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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - "Silent Maid" - A Barnegat Bay Catboat
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:53:53 -0400
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Thanks Ric.  

Regards, 

Dick



On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Ric Carter wrote:

> 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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