Double whammy win for Steve in ilovesailing calendar competition

by Emma Slater 3 Jul 2015 15:44 BST 2 June 2015

It was double glory for Steve Belasco from Portesham, Dorset when not one, but two of his entries in the ilovesailing calendar competition where chosen to feature in the 2016 ilovesailing calendar.

Picked from among the 23 stunning entries for June, Steve was thrilled with his win. "I'm delighted to have two of my pictures selected for the ilovesailing calendar. Marine photography is my passion and I spend as much time as I can on the beautiful waters of the Jurassic Coast in my little motor boat (in between busy work and a youngish family!)

"I've built up a library of images of all aspects of our World Heritage Site (at jurassicphotographic.com) which includes the people and animals who use it. And of course, boats are a VERY big part of that! Having two photographs selected underscores the naturally-stunning surroundings of Europe's finest sailing waters."

The first of Steve's winning shots is a racing image taken in Weymouth Bay. Steve commented: "The Georgian Esplanade was described by Antiques Roadshow stalwart Paul Atterbury as 'the finest Regency seafront in England'. What a marvellous backdrop for the popular Weymouth Sailing Club evening series!"

While Steve's second image, also taken in Weymouth Bay, continues the Regency theme. Steve adds: "Here's George III (who adored Weymouth) carved in the hillside in this shot of yacht Wahinee Waves sailing in Weymouth Bay."

As well as his two spots on the 2016 calendar Steve also wins:

• Two tickets to the PSP Southampton Boat Show for the official prize giving
• Canvas print of his winning entries
• A copy of the final printed calendar
• A selection of RYA goodies
• And of course the much loved and coveted ilovesailing rubber duck!

"Yet again the calibre of entries in the competition was extremely high and choosing just two winning shots proved a tricky task for the judges. However after much deliberation two photos were chosen which we then found out both belonged to Steve; he clearly has an eye for taking great sailing photos!", commented ilovesailing co-ordinator Emma Slater.

The ilovesailing calendar competition opened in March and runs until August 2015, with two winners being picked each month. Winners will be announced on the ilovesailing Facebook page.

All you have to do to take part is post your favourite sailing photo(s) on to the ilovesailing Facebook page www.facebook.com/ryailovesailing or email your entry to , it's that easy.

The 2016 calendars will go on sale at the 2015 Southampton Boat Show in September, with the first 100 people to purchase a copy also receiving a 2015 green ilovesailing rubber duck. Alternatively the calendars will also be available to purchase via the RYA web shop, www.rya.org.uk/shop

As well as the calendar competition the ilovesailing page runs an extremely popular weekly caption competition, giving you a chance to share your funny, clever and witty captions on some rather unusual sailing pictures in a bid to win an ilovesailing duck.

Come along to the page at www.facebook.com/ryailovesailing and get involved.

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