Now this looks like a bad idea, even on a calm day at slack
tide.

http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web...res/052003.jpg

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe...andRace-06.jpg

Of course, there are some folks standing by in rubber boats
to keep anyone in the crowd from smashing onto the rocks
*too* hard...

The smart sailors are going wide around this pack anyway,
for at least two reasons.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK

The smart sailors are going wide around this pack anyway,
for at least two reasons.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

No doubt, looks like the bunch is losing steerage as the lighthouse
blocks the wind, and you can bet lots of gel-coat chips got deep sixed.

Joe

DSK wrote:
Now this looks like a bad idea, even on a calm day at slack tide.

http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web...res/052003.jpg

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe...andRace-06.jpg


Of course, there are some folks standing by in rubber boats to keep
anyone in the crowd from smashing onto the rocks *too* hard...

The smart sailors are going wide around this pack anyway, for at least
two reasons.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Pretty, though...we did a spinnaker start on the J boat I crewed on a
couple of times last year...was fraught with peril and despair....but
wasn't nearly as pretty....