Big Wind on Race Day, San Francisco Bay Wood Print

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Crew members of big wind sailing who race competitively are not for the faint of heart... especially in stormy weather. In this image they are rounding the weather mark towards Alcatraz, in San Francisco, California during the annual Rolex Big Boat Series. It is exhilarating to watch and photograph. Huge wind gusts are unpredictable. Check out their yellow foul weather gear. Brrrr

Since childhood, Aristotle's quote, "Where there is no vision, the people perish," has been a huge influence on me. I continue to extend and interpret its meaning through my photography as I capture images that hopefully inspire, amuse and gladden. At the same time, perhaps my images will also help document the beauty of Mother Nature and our responsibility to care for her. Following a three decade career in public education, as a teacher and then principal for the Los Angeles Unified School District, I began a new career quite serendipitously as a professional landscape, wildlife and jazz photographer of California's majestic Eastern Sierra mountains. Exhilarated by the exquisite beauty surrounding our new mountain residence, my...