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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week June 19-25, 2009 A random assortment of photos submitted to Scuttlebutt this week. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  For Southwestern Yachts, desperate times required desperate measures. Sadly, it was not enough to save the business, which closed its doors this week.  First day excitement at Block Island Race Week in the NYYC 42 fleet included this port-starboard collision. Guess the bowman wanted the helm to duck a little more.  Leeward mark action at the Shields District Championship on June 19-20, hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, New York. Photo by Maureen C. Koeppel.  A storm hit Isola d'Elba in Italy, with hundreds of boats either sunk or scattered over the beaches. Photo by Uido Trombetta/www.carloborlenghi.com.  Despite the windy reputation of San Francisco Bay, photographer Erik Simonson shows how these youth sailors are tackling the conditions in their Optimists.    With helmet strapped on, this 505 crew gets "rag-dolled" on a cold grey spring day in Ottawa, Canada. Photos by Harvey Barnes.  From the Melges 24 US Nationals in San Francisco, where photographer Sergei Zavarin shows how sometimes the action comes straight to the camera. Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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