Yeah, I was really winded. A four second clip in the video was actually ten minutes on the bow trying to get it down and not fall off with the boat, while not going toward the finish. It was stuck about 6 feet out of the mast, finally came down after taking it back up just a little with the winch. Same thing happened in the race the next day on Sunday. It's a temporary halyard I was using until the new one came in today from Mauripro. Old one rubbed through the outer braid on a spreader when it was left a little loose, I store it on the strut a little off the side of the mast because the whisker pole is on the front of the mast, have to find a different spot.
I've been stopping by and mounting a camera on Hobgoblin's bimini bow the last few races. They race in the Rum Races, but crew with me in the Peanut Regattas. It is a ten year old Drift Ghost-S, I didn't think was good enough to use on my boat anymore and not worried if it gets lost or broken. But, I'm getting great clips from it. I really like the boom cam I added this year. And yes, all the zooming is done in editing. I use PowerDirector software. Check out Peanut Regatta #11 up the thread, used video from four different boats.
The vet and two of his kids fell off their 18' power boat in the ship channel. The kids had life jackets on and were pulled right back in. He was not wearing a life jacket.