[Leica] Last Sail of the Season

[philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)]

Hi Dick,

I don't often comment on you boat shots, but I look at every one of  
them.
This final posting for the season is part of you giving the lug a  
specific pace and sort ritualized rhythm.

I can't wait to see next year's series as a result.

Thanks you for the beautiful summer.

Philippe

Le 11 oct. 10 ? 05:47, Richard Taylor a ?crit :

>
> Today. Vineyard Sound.  Wind 20-25 knots building to 25-30 with  
> gusts higher as the afternoon wore on.  Temp in the low 60s F.  The  
> sun already low in the sky in the early afternoon but with a light  
> that could cut steel.  You could see forever.  It was a day for many  
> layers on top but, as usual, I sailed in shorts.  After the exertion  
> of the row upwind to get to the mooring I was more than warm  
> enough.  I was sailing with Tom Browne on his Stone Horse,  
> "Bewitched."
>
> The choppy Sound was full of glints that hurt the eye.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/P1020954.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/36zgjnk
>
> With the potent West wind we decided to hug the Falmouth shore to  
> stay in the lee of the land and avoid the worst of the wind and  
> waves.  Running before the wind with the Sun on our backs took the  
> chill out of the air and gave us time for a leisurely lunch and hot  
> mulled cider.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/P1020986.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/2wkcqgt
>
> Upwind was a different story.  We sailed with just a staysail and  
> double-reefed main but even so the boat upwind would be knocked over  
> as much as 40 degrees in some of the heavier puffs.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/P1030003.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/37qoxwd
>
> The day was so pleasant that neither of us wanted to abandon such  
> great sailing any earlier than we had to, so we made two trips up  
> towards Falmouth Harbor and back to Nobska before heading home to  
> Woods Hole.
>
> I took my turn at the helm. This was on one of the downwind legs.   
> Nobska Point light is in the background.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/P1020982.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/3yafq6c
>
> With the boat back on the mooring I took one last shot of Woods Hole  
> Great Harbor from the yacht club porch.  A little more than half  
> full now, it will empty quickly in the coming few weeks.  A few  
> boats will remain at their moorings over the winter, the owners  
> having decided to take their chances with the ice.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2010_boating/P1030024-Edit-2.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/36q9o32
>
> The boat gets pulled for the season next Wednesday.  It was such a  
> great day I just had to share it.
>
> GF-1 and 20mm pancake.  IS0 200 and 400.  The last picture is a  
> three shot hand-held pano.
>
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Best,
>
> Dick
>
>
>
>
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