Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/14

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Subject: [Leica] Sailing Shots
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue Feb 14 13:43:36 2006
References: <3.0.5.32.20060214112421.007dd9e0@shawmail.gv.shawcable.net> <BC8FDC96-227B-4943-8355-8B03FCBBBF1D@pandora.be> <p06230931c017f0b0110b@[10.0.1.2]>

Don't you guys unreef in the tack of the (short) upwind endleg? ;-)
After the downwind leg it's easy ofcourse...

Op 14-feb-06, om 21:49 heeft Richard S. Taylor het volgende geschreven:

> Definitely time for a reef.  Any dinghy sailor knows that keeping  
> the boat flat is the way to go upwind fastest.
>
> I don't know what is done elsewhere, but around here in these  
> conditions it's not uncommon in boats this size to compromise  
> upwind speed to avoid having to shake out the reef when you get to  
> the weather mark - and maybe put it back in for the next weather leg.
>
> It's a question of crew capability and safety - and how much fun  
> you want to have vs. how much you want to win.
>
> Dick
>
>> Looks like reefing weather :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 14-feb-06, om 20:24 heeft Barry Hinderks het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> Since the scenes down in New Orleans are so bleak for sailors  
>>> here are a
>>> few shots from the frozen North. Shot these a couple weeks ago as  
>>> the local
>>> sailing club geared up for a regular Sunday around the buoys.
>>>     <http://gallery.leica-users.org/Sailing-Shots
>>> Comments good, bad and even ugly are welcome.
>>> BarryH
>>>
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Replies: Reply from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Sailing Shots)
In reply to: Message from bkhinderks at shaw.ca (Barry Hinderks) ([Leica] Sailing Shots)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] Sailing Shots)
Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Sailing Shots)