This one is at the same angle of one of my favorite pictures of the original Blue Moon. It really shows off her lines.
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| Blue Moon |
A close up of the intrepid sailors...
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| Blue Moons crew |
You can see that we are wise enough to both have our life jackets on -- a habit Ive gotten into this year. A good one, I think, particularly given the comfort of modern devices.
Heres a pic from windward... I was checking out the set of the topsail, apparently.
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| Hows that topsail setting? |
An eagle-eyed captain can always spot thing that need improvement...
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| Get that downhaul tensioned a bit more! |
Lets face it, Tom Gilmer designed a boat that looks great from all angles. From forward, she looks like a tall ship coming straight at you...
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| The miniature tall ship |
Photos like these are really useful... I think I will tie the topsail halyard a bit further down the yard, next time, to lift the topsail a bit higher up the mast. Id like to see the clew right up at the top of the gaff.
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| Wind, 5-10 knots |
The wind isnt blowing very hard in these last pics, but shes still moving along nicely.
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| Check out that sheer |
Ive put a lot of work into re-doing the Blue Moons running rigging, so all 5 sails are strongly rigged and easily set. Based on these photos, Id have to say it all paid off.
And thats my totally unbiased opinion!
Hows she look?
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