Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Love it. Reminds me of a story of my pal Bud Jahnke in New Orleans. I got this story from Ross Allen. Bud was nearly deaf, even with hearing aids, but he loved to race sailboats. He was in a Lightning race once, and they suffered a knockdown in Lake Pontchartrain. Not a big problem, as these are pretty nice sized boats with a crew of three,usually. Ross said that after he looked around, Bud was swimming away from the boat. Ross shouted at Bud, but since he was deaf, he did not respond. Ross jumped in, and swam as fast as he could to catch up to Bud. Ross: "We're safe, the boat is OK!" Bud: "I know! But my hearing aids are floating away in that mayonnaise jar!" I sure miss sailboat racing since I moved away from Lake Pontchartrain Some old pix on the lake: http://www.sonc.com/sail/index.htm On a note to Richard, I think I'll go sailing soon. The knees are doing pretty great.. On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > In very light air it's possible to propel a light sailboat along by > repeatedly roll-tacking your boat by shifting your body weight from side to > side. That's what these guys and gals were doing in their 420s. > > Position 1 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0790.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/48klr8 > > Position 2 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0791.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/4rdnxl > > Position 3 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0792.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/4oazvy > > As with anything it's possible to overdo, in which case corrective action > is necessary: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/SAILING/300_0789.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/4z4apr > > These were taken in Nantucket Harbor last Sunday. For those of you outside > the States who might not have heard of it, Nantucket Island is the summer > haunt of the rich and famous about 35 miles southeast of the town of > Hyannis > on Cape Cod. > > Nikon D300, f2.8 70-200 mm zoom at 200 mm. > > C&C always welcome. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA