Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/27

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Subject: [Leica] Roll Tacking & Oops!
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue May 27 17:55:42 2008

In very light air it's possible to propel a light sailboat along by  
repeatedly roll-tacking your boat by shifting your body weight from  
side to side.  That's what these guys and gals were doing in their 420s.

Position 1
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0790.jpg.html
http://tinyurl.com/48klr8

Position 2
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0791.jpg.html
http://tinyurl.com/4rdnxl

Position 3
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0792.jpg.html
http://tinyurl.com/4oazvy

As with anything it's possible to overdo, in which case corrective  
action is necessary:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0789.jpg.html
http://tinyurl.com/4z4apr

These were taken in Nantucket Harbor last Sunday.  For those of you  
outside the States who might not have heard of it, Nantucket Island is  
the summer haunt of the rich and famous about 35 miles southeast of  
the town of Hyannis on Cape Cod.

Nikon D300, f2.8 70-200 mm zoom at 200 mm.

C&C always welcome.

Regards,

Dick




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