Rare event captured at sunset with the moon looking on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4iHLTkw ... ata_player
This was our second time out at night. More fun than in the daytime. Little harder ticking away into slip, but no big deal.
There were three IFOs.
IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
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Trouts Dream
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Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Nice video
Just a passing comment, I noticed slight kinks in your shrouds. It looks like they may need tensioning. just something to check on as loose shrouds can do a lot of damage due to impact loading.
Just a passing comment, I noticed slight kinks in your shrouds. It looks like they may need tensioning. just something to check on as loose shrouds can do a lot of damage due to impact loading.
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pokerrick1
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Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
What Greg Trout said about your shrouds. Neat video!
When we lived in San Felipe, Baja, Mexico on the Eldorado Ranch, we had a guy who flew one of those over the pool every day and he would eventually land on the beach and truck it away. We always thought he was NUTZO
I watched him land a few times and don't know what kept him out of the Sea of Cortez - - - he came close to landing in the water several times 
Rick
When we lived in San Felipe, Baja, Mexico on the Eldorado Ranch, we had a guy who flew one of those over the pool every day and he would eventually land on the beach and truck it away. We always thought he was NUTZO
I watched him land a few times and don't know what kept him out of the Sea of Cortez - - - he came close to landing in the water several times Rick
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GaryMayo
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Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
When the boat comes off the water, I have a whole sack of hardware that goes on her, along with tuning projects to be performed. The stays are pretty loose.Trouts Dream wrote:Nice video
Just a passing comment, I noticed slight kinks in your shrouds. It looks like they may need tensioning. just something to check on as loose shrouds can do a lot of damage due to impact loading.
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Sea Wind
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Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
That is something that you don't see every day. Nice video
Sea Wind
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