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Yet Another shot of the J Class Yacht Ranger - hopefully you aren't getting tired of them yet :) Also, notice the one crewman to the bottom left 1' or more under water.
Race Week - Newport, Rhode Island 7/22/06 - 2:34 PM
1/800th - f/7.1 - iso100 - 45mm
The J-class yacht Ranger won the 1937 America's Cup, defeating 4-0 the Endeavour II of Britain, raced at Newport, Rhode Island. It would be the last time huge J-class yachts would race in the America's Cup.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt funded construction of the Ranger, and it launched on May 11, 1937. It was designed by Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens, and constructed by Bath Iron Works. Stephens would credit Burgess with actually designing the Ranger, but the radical departure from conventional J-class design was more likely attributable to Stephens himself.
Ranger was constructed according to the Universal Rule which determined how large various dimensions of racing yachts, such as sail area and length, could be. Often referred to as the super J, the Ranger received a rating of 76, the maximum allowed while still fitting within Universal Rule constraints.
Overall length: 135 ft Length at water line: 87 ft Beam (width): 21 ft Draft: 15 ft Displacement: 166 tons Sail Area: 701 mē
Awesome display of the forces of mother nature vs. man. Excellent image.
Question: According to your "about" you were using a 28-90 mm lens. The image was taken with at a focal length of 45 mm. This means you were extremely close.
I am guessing you were on the lead boat and he is positioning to steal your wind in order to become the lead boat....
Definitely an action packed shot! Very good capture, the tilted yacht, the rought sea and the crew all to one side! this takes guts. great capture chris!
Chris, it just doesn't get any better than this. You have captured all the forces of energy from the sea and the wind just at the point where they combine to drive this incredible vessel to her physical limits. My hat is off to you sir!
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