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The magnificence of a sail ~~~~~~~~~~

2009.03.07
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. - Oliver Wendel Holmes

It is time to be old
To take in sail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast.
Allan Cunningham

Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea
Loves t'have his sails filled with a lusty wind,
Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack,
And his rapt ship run on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.
George Chapman

find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Oliver Wendel Holmes

NZL 82 along with NZL 81 are both currently in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The boats, now owned and operated by Cabo Adventures, are set up so that the public has the opportunity to race the yachts off the Sea of Cortez / Pacific Ocean areas near Cabo San Lucas.The actual crew from Emirates Team New Zealand staffs the yachts.

Both yachts have had engines installed in order to get them out off the Cabo San Lucas coast into the stronger breezes. Heavier sails have also been purchased and installed which will last much longer than the lighter, racing sails used in America's Cup racing.

(post dedicated to Bart)
12 Comments
DancingDolphin Beautiful shots... it's very hard to beat the combination of sail boats and water in my opinion!
DancingDolphin · 2009-03-07: 11:12
mimax2 great shots!
mimax2 · 2009-03-08: 01:36
noptek Blue everywhere. Nice compositions. Great post
noptek · 2009-03-08: 03:55
Michka43 very nice sail boats, and team NZL is the best!!
Michka43 · 2009-03-08: 06:04
ronin53 perfect!!! :)
ronin53 · 2009-03-08: 10:23
Clevername #4 is awesome :)
Clevername · 2009-03-08: 11:43
Cabecilha THIS IS A GREAT POST!

(and congratulations for your fabulous profile pic!! :-) wow)
Cabecilha · 2009-03-09: 13:29
davidcardona Great!
davidcardona · 2009-03-10: 00:34
eternity65 fantastic set, and words !!
eternity65 · 2009-03-11: 11:40
slowpete I love sailing
lovely photos
slowpete · 2009-03-11: 14:43
????? I love #4 the shot up through the rigging, very nice photgraphs maggie.
????? · 2009-03-14: 22:08
Jannie This set makes me want to get out on a boat & just go... I love the flap of the sail as it fills with the wind & surges you forward, the feeling of freedom as you soar over the waves. Sigh... thanks for the escape!!
Jannie · 2009-03-23: 00:30
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