| the Chesapeake Bay
Wayfarer Cruise 2007 Crisfield - Smith Is. - Tangier Is. - Watts Is. - Crisfield Friday 1 June - 4 photos mostly by Alan Asselstine and Uncle Al ... |
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It was a delight to sail
on
this day - which reminds me of the psychological scale
in the Dinghy
Sailor's Beaufort Scale
which I saw posted in Vallensbćk, Denmark during the
1989 Worlds.
It's worth a quick look
at any time. Anyway, when Alan saw me perched just off
his bow with my
camera in hand, he decided that it was time for ...
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| ... duelling ... ... |
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| ... cameras. ... |
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| Note how for this broad
reach, the Nutshell boom
is vanged to keep it
more or less at right angles to the mast, a position that will keep the main from twisting off too much. ... |
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| Poor Hans is having to do
all
the work while Uncle Al poses for Alan's camera. ... |
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| But enough of this
foolishness!!! Note how, in these "hull speed" conditions,
the two
reefed boats ... ... |
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| ... André (3098) and Tony
(4105) are having no trouble staying in front of us since
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| ... they, too, are likely
... ... |
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| ... doing hull speed. ... |
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| Richard Watterson is in
concentration mode, as ... ... |
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| ... he and Alan reach open
water
and ... - click
here
to see full-size pic ... |
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| ... leave Tangier ... - click here
to see full-size pic ... |
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| ... astern. - click here
to see full-size pic ... |
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| Tony and Mary hit a bit of
a
lull, as do ... ... |
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| ... André and Roger. But
never fear ... ... |
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| ... Richard and Alan are
bringing a fresh puff with them from astern. ... |
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| The total relaxation is
about to
end as we reach the last channel marker, and head up to
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| ... start our close reach
towards ... ... |
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| ... the south end of Watts
Island, easily visible off Tony's port bow. No GPS
required here!! |