rainbow race

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 13 August 2007 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

Shot with the camera in one hand, the other hand at the helm stick, on a heavily moving boat at wind force 5 Beaufort, so please don't blame me too much if the picture isn't sharp enough. The Rainbow Class is the most beautiful open sailing boat and we found ourselves in the middle of a race of these classic ships; I hadn't seen one since the sixties, they become rare, I estimate you have to pay several tens of thousands of Euros (Dollars) to acquire one and be constantly busy with maintenance and painting for a few weeks of sailing per year.

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