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dlucier
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Initially Posted - 03/03/2004 : 23:30:50

In a recent thread, J.B Manley said, <i>"BTW, very nice pictures, Larry! I wish someone would do the same for me sometime. I've never seen Antares under sail, so it's nice to at least see pictures of other 25s in action."</i>

With this in mind and the sailing season almost upon us northerners, I thought I would relay a little story about photos.

In the seven years that I owned my previous boat, a Venture 25 named High Hopes, I accumulated only four pictures of her in action out on open water. These four pictures were taken at the end of the season just before she was sold and what makes these pictures even more special was that they were spontaneously taken by a fellow sailor who I didn’t even know.

At the time the pictures were snapped, I was singlehanding back to the marina after a full day of sailing. Dusk was approaching, the wind had fallen to the lighter side, and the water had just small wavelets dancing across the surface. High Hopes was effortlessly sailing herself, allowing my mind to wander and reflect..

As I was enjoying the serenity with nary a soul on the water, off in the distance was another sailboat that appeared to be heading in the same direction as me. All I could see of this evidently faster sailboat was his bow, which by now was around a hundred yards from me and steadily gaining on my starboard quarter. Due to the apparent collision course, I started making slight course changes because I wasn’t so sure he was aware that I was on the other side of his genoa. The boat got closer and closer, and I got a little concerned when he seemed to be answering my course changes with changes of his own that kept us on a collision course.

Before he got too close, he waved to me and then proceeded to tack around to my leeward side. I recognized that this boat was from my marina, but I didn't really know the owner and, as he maneuvered around my slower boat, we briefly talked about the great sailing we had during the day and as we talked he took out his camera and clicked off a few pictures. After that brief encounter, we parted ways, with him going out to open water and me back to my slip.

A few days later, I went down to the boat and when I went aboard, there in a Ziploc baggie were the pictures that this fellow sailor had taken. I can't describe the feeling I got from seeing these pictures, but needless to say, I was quite giddy.

Eventually, I met and thanked this sailor for the pictures, and as we talked about these pictures, he volunteered that whenever he sees a boat out on the water that he recognizes, he'll snap a few pics and then later drop them into their respective cockpits.

From this, a seed was planted. I now carry a camera on my boat and as I sail for hours on end, I seek out and take pictures of fellow sailors and their boats. Sometimes when sailing with no particular destination, I’ll chase down boats just to get a shot or two and in the past two seasons, I’ve taken hundreds and hundreds of pictures of fellow sailors and their boats. In addition to making a lot of people happy with these pictures, I have also made a lot of new friends.

And the person who got me started on this by taking those four pictures of me and my boat, well I’ve repaid his kindness in the last two years by taking a hundred or so shots of him and his boat, and return I have received from him about two hundred shots (and video) of me and my boat.

So in closing, I would like to encourage all of you this year to take some pictures of your fellow sailors, put them in a Ziploc bag, and place them into the cockpits of those boats, because you never know, you may get repaid a hundred fold!

Oh, one more thing, here is one of those four pictures of me and my old boat.

And here's a couple of the sailor who got me started...

Don Lucier

North Star SR/FK

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 03/03/2004 : 23:45:06

In the year or so that I have had a Digital camera, I have begun taking photos of other boats, since there is no immediate cost for film and developing. I have become the de-facto "unofficial official photographer" for my sailing club.

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 03/04/2004 : 19:08:50

Realy nice post Don:

Windlass and Noeta Quartermaster Harbor Vashon Island Wa.

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Doug
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Response Posted - 03/04/2004 : 21:18:08

Nice thread. I've decided to try to take more pictures of other boaters this year for "sharing." Nice picture of Noeta and Windlass- Fair is fair:

Windlass in both pictures. BTW- Who bought her Doug? Is the new owner lurking?

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 01:13:39

He might be on the board but haven't seen him. She went to Idaho. Cant remember the name of the big lake there.

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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 03/05/2004 : 02:41:37

Douglas, If you remember his name, lemme know, K? I don't think she had a trailer though, huh? Did he ship Windlass? Probably either Lake Pend Oreille or Priest Lake would be my guess. I am getting a few Idaho boats over for the Nationals this summer, but if I can encourage more.......Any help in finding prospects would be appreciated....Especially tall rigs....and 250s.

Gary B.

BTW: I am still enjoying the little dinghy OB I bought from you. She runs great!

Edited by - Gary B. on 03/05/2004 02:42:37

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