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Newport International Boat Show 2009

  Show Overview: Newport International Boat Show 2009

Rigging: Sailing Newport

DiscoverSailing promotes sailing as a sport and as a lifestyle

Grog of the Day: Hendrick's Gin

In the Galley at the Newport Show

Finding the best seafood batter at the Newport Show

Newport Show Spotlight: Ding-Ez

Climbing aboard an inflatable can be awkward. Wouldn't it be nice if there were something to hold on to?

Newport Show Spotlight: Topclimber from ATN

Being an experienced climber and yachtsman, my boat show assistant Jake Anderson, thoroughly enjoyed testing the "Topclimber" by ATN.

Eyeing the Rustler at Scandinavian Yachts

Among the racing boats and catamarans was a dashing little red sailboat. 

Newport Show 2009 Favorites

In addition to the all the other great vendors that impressed us, we would also like to award a few honorable mentions for products, people, and booths we loved at the Newport International Boat Show 2009.

Newport International Boat Show 2010 planning ahead

Tips for navigating the next Newport International Boat Show

Realistic photo collage technique

Stock photography collections are a great resource but even the most complete collections require some tweaking. While working on a project for a client, Natalia Rodgriguez located the original photo or the woman on a swing shown on the left. The colors and playfulness of the image really communicate carefree vacation. We agreed with the client who found the pantie-action to be distracting from their advertising message. In order to provide some realistic modesty, Natalia used the gauzy tent image (shown center) to supply the extra fabric to the model's dress. The result (shown right) is realistic and the image contributes to rather than distracting from the client's message.