Messing About In Sailboats

Favorite Sailing Photo of 2009

Carlo Borlenghi took some amazing photos of the Fatsnet Race, which this year commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1979 disaster. I found this one particularly awesome. 

 

Sailing Photo Of The Day - 8th Dec Geoff Holt prepares for the Atlantic - photo © Digby Fox

Lo-res 8th Dec Geoff Holt prepares for the Atlantic - photo © Digby Fox, originally uploaded by personalatlantic.

You can see more about Geoff Holt's Personal Atlantic here http://www.geoffholt.com/

Sailing Photo Of The Day - SBYC Snowbird Race

12 December SBYC Snowbird Race, originally uploaded by Walkabout Wolf.

Sailing Photo Of The Day - Schooner Eastwind

Schooner Eastwind, originally uploaded by nelights.

Marine Photography Competition

Check out this beautiful gallery of marine photography. These are entries for the UK's Sunday Express's Marine Photography competition. They are nearly all taken on the coast but still beautiful shots. Thanks to Old salt Blog for pointing it out. I especially liked this one of Corryveckan in Scotland, a frickin' terrifying place to sail. I was chatting to a chap the other day who took his Swan 38 round Scotland. He described how careful you have to be with the tides to avoid the whirlpools. These are created by strong current and tides whipping around either side of one of the Western Islands of Scotland and converging on the Westerly side.  

Sailing Photo Of The Day - Sailing on the Maine coast

Sailing on the Maine coast, originally uploaded by nelights.

Laser Of The Day - Ferry wave

Ferry wave, originally uploaded by Ronan LP.

Could this be you TMan?

Sailing Photo Of The Day - RPNYC Summer Series Race NZ

IMG_9318e, originally uploaded by imchong88.

Sailing Photo Of The Day - Gaff Rig and An Amazing Sky

sailing 4, originally uploaded by riisli.

Sailing Photo of The Day - Regatta in Sibenik, Croatia

  Sent to me by my father-in-law Ward, who is an avid photographer. You can see the rest here.