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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - S-Class Regatta
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:26:55 -0400

Quissett Yacht Club on Buzzards Bay hosted a regatta for S-Class boats last 
weekend.  Ten boats participated, an excellent turnout considering that 
these boats are almost all well over fifty years old.  The boat is a 
heavily-ballasted, full-keel design twenty-seven feet on deck.  They are 
among the most beautiful boats on the water, no surprise since they were 
designed and built by "Capt. Nat" Herreshoff, the "Wizard of Bristol."

S-Class Yachts Crossing

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8282.jpg.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/24t8xxv

... and nearing the weather mark.  The boat on port had to take all those 
sterns before tacking to the mark. 

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8289.jpg.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/29he3uv

On the leeward leg, two boats so close together they look like one:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8333.jpg.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/2cgoc44

This looks dangerous but it's actually quite safe and one of the most 
comfortable places to sit on  board.
 
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8347.jpg.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/37243tq

And, finally, three boats with chutes up approaching the leeward mark.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8374.jpg.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/2f5ard2

Most of these are heavy crops since we had to stay well clear of the racers. 
 Some can be enlarged slightly by clicking on the appropriate icon above the 
picture.  

D300 70-200 mm f2.8 zoom.  ISO 400, generally f5.6 and shutter speeds up 
around 1/2000th sec.  

C&C always welcome.  

Regards, 

Dick





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