Ultimate Photos: They Keep on Giving

Jun 1, 2022

The SailGP F50s just continue to deliver photo ops. Here’s a beauty of the Spanish boat from the final race of Season 2. Lots more to come, I am sure.

-Sharon

Sharon Green is Canada’s best known sailing photographer. She was the subject of an incredible winning documentary “Fresh to Frightening” that took the Best Documentary Short prize at the California International Shorts Festival last month.

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