Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very big J. They look fast tied to the slip; three quarters of a million bucks as I recall for a J160. Probably has a M8 for show:) I remember around 1981 or so, Johnstone J24s hit the races. In the Around Oahu, the little suckers flew. A world of difference between those little old J24s and a speeding palace like the J160. The words sail and sailboat are conspicuously absent in W.V. Code. Charlie On Jul 27, 2008, at 10:14 PM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: > Most modern sailboats are ugly as h*ll but occasionally one comes > along that I think is truly beautiful. Part of that allure is > performance and this J160 caught my eye immediately when I first saw > her a mile of so behind us. She was doing 9-10 knots in the day's > 25+ knot Southerly and almost flat water in the lee of Naushon > Island on Cape Cod. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_1521.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/6bnw9p > (116 mm, f4.5@1/8000th) > > We were only doing about 5 knots under a double-reefed main and a > small jib, so she quickly overtook us and sailed on, close reaching > for Cuttyhunk or beyond. It was only after I pulled this picture up > on the computer at home that I noticed the senoritas on deck. The > image in the finder was bouncing so much they were invisible. The > one under the dodger is checking me out big time. The D300 with the > big 70-200 f2.8 zoom gets attention. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_1532.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/6gc5dm > (280 mm, f4.5@1/5000) > > Leica D300 with 70-200 f2.8 zoom and 1.4 Teleconverter. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >