Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oliver I appreciate your photos and efforts. Scott On 2013-09-09, at 2:54 PM, Bryk Oliver <oliverbryk at comcast.net> wrote: > I appreciate the several comments. > > On Saturday (7 September), a beautiful sunny day, the bay was filled with > traditional sailboats and yachts whose owners and their guests wanted to > see the day's America's Cup races. The waterfront and beaches were packed > with people. > > In May of this year a crew member died as the Swedish team Artemis Racing > practiced in the San Francisco Bay. The AC72 catamaran operated by Artemis > Racing flipped over in 20-knot winds, pinning crew member Andrew Simpson, > an Olympic gold medalist from England, underwater for 10 minutes. > > I am neither a sailor nor a sailing enthusiast. Once I almost got seasick > just standing on a floating pier. > > Oliver > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information