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IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:19 am
by GaryMayo
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.
Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:22 am
by Trouts Dream
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.
Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:54 pm
by pokerrick1
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
Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:07 pm
by GaryMayo
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.
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.
Re: IFO (identified flying objects) Buzzing Our Sailboat At Dusk
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:26 pm
by Sea Wind
That is something that you don't see every day. Nice video
Sea Wind