"Regatta" is composed of three sailboats that were originally carved in stone and cast into bronze. The originals are in homes on the Pacific coast, on Lake Michigan and in Florida. Inspired by memories of sailing as a child and by later adventures on a 36' Cheoy Lee sloop in the Bahamas, they are part of a series prized by collectors since 1983, when my early days of racing Sunfish and later sloops found their way into the sculpture. Even while captaining boats, my artist's eye was seeing sculptural possibilities in each setting. The wonderful curves of the sails and hulls, as they tack and maneuver for the advantage, round the mark and race for the finish line, present a remarkable contrast in feeling to the leisure of a summer cruise in the islands. Racing in the Abaco Regatta was always great fun, as was racing off the Florida coast. These works have been exhibited in the Cornell Museum's solo show in 1999 and, in stone, at Lighthouse Gallery.