Participants in the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Winning flags from the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race blow in the wind. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Winning flags blow in the wind. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participating sailboats in the race docked at the end of one of the legs. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race enjoy some downtime on a sailboat. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participating sailboats in the race docked at the end of one of the legs. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
The sail of a participating boat in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
View from the top of the mast of a participating boat in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants of the race sailing around Vancouver Island. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
A participant in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race sailing around Vancouver Island. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race sailing around Vancouver Island. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race sailing around Vancouver Island. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
A participant in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Participants in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Spectators and the race committee watch sailboats competing in the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Spectators watch sailboats competing in the race. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Sailboats begin the Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race in Nanaimo Harbour. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Sailboats in Nanaimo Harbour. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Sailboats in Nanaimo Harbour. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
Sailboats in Nanaimo Harbour. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
A participant of the race walks among docked boats at the end of one of the legs. (Photo: Paul Colangelo)
PHOTOGRAPHING A COMPETITIVE SAILBOAT race isn’t easy, especially when you’re trying to get the perfect angle without rocking the boat and costing the crew the race.
“You learn to walk like a cat, prancing around the boat as lightly as possible,” says photographer Paul Colangelo, whose fancy footwork helped him capture stunning images of the 2013 Van Isle 360 International Yacht Race.
