24 hour race-early morning

24 hour race-early morning · 03:04 AM

Got up early to take a few photos of the 24 hour laser race we have in Auckland every year. Two in each crew that takes turns to race the boat for 24 hours. Took these at 7am when the crews have been sailing for 17 hours. Not much wind but a wonderful morning.

Cheers

Eddie

roentarre · 03-19-2007, 03:41 AM

Hi Eddie. A great sport and nice captures!

**NaClH2O** · 03-19-2007, 05:14 AM

Ahhhhh! Sailing! Eddie these shots made my heart smile! Especially now, as I look outside and see 5 inches (13 cm) of snow on the ground! Too bad there wasn't much air, those boats look like they can scoot! Is it a regular triangular course?

NaCl(sailing is as much fun as photography, but if you thought LBA was bad...)H2O

**Sailor** · 03-19-2007, 05:41 AM

Interesting shots (I particularly like the last one) of an interesting concept for a race. For years I sailed a Sunfish, not as fast as a Laser but imparts the same numbness to the postier regions. 24 hours - wow!

Jer

Alvin · 03-19-2007, 07:23 AM

Nice shots!

I'm trying to grasp how they manage to do this for 24 hours! Do they do laps around a harbour or is this in a lake? How fast can these things go? (doing a google as this is being typed).

little laker · 03-19-2007, 09:44 AM

Beautiful pic's, and one of the many things that I want to do this summer.

xfraser · 03-19-2007, 11:30 AM

I really like the last one, mostly because you got the whole boat in the picture. All I know is if I was racing for 17 hours I'd be sleeping at the bottom of the boat and you wouldn't get a very good picture!

mingdie · 03-19-2007, 01:26 PM

Thank you for your comments. The third photo is the one I am most pleased with.
For Alvin and Xfraser. It is two sailors that take turns to sail around a 3 legged course. It is sailed on a lake to avoid collisions with other boats in the dark. A great event with a lot of spectators.

Cheers

Eddie

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03-19-2007, 03:41 AM	#2
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Hi Eddie. A great sport and nice captures!

03-19-2007, 05:14 AM	#3
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Ahhhhh! Sailing! Eddie these shots made my heart smile! Especially now, as I look outside and see 5 inches (13 cm) of snow on the ground! Too bad there wasn't much air, those boats look like they can scoot! Is it a regular triangular course? NaCl(sailing is as much fun as photography, but if you thought LBA was bad...)H2O

03-19-2007, 05:41 AM	#4
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Interesting shots (I particularly like the last one) of an interesting concept for a race. For years I sailed a Sunfish, not as fast as a Laser but imparts the same numbness to the postier regions. 24 hours - wow! Jer

03-19-2007, 07:23 AM	#5
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	Nice shots! I'm trying to grasp how they manage to do this for 24 hours! Do they do laps around a harbour or is this in a lake? How fast can these things go? (doing a google as this is being typed).

03-19-2007, 09:44 AM	#6
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	Beautiful pic's, and one of the many things that I want to do this summer.

03-19-2007, 11:30 AM	#7
xfraser Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 828	I really like the last one, mostly because you got the whole boat in the picture. All I know is if I was racing for 17 hours I'd be sleeping at the bottom of the boat and you wouldn't get a very good picture!

03-19-2007, 01:26 PM	#8
mingdie Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 630 Original Poster	Thank you for your comments. The third photo is the one I am most pleased with. For Alvin and Xfraser. It is two sailors that take turns to sail around a 3 legged course. It is sailed on a lake to avoid collisions with other boats in the dark. A great event with a lot of spectators. Cheers Eddie

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