Earl Mitchell Columbus Day Regatta 2008
14 Oct 2008
2008 marks the 25 annual Mitchell Columbus Day Regatta that races from Newport RI to Block Island RI. This season was my 3rd year crewing on one of the race boats and by far it was one of the best weekends that I have ever spent on the water. From our departure from Cranston RI Friday evening until our return on Monday evening, we were blessed with clear sky’s and warm weather!
Since the race had a “staggered start”, meaning the slow boats had a head start, the end of the race became rather active when the faster boats began to catch up.
Over the race weekend I ended up taking about 1200 photos of the racing fleet, Newport, Block Island, the Bay, Birds and all sorts of interesting people. I’ll post some of the pictures on this website and maintain the other pictures in case they are needed for other projects. If you raced in the Columbus Day Regatta and you would like a copy of my photos, please send me an e-mail.
Photos of birds on Block Island <—click to view
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2008 Oct 15
[...] We watched this large bird feed on bait fish and then the bird came over and put on a show for us. The sea birds on Block Island have a good life since the water is full of bait fish for them to feed on. For pictures of the Columbus day race click here. [...]