Corinthian Classic 2012

[Tom Hunter]

I was on an IOD, here are some highlights from the race:

Wester Till




Taygeta to port and Second Wind to starboard




Fortune, a Crowninshield schooner:




More coming

[Tom Hunter]

Black Watch passing Cara Mia




The big one is Spartan, a New York 50, upwind is Pleione an 8 meter, then Tango an IOD and highest on the wind is the famous Dorade. It was a great day to see famous designs sailing together.




I took this one at maximum zoom with the sun on the camera screen, so I really had no idea what I was shooting, and its my favorite of the race. Valiant and Spartan:

[Tom Hunter]

Cara Mia on the downwind leg:




It was a pursuit race, so the view was often spectacular as larger, faster boats worked there way up the fleet.





Action at the first mark:




Finally here is the course, start at S twice around finish at the harbor mouth near the F.

[Thad]

Good pictures there Tom. Forecasts of rain and thunderstorms brought excellent sailing days, 10-20, clouds and sun, as you can see. It looks like SPARTAN in this last picture has lost control of the geniker or they're flying it tacked 30 feet off the bow, and set so perfectly too so Valiant must be ahead though it doesn't look like it. This was a pursuit race and the ratings were crazy as usual but great days to be on the water. No rating problems with the IODs.

[rbgarr]

Pleione, the Eight Meter you showed there, was here for a regatta earlier in the summer.






Thanks for the Marblehead photos. It looks like a good event to attend. Did you go to any of the on-land events? http://www.marbleheadchamber.org/mar...e-week-93.html
I wanted to go see the Starling Burgess talk/exhibit, but didn't get down that way.

[Tom Hunter]

I spent relatively few hours on land last weekend, we raced both days.

[Thad]

Louis's talk was excellent as anyone who knows him would expect. Great turnout too, filled the Spirit of 76 room. The local TV taped it so it might be available. 64 boats, I don't know how many were wood, but quite a few great ones, Qs, 8 meters, P class Chips, Dorade, Spartan, etc. -- I was in NELLIE, 1903 Herreshoff.

[rbgarr]

I guess Louis has given the talk before: http://classicyachting.blogspot.com/...g-burgess.html