J-105 Block Island 1999 Photos

Shots from the 1999 Block Island Race Week
The following photographs were taken from an inflatable manned by Jeff Johnstone with his digital camera. Click on the thumbnails to view the larger, higher resolution images. Depending on the speed of your connection, you may experience a delay in downloading this page the first time. Once it is in your computer's cache file, it should load more quickly during subsequent visits. The download time for the higher resolution should be proportional to the file sizes listed. Some of these may serve as wallpaper for your computer. If you need help, contact Nelson. Enjoy!

The two "black boats" (ECLIPSE and MASQUERADE) in the background head left for the Block Island shore for the lift and current relief. Going upwind, left proved to be right for the first two days of the regatta. That appears to be PEEKABOO going right in the foreground. That's Terry Laughren's WINGED VICTORY with a safe leeward on MASQUERADE and EQUINOX going to weather.

Don Priestly's crew on WET PAINT has the chute up and drawing before he clears the weather mark. Linc Mossup tries a risky port tack approach to the weather mark. Linc Mossup's black CAT CAME BACK leads two other "black boats" around the weather mark. Following are MASQUERADE and ECLIPSE.

Andy Skibo's PLUM CRAZY is in hot pursuit of PHANTOM in a rare beam reach. Look at those beautiful clouds! Rounding the leeward mark, from right to left, are CATAMOUNT, RIGADOON, PHENIX, AND EQUINOX.

In the last rounding of the last race on Friday, HIJINX is already around the leeward mark while four others jockey for position. That's ECLIPSE and KIMA coming in on starboard jibe with CAPRICORN III ahead of PEEKABOO on port. This looks like one of the rare days that the Race Committee gave us a long line. Hardly looks crowded at all in this photo.

CURLEW hardens up to try to get on the air of CAT CAME BACK. The crew of KIMA prepares to raise their spinnaker in light stuff.

More Block Island 1999 Photos

	The two "black boats" (ECLIPSE and MASQUERADE) in the background head left for the Block Island shore for the lift and current relief. Going upwind, left proved to be right for the first two days of the regatta. That appears to be PEEKABOO going right in the foreground.		That's Terry Laughren's WINGED VICTORY with a safe leeward on MASQUERADE and EQUINOX going to weather.
	Don Priestly's crew on WET PAINT has the chute up and drawing before he clears the weather mark. Linc Mossup tries a risky port tack approach to the weather mark.		Linc Mossup's black CAT CAME BACK leads two other "black boats" around the weather mark. Following are MASQUERADE and ECLIPSE.
	Andy Skibo's PLUM CRAZY is in hot pursuit of PHANTOM in a rare beam reach. Look at those beautiful clouds!		Rounding the leeward mark, from right to left, are CATAMOUNT, RIGADOON, PHENIX, AND EQUINOX.
	In the last rounding of the last race on Friday, HIJINX is already around the leeward mark while four others jockey for position. That's ECLIPSE and KIMA coming in on starboard jibe with CAPRICORN III ahead of PEEKABOO on port.		This looks like one of the rare days that the Race Committee gave us a long line. Hardly looks crowded at all in this photo.
	CURLEW hardens up to try to get on the air of CAT CAME BACK.		The crew of KIMA prepares to raise their spinnaker in light stuff.