Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny said in response to "the motorhead:" > A boat like that is less work than a 20 foot sailboat. You have more > winches (and sometimes wenches) aboard to help ease the load. ;-) True, but it's always a good idea to have at least a couple of deck apes on board. Those sails are HEAVY! Regards, Dick On Jul 22, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> I get tired just thinking about manipulating all those sails!... >> > > > A boat like that is less work than a 20 foot sailboat. You have more > winches (and sometimes wenches) aboard to help ease the load. ;-) > > >> >> Nathan (the motorhead) >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 21, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: >> >>> This is one of the participants in a race on Vineyard Sound last >> Saturday. I looks like she's carrying her full sail complement in the >> 15-20 >> knot "smokey" southwester we had in the early afternoon. >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_7761.jpg.html >>> or >>> http://tinyurl.com/27s4mb8 >>> >>> D300 70-200 f2.8 Nikkor zoom, ISO 400 >>> >>> C&C always welcome. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information