Favorite sailing pic!

[Jackdaw]

Spinnaker drag race with a J/24

 

[kimelmore]

so Jackdaw, Do they use brake chutes when they cross the finish line to slow down?...* ducks out of the way of all the rotten tomatoes I suspect will be thrown at me

 

[Jackdaw]

so Jackdaw, Do they use brake chutes when they cross the finish line to slow down?...* ducks out of the way of all the rotten tomatoes I suspect will be thrown at me

yes, we have a smaller one we fly backwards off the boat to slow us down! ;^)

 

[plenny7]

Something about a sunset sail. I don't think this will ever grow old for me, particularly when sailing with my wife. We were just one of 4 boats left on the lake to enjoy this. Now if I could only talk my wife into a moonlight sail.

 

[RussC]

You'll want a better camera than I have for a moonlight sail (motor).

 

[Tally Ho]

My view from the bow of my boat, Tanqueray and Tonic in hand, anchored off the beach on the south end of Lake Michigan over the holiday weekend.



And had the Notre Dame game streaming. On my laptop down below.

Greg

 

[Kermit]

And had the Notre Dame game streaming. On my laptop down below.
Greg

Quite the exciting game. I had seen extra points blocked and run back for 2 points but never to send a game into overtime. That game was what college football is all about.

 

[plenny7]

A couple of weeks ago while my wife and I were enjoying a wonderful sunset sail, the Pearl of the Lake, a paddle wheeler which cruises on Lake City, came up river as we were sailing downriver. I adjusted course to bring us closer, jokingly telling my wife that the passengers on the riverboat would enjoy taking pictures of us in the sunset. As we neared the boat, several folks had their phones out taking pictures of us. I did get one of them too.

I started thinking a few days later, I wonder if we could find any of those pictures online? Sure enough, when we looked at the riverboat's website, there we were!

My wife is the one on bow seat enjoying a glass of wine. I'm kicked back at the helm.

Here's the picture I took of the riverboat

 

[Jackdaw]

Might have been the same day as plenny's shot, 90 miles away. From the RC boat, ghosting upwind towards the finish at sunset; 2 knots of breeze. Everyone on the low side.

 

[Jackdaw]

Just found this, my fav picture of Big K. Power reaching under spin. Love the refections.

 

[Jackdaw]

Taken last night. Out for a solo sail when another solo sailor took this pic during a cross.

 

[Kermit]

No right-of-way issues? Boooooring.

 

[Jackdaw]

No right-of-way issues? Boooooring.

Sadly nope. Not racing. I hate being 'stand on'. Loving being 'right of way'!

 

[TFrere]

 

[Bill19233]

Saturday's sunset on Galveston Bay, photo made the local TV weather report.

 

[jmce1587]

First time racing my H31 on Galveston Bay this past weekend.

 

[Bill19233]

First time racing my H31 on Galveston Bay this past weekend.

Jerry, you need to come out for the January Icicle Races and the Rum Races next summer, I'll try and get some good shots of your boat if we get close on the course. This is the Flickr page for the races:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133077067@N03/albums

 

[jssailem]

Last week took the opportunity to cruise from my port in Everett Wa to the San Juans. We started with a terrific evening.

Red sky at night. Sailors delight.
And our next 3 days were special.

 

[walt]

Park County Colorado this afternoon..

 

[T_Cat]

Sept 2016. Don Pedro Reservoir CA.