Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like number 8 because I am a Cat boat guy myself. Interesting High tide has a reef in and the boat she's loosing to does not. How hard was it blowing? I guess fifteen to twenty knots judging from your pictures. Makes me look forward to next spring when I can get back put sailing again. Barney On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Last Saturday I was navigator and winch grinder on a 38' ketch in > the 30th annual Moffett Cup race on Vineyard Sound (Cape Cod, > Massachusetts). The wind was honking: a good 20-25 knots at the > start and increasing over the afternoon to 30-plus. As usual, the > race brought out a wide range of boats from hundred-year-old > schooners, recently built woodies that look like they are from an > earlier era, and powerful modern sloops. > > Here are six shots I took during the race with my D40x and Nikkor > 55-200 VR Zoom. All at 1/2000s and f5.6, ISO 400, VR off. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=99214 > > http://tinyurl.com/3cfwze > > 1. Malabar II Underway - These large, heavy, schooners don't need > to reef in these conditions. Malabar II was marching on this close > reach. > > 2. Schooner Juno - Juno, a gorgeous sight with all sails flying, > heads for the Falmouth entrance buoy after rounding the first mark. > > 3. Knockdown - With her boom in the water, this cat could have > been in serious trouble if the wind puffed while she was over like > this. As it was, she righted promptly and continued with the race. > > 4. Swallows and Amazons - This relatively new cat was built on the > Vineyard of wood in the last decade, I believe. Here she is > roaring towards the leeward mark in 25-30 knots with the crew > looking remarkably dry and comfortable despite being in such a > small boat in such a big wind. > > 5. Photog at Work - This is Louise Gould, a Cape photographer. > It's pretty obvious what equipment she prefers. She didn't have > any of her Moffett 2007 photos up when I checked this morning (I > was hoping to find a shot of Sea Queen, the boat I was on), but may > have later. Her URL is > > http://www.louisegould.com > > if you'd like to check out her work. > > 6. Reaching for East Chop - The final long leg of the race took us > back to Vineyard Haven in 30 knots of breeze and large seas. Here > are four sloops, all larger than us - a good sign for our finish > position, working their way home. > > 7. J-24 - One of the smaller boats in the race, this J-24 needed > to be worked hard to stay competitive. These guys were doing their > bit on the rail on the weather leg back to Falmouth. Been there, > done that, don't need to be cold, wet and aching any more. > > 8. On the Run... - Two cats of different vintage make a pretty > sight in the heavy air, on the run to Succonnesset Shoal. > > We finished 13th out of 60 starters, a respectable finish in this > crowd. > > Comments welcome as always. > > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information