[Rhodes22-list] Fw: regatta photos

[elle]

eBen,

I was unable to see either the name or their race number, but in checking through the list of boats (there were 130!) it appears that it is the '84 Alberg yawl ... .

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


--- On Mon, 10/13/08, ben <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:

> From: ben <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: regatta photos
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 1:07 PM
> Wow, that looks like a perfect day.  Great photos.
> 
> Anyone know the make and model of that ketch in the 2nd
> photo?  I really
> like the look of that little boat.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> elle
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:03 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: regatta photos
> 
> Hi, folks,
> 
> I see not much has changed over the past three days
> ...maybe a few more
> non-pol posts have sneaked in...better get used to
> it...someone's going to
> lose....;^)
> 
> Anyhow, for the past three days I've been working the
> regatta & shooting
> photos...thought you'd like to see a few...
> 
> All were taken on the lower Rappahannock River, mouth of
> the Corrotoman
> (that's Kore-a TOE -man) River, just above the Norris
> Bridge.
> 
> All boats or designs are 25 yrs old or older....we had
> skipjacks,Cape Dorys,
> a Hinckley, a Hylas, (those last two were REALLY fast....)
> a beautiful gaff
> rigged boat...absolutely gorgeous weather...you can see
> from the heel on the
> boats that winds were perfect....
> 
> I went out on the marina's Whaler (our fireboat
> "Squirt" ) with the owner &
> two other newspaper photographers...one photog was shooting
> video for their
> website...the other was shooting stills...Just a few
> minutes after leaving
> the marina the still photog's camera
> died...totally...well, guess who was
> still shooting still...;^) ...
> 
> So for this week I'm a stringer & will get paid the
> stringer's rate...a
> smile, a handshake...and photo credits ;^)
> 
> It was very rough on the water...winds were @ 12-15.with
> gusts higher....the
> Whaler is not the driest nor the most stable boat
> made...;^)...To get the
> best shots w/o anything in the way (and to keep the lens
> somewhat dry) I had
> to stand atop a storage container that was higher than the
> gunnels...I told
> the guy w/the dead camera that if he wanted good shots he
> had to keep me in
> the boat by hook , by crook, or whatever he could get hold
> of (within
> reason, of course!) as it is easier to frame by not leaning
> against the boat
> but by moving with the boat. I now have a new best
> friend...;^)
> 
> Out of @ 250 photos I only had one each of the sky and
> water, and one of the
> rail....
> 
> More to come later if y'all would like.....more
> certainly of the unique
> older boats.
> 
> 
> elle
> 
> ..
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can
> adjust our sails.
> 
> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"  
> (Lady in Red)
> 
> 
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> 
> 
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