What New York Used to Be

wingssail image-fredrick roswold
The Moment

What New York used to be was a whole boat, the hopes and pride of the New York Yacht Club. Now, in this instant, it all went south.

I'd turned my lens to the dark grey boat to see it tack and started shooting just as it came out of the tack and off a rather big wave. The first frame I took is this one, just as they hit that one big wave which did them in. This is the moment.