Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, The sails are like the gears in a car or bike. A schooner with four sails gives the skipper a lot of options. Actually he could fly a couple of more if he really wanted. To a real sailor handling the sails is a skill on a par with a real photographer knowing how to make all the adjustments on a Barnack Leica. Sure, the sailor could douse the sails and turn on the motor but that would be like a Lugger using an auto everything P&S camera. Larry Z - - - - I get tired just thinking about manipulating all those sails!... Nathan (the motorhead) On Jul 21, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: This is one of the participants in a race on Vineyard Sound last Saturday. I looks like she's carrying her full sail complement in the 15-20 knot "smokey" southwester we had in the early afternoon. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_7761.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/300_7761.jpg.htmlor> http://tinyurl.com/27s4mb8