adherence to a specific set of rules regarding overlap within three boat lengths of the buoy. MICHAEL MELLA
