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[rbonilla]

bump.....

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[NateHanson]

Ouch! Knockdown!

Where's that picture from? Great shot! Do you know any details about the circumstances? Looks like some pretty decent waves there, by the looks of that trough.

You can see some guys on the rail getting a nice faceshot. :esad:

[rbonilla]

yea, i fig'ed a few folks might enjoy this one...i think the boat name is "love machine"...i bought the print back around 1982-1985 ... out of one of the sailing mags........its pretty cool.....must have made a decent bang when the wave slapped the port rail......

:clap:


Ouch! Knockdown!

Where's that picture from? Great shot! Do you know any details about the circumstances? Looks like some pretty decent waves there, by the looks of that trough.

You can see some guys on the rail getting a nice faceshot. :esad:

[rbonilla]

yea, if i l@@k close...i think i see a hat and sun glasses about even w/the boat numbers on the mail sail.. wack !!




Ouch! Knockdown!

You can see some guys on the rail getting a nice faceshot. :esad:

[Seth]

Tanton 42 shot in the 78 or 79 SORC-Ocean Triangle Race IIRC..I remember as we were about a mile behind them on Arete when this shot was taken.

Not getting any younger!

s

[rbonilla]

Nice Seth...thanx for the info !!!! :egrin:


Tanton 42 shot in the 78 or 79 SORC-Ocean Triangle Race IIRC..I remember as we were about a mile behind them on Arete when this shot was taken.

Not getting any younger!

s

[Capt. Max]

Wow that some knockdown. Neat pic thanks.

[marcusn]

Looking at the photo, which appears to be taken from a high angle, but probably not straight down, I can't conclusively call this a knock down. Looks to me like the boat might of been close, but would have popped back just after the whollop.

[Seth]

Actually this is not a knockdown of any sort-this is simply an aerial shot of Love Machine smashing into one of thousands of similar waves while sailing across the Gulf Stream in typical conditions. The spray you see washing over the boat was something happened probably 2-3 times per minute! I was there that day and remember it pretty well

Pretty comfy crossing, eh? Jib reachng across the Stream in 25-30 knots of breeze..yummy

Cheers,
S