Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dick, This one of the series I've liked more from you, with dynamic pictures sharing the life on board, the portraits of your friends are great too. Thanks for showing, Saludos Lluis El 29/08/2009, a las 20:02, Richard Taylor escribi?: > As some of you remember I take most of my boating pictures from the > cockpit of "Bewitched," a Stone Horse sloop. She is 23 feet on the > waterline and was designed specifically for Cape Cod waters. Her > large cockpit makes her an excellent daysailer and pocket cruiser. > I thought as my last Boating PAD for this season I would give you an > idea of what it's like to sail on her. (I'm going to slip into PESO > mode next week.) > > "Bewitched's" dinghy's name is "Bothered," BTW, so the Captain gets > to wear a hat with "Bewildered" on it. :-) (Sorry, no pix. The > hat is only rumored to exist.) > > Here is "Bewitched" on Buzzard's Bay in a photo from last year to > give you an idea of what the boat looks like. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_2524.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/nq35qo > > Bewitched belongs to Tom and Lynne, friends of more than 40 years now. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5047.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/mmd99w > > Raising the staysail sometimes takes more hands than a person has. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5069.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/nr6ldh > > Lynne and Charles, another friend of many years, settled in for the > long beat to Lambert's Cove on the Vineyard. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5061.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/maqagn > > At anchor in Lambert's > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5081.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/l2traz > > Lynne sunbathing and enjoying the room to stretch. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5098.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/mskez5 > > Brownie? That's my son Andy to the left on one of his rare trips up > as his law school courses allow. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5316.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/mqkq2b > > What did you say was in this stuff? > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5310.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/kqsltf > > Sailing along the Vineyard shore. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5095.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/l9gora > > Back at the mooring, putting the sail covers on. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/300_5121.jpg.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/lq6g6x > > The complete album is here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/bewitched/ > or > http://tinyurl.com/n2967s > > D300, 17-35 mm f2.8 Nikkor ISO 400. > > Enjoy! C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es