Monday, June 28, 2010

Goodbye to "Ruth" - Hallo competitive sailing and photography

Well,I outgrew "Ruth" much more quickly than expected. Last Saturday saw myself, Amelia and Mathieu clean her, take her out of the water, strap her onto the trailer and wave her a very quick goodbye. The suddenness of her departure was due totally to the imminent arrival of the Clipper RTW boat "Cork" 48 hours ahead of schedule, and the potential crowds of thousands who were now anticipated to descend on Kinsale four days early!

It was a huge wrench to let go of her, but a very necessary one, as I've started competitive racing and the time simply wasn't there to do both types of sailing....

In the meantime, the photography is still in the research stage, the East Cork Camera Club are hugely supportive, and all the members are still holding their patience with my eternal questions regarding lens types....

Will be competing in Cork week, can't wait.... Will post more photos in the next week or so, after Cork week probably, they'll probably be someone else's photos though, as the one thing you can't really do while competitive racing is that and taking photos at the same time!
A presto Martha x