I was reading up on the Winnipesaukee Yacht Club, and found that it is WYC who sponsored this race. Details of this event are
here. Even more photos of the event can be navigated-to from there.
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Originally Posted by searay220
"...As you can tell I have no knowledge of sailing. All I know is any boat I own must have a V8 engine in it..."
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In the US, at least, you have lots of company.
I Googled "knowledge of sailing", and found that to acquire boating certificates and other specialized boating licenses in Great Britain,
knowledge of sailing is required! (And nowhere in the US).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...Pretty cool to be putting along in the Donzi and getting passed by sailboats...!)
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1) The J-class sailboats were started by one excellent hull design built in a garage. From there, "J-boats" spread into other—and very popular—new classes. Among the J-boat variants, those pictured here are a "middling' size.
BTW: A new J-80 jib (the smaller, gold-colored sail) costs $1545!
2) They really "show their stuff" in a good breeze, like the breeze that day. One J-80 race-entrant-neighbor (who bought a catamaran from me) passed by my place after this race and I hollered,
"Slow Down!" at him. He gave a big wave.
3) Race "starts" demand that an entrant boat be the first sailboat "upwind"—pretty tough when every entrant wants the same spot! Among
many other photos of this event at their site, WYC posted this shot of the start:
4) Like some other forms of racing, sailing is interesting for having
this strategy: Being "third" in the final minutes of the race is not a bad position to acquire "first" at the finish line.
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