Photo competition for boat show tickets

[interloper]

^^ Missed one.

I'm guessing the URL just needed a ".jpg" on the end.

 

[Tomahawk]

Dylanwinter (full name to avoid confusion) is a proper pro....

but his picks are very pretty

 

[interloper]

Below, I'm providing a photographic compendium of my most exciting moments on the water from the last few years.

If I win, I will also need airline tickets to go with the boat show tickets. It will be most convenient for me to depart from either Norfolk or Newport News, but Richmond will also work.

 

[Bajansailor]

Not intending these to be competitive, but as everybody is chucking all their lovely photos into this thread, here are a couple of mine from last summer, on our potter across the pond with Idea.

Sunrise in mid-atlantic :

Surfing between Horta and Plymouth :

Although I think the winner has to be the Stretched RB's photo of his triple crew - he will need a few extra tickets to take his crew to the boat show!

 

[MoodySabre]

An East Coast special

 

[Joker]

Well, for the East Coast, that sounds about right.

 

[BelleSerene]

As I see this is about fun aboard as much as photographic merit, here we go with three highlights of 2012 for us.

 

[dgadee]

Crew ready for inspection!

A very significant event that day. After 3 years waiting, it was the first time we managed to take our triplets out sailing and they really seemed to enjoy it.

This was my favourite. Just thought you might like to know ...

 

[rwoofer]

This was my favourite. Just thought you might like to know ...

Thanks.

They are a lot of fun, so looking forward to the summer, when they'll be one year older.

 

[donm]

1970s upholstery

If I am not mistaken, this is a steal from the Trapper 500 brochure circa 1979 - which is when I bought a kit from them!

 

[Bajansailor]

Well spotted Donm - here are the rest of the photos from that catalogue.
I think it is from 1978, and the cost of a new Trapper 500 then was GBP 11,960 for a fin keel, and GBP 12,360 for a bilge keel, both ex VAT.

(The basic kit cost was GBP 6,780 ex VAT)

Here is our friend with the impressive sideburns :

Dgadee, the crew inspection photo was my favourite as well.

 

[Fantasie 19]

And sideburns. Upholstery looks like Burberry? Before it became chavvy?

I had a look at a boat with that upholstery pattern this weekend...