Lets go sailing! Sailboat Race Pictures deedsphotos

This Flying Scot flipped right after I took this picture. The newspaper reported that the squall packed winds of 35-40 knots. An Etchells turtled and sank. The pictures in this hub were taken from...

Rick Johnson Memorial Double-handed Race 8-14-06

Wind wsw 6-16 knots, oscillating. Smooth water. Great racing and photo conditions.

RICK JOHNSON MEMORIAL CSYC 8-21-06 deedsphotos

Beautiful Lake St. Clair evening. Wind SW 8-12. Smooth water. We finished the 5 mile race in just over an hour. JAM A 1. Lady Luck 2. Gypsy 3. Super Chief B 1. Ruby My Dear 2. Lorax 3. Piper C 1....

Grosse Pointe Club-Detroit Boat Club Regatta 6-21-08 deedsphotos

Conditions were perfect for the Grosse Pointe Club-Detroit Boat Club Regatta June 21, except for the boats that were caught at the end in high winds and a thunderstorm which hit the last classes as they were...

1941 Chris-Craft Runabout, Dame deedsphotos

Many Detroiters like to restore old cars and old boats. Dame is a 1941 ChrisCraft Runabout owned by John Wayman and John Garr. Dame is a real beauty, carefully restored to near original condition. In the...

Grosse Pointe Farms Boat Club Race 8-10-06

Wind NNE 23 Knots PHRF 1. Brandilee X-402 2. Going for a Sail Beneteau 331 3. Fugue State J24 JAM A 1. Das Boot Express 27 2. Gypsy S2 9.1 3. Lorax Express 27 JAM B 1. Zao Catalina 320 2. Business...

Lake St Clair Landmarks deedsphotos

Lake St. Clair Sunset deedsphoto I took most of the pictures in this Hub in the fall of 2005 while helping my good friend Chuck Middleton sail his Beneteau 37 Parallax from Detroit Yacht Club 20 miles up...

Hinckley Picnic Boat on Lake St. Clair deedsphotos

The Hinckley Picnic Boat is one of the most elegant luxury motor boats, a true yachtman's yacht. If you need to inquire about the price you may not be able to afford one. Hinckley has been the finest luxury...

Bayview YC Long Distance Race 9-16-06 deedsphotos

Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Regatta C Course 8-9-08 deedsphotos

There was plenty of wind for the GPYC regatta, but rain dampened the post-race festivities. Here are some pictures from the "C" Course and of the party after the race. ...