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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - "Silent Maid" - A Barnegat Bay Catboat
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:48:46 -0400
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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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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