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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week May 21-27, 2010 A random assortment of photos submitted to Scuttlebutt this week. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  Mount Washington in New Hampshire is the highest peak in the northeast and home of the highest wind ever observed. It is also where a hardcore kiter can get stretch the northern hemisphere winter sailing season.   A major start line collision at the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena will be keeping the Oracle boatbuilders and technical experts busy for awhile. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi.  A good rule of thumb before each spinnaker set is to run the leech tape and check for the bow person . Photo by Sergei Zavarin.  The Bass Strait, seperating Tasmania and mainland Australia, is a notoriously rough stretch of ocean. But as Tony Bull of Ullman Sails show us in this photo, there is also another side to the story. Here is the Bass Strait while approaching the finish of the Queenscliff to Apollo Bay race aboard Paul Buchholz’s DK 46 “eXtasea”.  Maybe when the boat is a 'distinguishable' color, having some kind of graphic on the bow isn't going to much hurt one's chances for getting off the start line undetected. Photo by David Branigan.  Is this boat named K9 because it looks like a dog? Photo by Carlo Borlenghi.  This has been a big year for the Melges 20, with a lot of the boats headed to Europe. This photo comes from an event in Scarlino, Italy. Photo: Luca Buttò/Bplan.  High winds this week along the California coast led to death and destruction. Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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