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Subject: [Leica] 2010 BOATING PESO - Bruising Seas
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:07:49 +0200
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Mean water indeed. Well done!

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA





On Aug 10, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Richard Taylor wrote:

> When the wind builds to over 20 knots and runs against the strong current 
> in Vineyard Sound, the chop off Nobska Point in Falmouth can be 
> intimidating.  The waves run 2-4 feet and come at you like marathon 
> runners.  I've seen an 18-foot Cape Cod Knockabout almost leap out of the 
> water on a wave top under these conditions. 
> 
> Rounding the point in a 23-foot Stone Horse when the wind and waves are 
> like this isn't quite so exciting but still makes for a some spectacular 
> pounding and splashing.  We were under only a staysail and double-reefed 
> main.  The pictures are from last Sunday.   
> 
> As the old-timers might say, we bruised some mean water rounding the 
> point.  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8735.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/3ywsf92
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_8747.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/25fun96
> 
> D300 17-35mm f2.8 zoom at 17mm at ISO 400 with only slight crops.  
> 
> C&C always welcome.  
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> 
> 
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