Game on! 2018 Photo Contest

[Delmore]

From the spreaders at Isla San Francisco anchorage BCS.

 

[dawnumstot]

Tacoma Yacht Club's 2018 Winter Vashon Race (12/1/18)
Titled: 'Lazy Racing'

 

[jssailem]

Oh... I do love boat porn... Thank you Phil!

 

[EAMc2]

Cocktail hour aboard Luna.

 

[TomY]

Great photos posted!

Night Train on the Gulf of Maine, taken 7/20/18 at 8:43pm.

ISO 1600, f3.5, 10mm. The low light exposure required a .3 sec shutter speed. The slow shutter speed blurred the motion of the sea, high ISO and short field of view softened the shot. The camera was braced against the coaming but moving with the boat.

 

[RussC]

Sometimes it gets lonely out here on a weekday (not)

 

[Bill19233]

Okay, so game on! With just one week, I'll have to do two months worth everyday to get the whole year in. This one is from January 6, 2018, trying to race in no wind. We somehow snuck in front of most of the pack.

 

[jssailem]

Bill. Trading to race in no wind.. Is that like... floating?

 

[DayDreamer41]

A scene from days past

 

[Bill19233]

Bill. Trading to race in no wind.. Is that like... floating?

I’ve got the fastest drifter around...

 

[Capt john schafer]

It's that time again, so drop your undeveloped film at Photomat... oh, right. Find your Flickr password and sort through your best sailing photos from the past year.

Please post them right here in this thread, one photo per reply, please. (Commenting and liking photos is okay, too!)

You have 1 week to post

1 week in which we all vote for the winner

And 1 week to celebrate the adulation you know you have always deserved, no matter what your boss says

First prize is a $150 gift certificate for the SBO store, chock full of great stuff your spouse would otherwise discourage you from buying.

Here's a look at last year's winners.

Let's do this!

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[Capt john schafer]

Gulf Stream during Bermuda Ocean Race. Team Velocity445

 

[jssailem]

What an image @Capt john schafer the helm manned by a squared away helmsman in harness and tethered to the cockpit, the sea swelling behind the boat and a smile on his face. Nice.

 

[StargazerP303]

OOP's... shoot..forgot the tides

 

[Scott T-Bird]

That's how I lose my glasses when they slide off my head or out of my shirt pocket!

 

[Jackdaw]

Soloing on Minnetonka. Photo credits to Tom S.

 

[Justin_NSA]

Great pics so far. It's going to be tough to pick a winner. I would have to get real creative to compete

 

[Jimmy]

Lake Powell Utah

 

[MIGuy]

"California Dreamin" …..

 

[MIGuy]

Light Wind Racing - Lake Michigan