Boats coming in

Olympic PreTrials

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October 15th 2006
I have rubbed off my finger prints, my face is stinging from the wind and the feeling in my feet is slowly returning. With swells rolling in from the ocean at an average of 5 feet, wind blowing in from all directions at 15-18 knots with gusts up to 22 and air and water temperatures battling each other for who can be colder, I am sailing in the Olympic Pre Trials in the Laser Radial. Everyone I t ... read more

North America » United States » Rhode Island

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more