Cowes Week 30th July 2006

Take a look at this sequence by Tim Wright.  Go to www.photoaction.com to order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Text Box: Somehow Yan and Yusuf keep the kite full, we get past in one piece (getting it wrong would have spoiled the Round Britain and Ireland Race) and we held our place as first Prima
Text Box: Pindar is big, but she's a slow old dog for her size, so we let her go rather than wallow in her wind shadow, but it's all a bit tense!
Text Box: Pindar, comes up on inside. Despite being in 15 metres of water (and MH never had less than 4 metres under her keel on the run into the finish) her skipper gets nervous about sailing too close to the Island, presumably carrying a bunch of corporate novices, decides to gybe onto port tack! 
Text Box: Mostly Harmless leading the Primas, running in from East Lepe towards Egypt Point doing almost 10 knots, all set for a classic downwind finish along the Green