If you have not read the "Klipperrace Day 1 Blog" I suggest to do so here
Day 2 Klipperrace 2018 Enkhuizen
On the 2nd day we needed to sail the Olympic triangle and we did actually very well. In this sort of regatta a lot of hands are needed to compete at a high level. Luckily the Klipper Isis, the ship we were sailing on, was well equipped with good people and good sails :) This day was especially awesome for me since we sailed hard and I had the opportunity to take a lot of photos.
This is the Deinemeid from Leeuwarden, they were coming very close to use when we where about to turn around a buoy.
In the process of overtaking us they "lost" their half winder. Someone actually needed to climb into the mast to get this huge sail down.
Everyone from class B gets ready for their start.
The Deinemeid under full sail.
Chilling in the bow net while we were heading to the start.
We push out the jib boom at dead reach to gain maximum speed. On these sort of vessels you really need some man and female power to do so.
Our skipper Joost in action.
Head to head sailing. It is so lovely to see these ships go full throttle.
The Waterwolf did not as great as expected but it won this regatta quite a few times. It is one of the fastest ships around.
The ship in the foreground is actually run by the university of Groningen and they placed second overall - if I remember correctly. The ship in the background is the Morgana.
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Thank you for your time.
Ric