Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Silent Maid" is a replica Barnegat Bay Catboat, c. 1920. She was in Woods Hole last weekend at the invitation of the Woods Hole Historical Society. There was a lecture on her history at the Society Saturday and rides were available Sunday. She is one pretty boat! Leaving Eel Pond in Woods Hole: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8051.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/3ayj593 Here are three shots of her underway in a typical Vineyard Sound summer breeze - a solid 15-20 knots out of the southwest. She has one reef in. One of her crew told me that sailing her flat was essential to good boat speed, so in variable conditions an afternoon race becomes a continual bout of reefing and un-reefing. ... no relaxing allowed! She was fast in the conditions on the Sound Sunday. At five knots under power we could not keep up with her. My guess is she was doing eight upwind. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8145.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/37jd7t4 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8166.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/366szj2 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8171.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/2v9qnbc "Silent Maid" was built at the the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. More information at: http://www.woodboatbuilder.com/pages/maid-home.html D300 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, ISO400 C&C always welcome. Regards, Dick