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Lens: Sigma 70-200 f2.8 Camera: K3 Photo Location: Goolwa. Sth Australia 
Posted By: Mallee Boy, 12-06-2015, 04:08 PM

These are for the sailing enthusiasts amongst you. I have no idea what constitutes a good sailing shot taken from the shore...so any tips/advice will be appreciated.

This a regular competition held every Friday night locally, it seems to get pretty willing, but to the non sailing fraternity, such as me, it can often look like dis-organised chaos. How they miss each other sometimes is an obvious testament to their skill.
Hope you enjoy this visit to the Goolwa Sailing regatta (?)


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12-06-2015, 06:46 PM   #2
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Nice crisp images.
12-06-2015, 07:52 PM   #3
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Nice photos, @Malee Boy.

I'm a sailor. The photos you might try to get are the ones like your #4, where the boats are all heeled over. That's when it's most exciting for the sailors and when they'll be moving the fastest. If you can get any closer, focusing on the sailors' facial expressions will be really helpful, as they'll all be working hard to beat the other boat and will look pretty determined doing it.

Another shot you might try for is a closeup of a boat using its spinnaker, similar to your #1. When the boats are going downwind, they'll raise the spinnaker (big giant, usually quite colorful, sail) to try to get some speed. But, photos of the crew lazing on the boat don't make for very good shots. Try to catch them when there's a stiff wind. You can tell that by seeing whitecaps on the water and boats moving fast! An angle looking up at that big sail is often the best.

Good luck with this. Sailing is fun and getting good shots will be, too. If it's something you find your're interested in, get in touch with a local sailing club and offer to take photos for them. They often have a motorboat that works the race and you could get invited to go along, getting much closer to the action.
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I've sailed out of the Goolwa club a few times back when I raced 18 foot catamarans. And had a long evening at the club's bar just a couple of months ago! They're a friendly bunch down there.

The most action tends to occur off the start and at the buoy roundings when the boats will tend to bunch up and life gets a bit hectic. There's also more activity with spinnackers going up or down depending on the mark. The afternoon sea breeze down there will tend to die down over the course of the twilight races.

The club has a mix of fiberglass trailer sailers and a fleet of traditional wooden racing boats (Restricted 21's) styled on 'couta' fishing boats that have been restored and are racing regularly. The boats going under the bridge look to be Restricted 21's and were likely built somewhere between 1900 and the early 1950's. The boat with SA03 on the mainsail is sailed by a friend of mine from my cat sailing days.


There's a couple of big fleet races early in the new year that will attract lots of boats: dinghies, cats and trailer sailers. There is also a wooden boat festival held in March that gets good support.


PS: for those not familar with Goolwa, the boats are racing in freshwater at the very bottom of the Murray River which is Australia's longest river system. The river mouth is about 3 or 4 miles downstream from where these boats are racing. There is a barrage and lock system to create a large freshwater lake system which is held at about 3 feet above sea level.


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12-07-2015, 03:04 PM   #5
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Thanks for looking. Appreciate the advice Kath, will take all of that "onboard". I did get a few close ups of the crew and there were very differing expressions at work.
Southlander...I think SA03 won the race after a long battle with the lighter blue boat with the red & blue spinnaker.
Again, thanks all for dropping by.
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More like these Kath? Apologies for the non Pentax ring ins. (first attempt at loading photos via a link....so here goes nothing...)

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QuoteOriginally posted by Mallee Boy Quote
More like these Kath? Apologies for the non Pentax ring ins. (first attempt at loading photos via a link....so here goes nothing...)

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/240-mallee-boy/albums/10252-sailing/
Looks like the link isn't working right, @Mallee Boy.

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I love 'em, Grant - crisp, colorful photos. After 5 decades of sailing, we sold our 30 footer about a year ago. I often regret that decision, especially when I see great shots like these.

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Re posted photos to overcome any link issues.

Thanks Jer, appreciate you dropping by.


There is something very Australian about this shot....he is holding a can of....?

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12-09-2015, 06:49 PM   #10
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QuoteOriginally posted by Mallee Boy Quote
Re posted photos to overcome any link issues.

Thanks Jer, appreciate you dropping by.


There is something very Australian about this shot....he is holding a can of....?

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Hey Grant - another great group of photos. Brought this photo I took years ago to mind:


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Hey Grant - another great group of photos. Brought this photo I took years ago to mind:

Ah,,,,lovely.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Mallee Boy Quote
Re posted photos to overcome any link issues.

Thanks Jer, appreciate you dropping by.


There is something very Australian about this shot....he is holding a can of....?

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These are great. You can see the action. I love the pelican!
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Thanks Kath.
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