Fast-tracked by The Fastnet Race

Sailing Networks - Feb 3, 2012 - First article

In August 2011 I was offered a heaven-sent opportunity to show some of the photographic skills I had been patiently developing over the previous six years or so.Jim Vintner, a close friend of my father, invited myself and Michelle, my partner to join his family on the powerful Osmotech RIB to follow the start of the Fastnet Race. With Jim at the helm, we belted after the big multihulls such as Veolia and Banque Populaire, flying down the Solent at 30+ knots. I managed to get some good close up shots, using my modest Canon EOS 300D and a good zoom lens. Using fast shutter speeds and manual focus, I was able to get good, pin-sharp images of the action. We then followed the closely-packed fleet of the other Fastnet yachts as they set off from the Start Line. A...

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