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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PESO - S-Class Regatta
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 07:24:51 +0200
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Hi Dick,

The last two pictures are the standout images for me in this set.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA





On Aug 3, 2010, at 8:26 PM, Richard Taylor wrote:

> 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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