RB, this you?

[Noah]

http://www.shieldsclass.com/images/Nationals2004-TempPhotos/images/5D2W7899.jpg

http://www.shieldsclass.com/images/Nationals2004-TempPhotos/images/5D2W7493P.jpg

Looks like they are having fun...

[rbgarr]

Jeezus! Those photos must be from the Shields Nationals held recently off Edgartown , Martha's Vineyard. I've sailed there before in just those conditions in Solings and Wianno Seniors, and it can be nasty.

Looks like those guys were sailing too much by the lee with the big chutes wobbling around and (obviously) causing some hairy deathrolls.

Olin Stephens, the Shields designer, said that was one of the boat's weaknesses that had to be guarded against.

[Noah]

Yeah, death rolls ain't no fun...I'm amazed that first boat didn't keep going right to the bottom. It looks like many of the fast boats are running with 5 crew. That's a lot of people stuffed on a Shields.

[TimH]

I wonder if they ever raised that Shields that nose-dived to the bottom of Lake Michigan about 10 years ago.

[ 09-22-2004, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: TimH ]

[John B]

Ye gods. :eek:

[Concordia..41]

Actually John my guess is a couple other words were used ;)

[John B]

something like...
"I say Philip, would you mind removing your hands from your eyes and release that spinnaker sheet"
" Certainly James, but I must point out that I actually said' Do steer under it'..Not: 'Do steer it under'"

:D

[ 09-22-2004, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: John B ]

[Hughman]

or perhaps something like...

Pardon me, but would you have any clean underwear?

[ 09-22-2004, 09:55 PM: Message edited by: Hughman ]

[Wiley Baggins]

John B,

That was brilliant!