28 January 2014 ~ America's Cup Sailing
Listening to: Led Zeppelin ~ No Quarter (Madison Square Garden, NY, 12 Feb 1975)
Last weekend I went sailing...on a retired America's Cup Sailboat!
It was a gorgeous sunny summer day in Auckland.
This is the vessel we went out on.
Classic view of Auckland leaving the marina.
Passing underneath the bridge, there was a bungee jumper...not sure if you can make out the dangling cord and the black speck that is a person. The other ship had a better view.
Circle around the sun.
Here I am at the helm. Not sure if you can really tell how tipped the boat is, but we were doing about 15 knots. There are ladder-like rungs for when the boat is in such a position so as not to slip, as basically its like standing on the water.
Hope to post a video as well soon to give a "real" experience.
Last weekend I went sailing...on a retired America's Cup Sailboat!
It was a gorgeous sunny summer day in Auckland.
This is the vessel we went out on.
Classic view of Auckland leaving the marina.
Passing underneath the bridge, there was a bungee jumper...not sure if you can make out the dangling cord and the black speck that is a person. The other ship had a better view.
Circle around the sun.
Here I am at the helm. Not sure if you can really tell how tipped the boat is, but we were doing about 15 knots. There are ladder-like rungs for when the boat is in such a position so as not to slip, as basically its like standing on the water.
Hope to post a video as well soon to give a "real" experience.
posted by ~L~ @ 11:46 PM
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