Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]art from you AND the builder ric On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > "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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information