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Sea Trac
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Initially Posted - 03/13/2004 : 14:22:11

[url="http://instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=ANNPS&size=L"]Annapolis Naval Academy WebCam[/url]

Can anyone tell me:

1) The location (street address or similar) and orientation of this webcam? It appears to be East Northeast based upon my observations of the sun trail reflection in the mornings.

2) The nature of the fleet of daysailers that sail the middle of the channel (Severn River?) in tight formation several times a day.

3) The type of daysailers being used.

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity. Whereever and whatever, I wish I was there.

J.B. Manley s/v Sea Trac Allied Seawind II #65
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 03/13/2004 : 17:51:20

Looks like it's pointed ESE from the entrance to the Academy boat basin looking out toward where the Severn opens into the bay. The academy has a fleet of Colgate 26s, I believe, which are large performance daysailers--long cockpits and small cuddy cabins. http://www.colgate26.com/gallery.htm Could that be what you saw?

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 03/13/2004 18:01:29

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Response Posted - 03/13/2004 : 22:21:50

<s>ESE, that's what I meant, because the sun trail comes from the upper left-hand corner of the frame, ENE.</s> No, I was right the first time, ENE. The sun's in the upper right-hand corner of the frame.

I don't think the fleet boats are as big as Colgate 26s. They appear to be a smaller, one person dinghy like a Laser or a Catalina 16 or even a 13. As a matter of fact, I saw one screaming back in almost hit (or hit) the far piling. The boat looked as though it had been put into an extremely hard tack in an effort to miss the piling. It's too bad the camera doesn't provide real-time or near real-time images so I could see "the rest of the story".

Postscript - Small TWO person rigs. Caught them in closer while heading out this morning.

Maybe the Naval Academy website has the answer. Then again, Spring's here, so no need to continue diverting myself.

Edited by - Sea Trac on 03/14/2004 10:17:50

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Response Posted - 03/14/2004 : 15:44:00

I think the camera is on the north side of the Santee Basin entrance http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=M7tNO.p_0TqT&csz=Annapolis%2C+MD&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= looking at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The towers are on the far point right on the bay, ESE of the boat basin. The sun is still pretty well south this time of year.

Those boats look like JY-15s.

Edited by - Dave Bristle on 03/14/2004 16:58:19

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Response Posted - 03/14/2004 : 21:52:41

420s ??

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Response Posted - 03/15/2004 : 16:32:32

Good guesses, one and all. Apparently, the [url="http://www.usna.edu/SailingTeam/"]Naval Academy Sailing Team[/url] uses Lasers, Colgate 26's, 420s and a host of other boats. If I'd only known then...

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Response Posted - 03/15/2004 : 20:32:04

Fun... The sheer and bow of that boat doesn't look like a 420 to me, but if the academy has a bunch, then that's probably what they are. I might stop by some day and find out. Wish I could make out the sail logo... Laser II by any chance? (Last time I was there, I was attracted to the Colgates--really cool machines--and didn't pay attention to what was on the racks.)

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Response Posted - 03/16/2004 : 06:20:27

According to NOAA Chart 12282, the bearing from the NW corner of the mouth of the USNA boat basin to the southernmost tower on Greenbury Point is approximately 110 true.

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Response Posted - 03/16/2004 : 09:58:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle The towers are on the far point right on the bay, ESE of the boat basin. The sun is still pretty well south this time of year.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"><blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Brooke Willson According to NOAA Chart 12282, the bearing from the NW corner of the mouth of the USNA boat basin to the southernmost tower on Greenbury Point is approximately 110 true.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Wow, I guess the sun really is pretty well south. I'm very surprised, given that we are only a week from the vernal equinox. Although, when I really think about it, that means the sun is currently aligned with the equator. It's only "truly" east for us nearer the summer solstice. As you can tell, mid-continent sailors don't spend much time taking bearings; especially lake sailors.

Thanks for the education, and for solving the mystery, guys!

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Response Posted - 04/03/2004 : 13:10:54

Camrea is at the mouth of the USNA yacht basin. I suspect the boats to be Flying Juniors. They are NOT 420's.

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Response Posted - 04/03/2004 : 18:20:20

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by arlingva
 ...I suspect the boats to be Flying Juniors...
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I think you nailed it.

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