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NYRC YDT, Exile and Spyderman

NYRC YDT, Exile and Spyderman
Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club Youth Development Team. Wednesday racing just after the start.

TSC Sport...anything to do with sport or the olympics themselves, extra rum rations if you can relate your shot to any of the events being held this year.

Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to be held from 8-18 August at Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay. 10 events...
470 - Men, 470 - Women, 49er - Men, 49erFX - Women
Finn - Men, Laser - Men, Laser Radial - Women
Nacra 17 - Mixed, RS:X - Men, RS:X - Women

The sport which I have enjoyed over the years is sailing. We learnt to sail dinghies on lakes and dams near Johannesburg in South Africa. Moving to Cape Town, we sailed in Hout Bay. Then in England we sailed on the Solent in keel boats, and had many sailing holidays in the Mediterranean.

In Australia we had a trailer sailer which we raced in Canberra, upgraded to a keel boat when we moved to Brisbane. Our last boat was a Cavalier 32, which we sold in 2001. Since then we have chartered up in the Whitsunday Islands.

Léopold, tiabunna, Clickity Click, and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo


26 comments - The latest ones
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
NYRC YDT, Exile and Spyderman
7 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
That looks like some fun. (I've only done it a couple of times, but really liked it.)

Nice job, Gillian!
7 years ago.
 PaulOClassic©
PaulOClassic©
Super shots Gillian - I love the one of the yacht right on its side - one of the little adrenaline rushes of yachting! ;0)
7 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
Da kommt summer-feeling auf. toll!
7 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
real summer feeling
7 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Yes lovely summery feel. I like the one on its side too. Adds drama
7 years ago.
 Dida From Augsburg
Dida From Augsburg
Beautiful shots for the challenge!
7 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Well taken! I like looking at sailing boats but gladly leave the actual sailing to others;-)
7 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Never been sailing Gillian, but it sure looks fun ... beautiful shot BTW for the challenge! :)
7 years ago.
Gillian Everett club has replied to autofantasia club
It is great fun, exhilerating at times, and sometimes can be quite scary depending on wind conditions :-)
7 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Sail boats are among my favorite watercraft to see on the water; they are so graceful! Beautiful images you captured of these beauties! Well done, Gillian :-))
7 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
great capture of 'mucking about on the water', looks like all are having fun
7 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Sailing is so very enjoyable! =)
7 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Gillian, the little resort town where we used to live was a favorite spot for water enthusiasts, with sailboats, yachts and personal water craft. Have viewed many starts to races and it always looked like a time of panic. Charlie loved to sail those races, I just enjoyed watching them or leisurely sailing. Exciting shots you captured. Lots of action to enjoy. Thanks for sharing! :)
7 years ago.
Gillian Everett club has replied to Clickity Click
Thanks Chris. We have had so much fun sailing over the years, and met so many great people :-)
7 years ago.
 Puchinpappy
Puchinpappy club
In substantially cleaner water than they will experience at Rio.
7 years ago.
Gillian Everett club has replied to Puchinpappy club
Yes, don't envy the sailors in Rio, some nasty bugs in that water.
7 years ago.
 Diederik Santema
Diederik Santema club
Nice scenery
7 years ago.
 H C
H C
Very nice couple of shots.
7 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Looks like a good day for sailing.
7 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured.
Congrats on Explore.
7 years ago.
Gillian Everett club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thanks Jaap.
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Great shots, looks a busy day on the river.
7 years ago.
Gillian Everett club has replied to tiabunna club
Thanks George. The NYRC is a very active sailing club, particularly good for youth training.
7 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Thanks everyone, much appreciated. I really love sailing :-)
7 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Happiness house on the water but at the middle of the night only.
7 years ago.

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