Steve Frankel (stevemdr) views photographing yacht races as a convergance of his longterm obsessions with sailing and phototography . Steve started sailing when he was 12 and has raced regularly on both coasts. He also started photography at 12 and was a professional working his way through college photographing weddings, sporting events, and "regulars" enjoying themselves in local bars, by the time he was 18. "To shoot yacht races, "Steve says, "you need to have an understanding of what the racers are doing, thinking and going through on their boats. You can only develop those understandings by racing yourself. You also have to be comfortable on boats when the wind velocities and seas are high." Steve comments that during the first day of the Champagne Regatta (whose photos are posted on this site), he shot from the Race Committee Boat which was anchored in 8' rolling seas that caused most of the race committee members to get so seasick that the second race of the day had to be cancelled. "Shooting yacht races," he says, "is the ultimate in 'grab shooting.' You can't pose the shots, you can't control the shooting conditions, and you never get a second chance." Feel free to contact him at stevefrankel@ comcast.net. http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/2005-Champagne-Series-Races/DSCN0273/15523754_r5ZTd-Ti.jpg http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/ 2008-02-03T04:50:28Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-18-250mm-lens-test/4275852_WmWMU">Sony 18-250mm lens test</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-18-250mm-lens-test/4275852_WmWMU" title="Sony 18-250mm lens test"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-18-250mm-lens-test/Sony-18-250-lens-test-cup/250461850_y5kkZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sony 18-250mm lens test" title="Sony 18-250mm lens test" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-02-03T04:50:28Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Photography/Sony-18-250mm-lens-test/4275852_WmWMU <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Photography/Some-favorite-photos/4275658_jcYat">Some favorite photos</a>'</p><p><a 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Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Travel/Baltic-Trip/4272573_7pTgm <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Boats/4-19-06-First-Wednesday-Night/1396346_iNtFm">4-19-06 First Wednesday Night @ CYC</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Boats/4-19-06-First-Wednesday-Night/1396346_iNtFm" title="4-19-06 First Wednesday Night @ CYC"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Boats/4-19-06-First-Wednesday-Night/DSCN0622/65991671_Epakz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="4-19-06 First Wednesday Night @ CYC" title="4-19-06 First Wednesday Night @ CYC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-04-23T16:33:58Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Boats/4-19-06-First-Wednesday-Night/1396346_iNtFm <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Other/4-22-06-Soundings-photos/1394571_MHiRg">4-22-06 Soundings photos</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Other/4-22-06-Soundings-photos/1394571_MHiRg" title="4-22-06 Soundings photos"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Other/4-22-06-Soundings-photos/Sailor-Kindred-Spirits-First/65887817_hrk7n-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="4-22-06 Soundings photos" title="4-22-06 Soundings photos" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2006-04-23T07:57:14Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Other/4-22-06-Soundings-photos/1394571_MHiRg <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Santa-Monica-Bay-Yacht-Racing/816467_o3xko">Santa Monica Bay Yacht Racing Club Sept 17 Two For The Day Regatta</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Santa-Monica-Bay-Yacht-Racing/816467_o3xko" title="Santa Monica Bay Yacht Racing Club Sept 17 Two For The Day Regatta"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Santa-Monica-Bay-Yacht-Racing/9-17-05-Races-013/36396181_pM8eZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Santa Monica Bay Yacht Racing Club Sept 17 Two For The Day Regatta" title="Santa Monica Bay Yacht Racing Club Sept 17 Two For The Day Regatta" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-09-17T10:21:02Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Santa-Monica-Bay-Yacht-Racing/816467_o3xko <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-Sept-1-Wed/785985_EwUzd">Cal Yacht Club Sept 1 Wed Night Races</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-Sept-1-Wed/785985_EwUzd" title="Cal Yacht Club Sept 1 Wed Night Races"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-Sept-1-Wed/9-1-05-race-photos-050/34863630_Kmxuz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cal Yacht Club Sept 1 Wed Night Races" title="Cal Yacht Club Sept 1 Wed Night Races" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-09-06T13:30:45Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-Sept-1-Wed/785985_EwUzd <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-August-24-Wed/772216_6Uh3u">Cal Yacht Club August 24 Wed Night Races</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-August-24-Wed/772216_6Uh3u" title="Cal Yacht Club August 24 Wed Night Races"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-August-24-Wed/8-24-05-race-photos-001/34167746_MJG55-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cal Yacht Club August 24 Wed Night Races" title="Cal Yacht Club August 24 Wed Night Races" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-09-05T13:43:40Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-August-24-Wed/772216_6Uh3u <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-June-1-Wed/587356_iy8Xr">Cal Yacht Club June 1 Wed Night Races</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-June-1-Wed/587356_iy8Xr" title="Cal Yacht Club June 1 Wed Night Races"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-June-1-Wed/DSCN0885/24626204_4jsJc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cal Yacht Club June 1 Wed Night Races" title="Cal Yacht Club June 1 Wed Night Races" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-06-15T07:30:10Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-June-1-Wed/587356_iy8Xr <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-May-4-Wed-Night/528735_rqQqJ">Cal Yacht Club May 4 Wed Night Races</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-May-4-Wed-Night/528735_rqQqJ" title="Cal Yacht Club May 4 Wed Night Races"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-May-4-Wed-Night/DSCN0507/21822588_RFD4a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cal Yacht Club May 4 Wed Night Races" title="Cal Yacht Club May 4 Wed Night Races" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-05-11T02:55:03Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/Cal-Yacht-Club-May-4-Wed-Night/528735_rqQqJ <p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com">Steven Frankel (SteveMDR)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/2005-Champagne-Series-Races/389306_bD82b">2005 Champagne Series Races</a>'</p><p><a href="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/2005-Champagne-Series-Races/389306_bD82b" title="2005 Champagne Series Races"><img src="http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/2005-Champagne-Series-Races/DSCN0139/15762446_UwWsu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="2005 Champagne Series Races" title="2005 Champagne Series Races" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2005-02-13T02:21:50Z Steven Frankel (SteveMDR) http://stevemdr.smugmug.com http://stevemdr.smugmug.com/Yacht-Racing/2005-Champagne-Series-Races/389306_bD82b