Sail Freo 2015
Sail Freo is a great two day affair where I get to move around the courses with the courtesy of the Fremantle Sailing Club and watch/photograph the sailing in the various classes that are part of the event.
It's been a long day on the course and the wind built up as the day progressed. It started as a southerly with little swell and not much chop. As the afternoon drew on, the building breeze swung into the south west and so did the wind driven waves. We ended up with a sloppy, chunky sea that made it a little difficult for the junior sailors and more pertinently the skiff sailors.
Each course completed their set number of courses with the skiffs on Charlie course taking their time as the windward / leeward course was set out to a good length for the final two races. Some fine work by the volunteers on the course coped with the inevitable changes in courses and one of the finish boats had to leave their anchor behind for retrieval the next day as it was set too firmly to remove in an hurry.
These pictures are the first tranche of the 600+ images that I took and I will have the rest up in due course, but the clock ticks on remorselessly and my bed beckons.
Many thanks to the team at FSC for getting me onto the water and to the medical boat who had me on board for the day. Great company.
Enjoy what's up now and I'll have the rest up as I can.
It's been a long day on the course and the wind built up as the day progressed. It started as a southerly with little swell and not much chop. As the afternoon drew on, the building breeze swung into the south west and so did the wind driven waves. We ended up with a sloppy, chunky sea that made it a little difficult for the junior sailors and more pertinently the skiff sailors.
Each course completed their set number of courses with the skiffs on Charlie course taking their time as the windward / leeward course was set out to a good length for the final two races. Some fine work by the volunteers on the course coped with the inevitable changes in courses and one of the finish boats had to leave their anchor behind for retrieval the next day as it was set too firmly to remove in an hurry.
These pictures are the first tranche of the 600+ images that I took and I will have the rest up in due course, but the clock ticks on remorselessly and my bed beckons.
Many thanks to the team at FSC for getting me onto the water and to the medical boat who had me on board for the day. Great company.
Enjoy what's up now and I'll have the rest up as I can.
Day two of Sail Freo
This was the day that they forecast showers and thunderstorms and I was allocated to Bravo Course as a volunteer on a support boat. Which meant that I couldn't get out and around as I normally do. Pity...I was looking forward to spending time on Alpha and Charlie courses to get some good pix of the dinghies and the skiffs. I was just touching on them yesterday.
The good side was that I had the chance to concentrate on the 420's and the Lasers. Given the bad light at the back end of the day on the water, I was pushing it to get much out of the 300 mill lens. It likes a sunny day.
Once again many thanks to FSC for the opportunity and to Bill Stewart who took me onto the water for the day.
The presentations will be up tomorrow morning.
This was the day that they forecast showers and thunderstorms and I was allocated to Bravo Course as a volunteer on a support boat. Which meant that I couldn't get out and around as I normally do. Pity...I was looking forward to spending time on Alpha and Charlie courses to get some good pix of the dinghies and the skiffs. I was just touching on them yesterday.
The good side was that I had the chance to concentrate on the 420's and the Lasers. Given the bad light at the back end of the day on the water, I was pushing it to get much out of the 300 mill lens. It likes a sunny day.
Once again many thanks to FSC for the opportunity and to Bill Stewart who took me onto the water for the day.
The presentations will be up tomorrow morning.
The Presentations and a few snaps