All photos courtesy of Ultimate Yachtshots -
[[posterous-content:pid___0]] I have great respect for Race Committee people...they get cold and wet for the benefit of racers...Hats off to them...[[posterous-content:pid___1]] A race committee boat typically has lots of flags flying (at least the boats by the line) as they have to hoist course and class flags...and sometimes postponment flags and all sorts of other flags...[[posterous-content:pid___2]] this gives you an idea of the weather on Saturday...pretty dreary[[posterous-content:pid___3]] Rounding the windward mark [[posterous-content:pid___4]] Pumpkin!!! this is so cool!![[posterous-content:pid___5]] Rounding the windward mark and hoisting the spinnaker [[posterous-content:pid___6]][[posterous-content:pid___7]] downwind, Elise is second from left. this was in race 1[[posterous-content:pid___8]] Elise/Opa![[posterous-content:pid___9]] Elise rounding the windward mark in race 1. Pre-feeding the spinnaker and Nathan is getting ready to hoist[[posterous-content:pid___10]] Pre-feeding as we round the windward mark. [[posterous-content:pid___11]] Boats can be quite close wen racing ;-)[[posterous-content:pid___12]] El Raton rounding the mark[[posterous-content:pid___13]] Opa! setting up its spinnaker[[posterous-content:pid___14]] Getting the pole up at the mark[[posterous-content:pid___15]] Xena getting ready for a spinnaker hoist[[posterous-content:pid___17]] Opa![[posterous-content:pid___18]] Action shot on an Open 5.70 (they make for wonderful photos)[[posterous-content:pid___19]] This is the pin end of the start line...and it IS a pin ;-)[[posterous-content:pid___20]] Witchy Woman getting ready to hoist the spinnaker at the windward mark[[posterous-content:pid___21]] Elise before the start[[posterous-content:pid___22]] Nicolas is walking back...[[posterous-content:pid___23]] near the start line...a bit of a mess :-)[[posterous-content:pid___24]] Nicolas checking distance to the line, Nathan doing tactics and Michiel doing time[[posterous-content:pid___25]] ...Nicolas walking forth...[[posterous-content:pid___26]] At the start[[posterous-content:pid___27]] Starting. This was a start where I think half the fleet was over early (we were bang on the line and behind a lot of boats) hence a general recall[[posterous-content:pid___28]] Interesting perspective. Loads of masts[[posterous-content:pid___29]] Wabbitting[[posterous-content:pid___30]] Race Committee Boat[[posterous-content:pid___31]] Action Shot[[posterous-content:pid___32]] Race Committee
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