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Thanks for posting the pics... the one time I didnt have the camera on the boat and I stumbled across the races! It was quite a sight to witness! Woodsy
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I was reading up on the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, and found that it is WYC who sponsored this race. Details of this event are here. Even more photos of the event can be navigated-to from there.
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I Googled "knowledge of sailing", and found that to acquire boating certificates and other specialized boating licenses in Great Britain, knowledge of sailing is required! (And nowhere in the US). ![]() Quote:
BTW: A new J-80 jib (the smaller, gold-colored sail) costs $1545! ![]() 2) They really "show their stuff" in a good breeze, like the breeze that day. One J-80 race-entrant-neighbor (who bought a catamaran from me) passed by my place after this race and I hollered, "Slow Down!" at him. He gave a big wave. ![]() 3) Race "starts" demand that an entrant boat be the first sailboat "upwind"—pretty tough when every entrant wants the same spot! Among many other photos of this event at their site, WYC posted this shot of the start: 4) Like some other forms of racing, sailing is interesting for having this strategy: Being "third" in the final minutes of the race is not a bad position to acquire "first" at the finish line. ![]() . . .
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WYC sponsored the J-Jamboree race on September 13th?
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Interesting,,,these j-80 's run 26 feet.they look like your average day sailer until you look close .
The 80 stands for the length of the boat: a J-80 is 8.0 meters long,,,or 26 feet .New ,they run about $36,000 and up. I crew on one during July/early August each summer . they love a 10 knot breeze or more and really move very quickly through the water |
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A 10-knot breeze is ideal for most sailors, and the Lake offers that and sometimes much more!
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1) I was just reading about Dennis Connor ("America's Cup" U.S.A. skipper-veteran), and his generous sponsorship of J-boat racing. Dennis will "chime into" forums devoted to Laser, Opti-prams, and Sunfish—the smallest of sailboats. 2) Speaking of starting to windward, this photo is of a typical start "lineup", with the boat on the far left trying for the favored position of "most windward"—next to the "Committee Boat". (With the orange "Start" flag—don't brush against the Committee Boat!) 3) The "straw color" of modern sails is due to the natural color of Kevlar. Other colors are painted on the sails. ![]() 4) The boats pictured are all in the class "Volvo-70", and race around the world—and everywhere in the world. A RIB dealer in the UK advertises, "Our rental RIBs are now powered to go 45-MPH, so our renters can catch these powerful sailboats." (!) 5) Speaking of crewing, fast sailing is more rewarding when you have a crew. ![]() (Video—check out these boats' wakes). |
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Nice video APS. I followed the Volvo offshore race series on tv for 3-4 races this summer. Pretty impressive.
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Come to think of it, I "followed" a Volvo offshore race—quite literally!
Off Ft. Lauderdale, we were spectating from a "fully-capacitied-out" Farrier-28 trimaran traveling at 19 knots (!). We had a slight lead over the fleet at the start, but when they set their spinnakers, the entire fleet simply ran off! |
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