The Beauty of Sail (sailingshots.tumblr.com)
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fabforgottennobility:shot by kurtarrigo beauty in curves
123oleg: Tall Ship in Heavy Wind. The Pamir was built in 1905 for a Hamburg shipping company. Flying P-Liners and was therefore traditionally baptized into one with “P” name starting on the Central Asian Pamir Mountains. Hike! Bitches.
Amazing shot of dueling 6′s.
Looks like the 12s overstood the mark a bit.
J Class splendor
The J’s were at it again last week and WOW!
Velsheda @J class worlds
J Class worlds - spectacular!
Astra, powered up
Valsheda showing her glory
o-k-e-a-n-o-s: Velsheda J-class From all angles, the best.
o-k-e-a-n-o-s: J-class The loveliest of them all, Valsheda.
No sails but still…
VIM, circa 1939Must have been a looker in her day.
No matter the age, the 6 Meter never fails to satisfy
6 Meter - beauty
There’s a lot of power here.
Cool shot!Lionheart
Furman University
Classic 12 style
spiritofsailing:Gaff Cutter “Moonbeam IV” Lots of sailcloth
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Alexa is hot.
Meteor.
J class - Ranger
musingsofahistorymajor: https://twitter.com/northumbriana/status/846454474654781442 Respect
boatporn: International One Design sloops ELSELAN (built 1937 in Frederikstad, Norway), THREE BELLES (built 1936 in Frederikstad, Norway), and JICK (built 1937 in Fredrikstad, Norway) underway. (via Internationals Crossing Tacks, 1941 | Mystic Seaport
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and
Change of venue.
The big league.
RIP Bill Flicker
Bows!Wood!
lucybellwood: Rosy morning porthole view. I could use a little of this right now.
thesorrowsofgin:The Sorrows of Gin. Melges 32 fleet - hardcore
thesorrowsofgin: thesorrowsofgin: thesorrowsofgin: Idems on Upper St. Regis Lake. The Sorrows of Gin. The Sorrows of Gin. The real deal.
Big blue.
Built in 1912 and bristol fashion.
Map of the world.
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boatporn:BOATPORN
Stars
Heritage
Eight meter perfection
Modern 6s
53 years old and still sexy
Yes, sometimes scow sailing can be wet.
Go fast or go home.Melges 24
AC golden age
gonautical: 1974 Courageous Sailboat Scaled Model Courageous won the the America’s Cup in 1974 against challenger Southern Cross. Designed by Olin J. Stephens II. classic
Snipes are good racing.
JFK
Crowded mark roundings are rarely fast. Â This is particularly slow.
That feeling when you’ve won the pin
The opposite of mid-line sag.
12M training, back in the days when the weight room was folly
Old school sails, still sexy.
12 Meters still mixing it up.
sailingshots: Modern sails on not modern boats. Love! I like this trend.
Anything but.