Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

I visited Portsmouth in the south of England to see the Americas Cup sailing. The day was officially a practice day but that did not stop the teams taking it seriously as they made their way through the race village and out to their waiting boats. Before racing commenced we where treated to a display by the RAF display team The Red Arrows who looked spectacular above the UK`s Land Rover BAR team boat as it waited to start racing. It wasn't long till the racing began in sun soaked Portsmouth and the condition's where perfect for some exiting action on the water, My film gives a overview of the days events and the atmosphere both on the water and in the race village. Please note this video is not a race highlights video for full coverage of the event please visit the official website of the Americas cup or their excellent you tube channel.

I travelled to Rutland Water to watch Olympic gold medallist Chris Draper in his Moth type yacht compete against over 200 competitors in the 21st Rutland Challenge for the John Merricks Tiger Trophy. The trophy is a pursuit type race in which various classes of yacht compete against each other with a handicap (the Moths set out last as they are the fastest). The yachts completed a course around Rutland Water with good wind and beneath a crisp clear blue winter sky. My film features highlights of the action on and off the water and follows the Olympic gold medallist as he prepares his Moth for the race before taking to the water. images follow

My video features Action from Act 6 of the Extreme Sailing Series. Cardiff Bay provided perfect 'Stadium Style' viewing opportunities for the fast paced Extreme Sailing Series held over the August Bank Holiday, As the only UK based event on the series calendar the event attracted visitors from far and wide who where treated to plenty of action as teams from around the world competed in several high speed races. The action was so exiting even a well known Doctor materialised his time machine on the shoreline to take in the action ! see if you can spot it. photos follow

My video shows a spectators eye view of the Olympic Sailing in Weymouth in which TeamGB Sailor Ben Ainslie won a Gold medal. The sun was shining brightly over seaside town of Weymouth and The Nothe where hundreds of people had gathered to watch the action on the water, with a full days racing ahead they where not disappointed as they watched Ainslie power into the gold medal position.

Rutland Water is a drinking water reservoir in the county of Rutland and features a number of water sports areas and a nature reserve, Filmed on a very windy Sunday October afternoon this short features a number of windsurfers taking full advantage of the conditions and speeding back and forth across the reservoir at high speeds.find out more about Rutland water at http://www.discover-rutland.co.uk/discover-rutland/rutland-water