[Leica] Moffett Cup 2007

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)]

Thanks Matthew.

Regards,

Dick



On Sep 13, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

> All exciting shots, thanks, Matthew
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Richard
> Taylor
> Sent: 11 September 2007 16:15
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Moffett Cup 2007
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
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