PHOTOS - Gaff Boats Race on Swan today

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PHOTOS - Gaff Boats Race on Swan today

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ironbark > 9 months ago, 11 Mar 2017

ironbark

433 posts

11 Mar 2017 10:18pm

Great to see the Gaff rigged boats racing on the Swan River today...

Some photos below and another 20 on my photo blog here:-

www.ironbark.woofess.org/

Cheers

ironbark

twodogs1969

NSW

1000 posts

12 Mar 2017 6:10am

They are couta boats

samsturdy

NSW

1659 posts

12 Mar 2017 10:12am

I'm always amazed at how much sail these couta boats carry. Why don't they tip over ?.

ironbark

433 posts

12 Mar 2017 9:09am

They are no slouch - they were getting along nicely on the Swan River.....

Even pretty quick downwind despite no spinnaker....

ironbark

Gravy7

NSW

242 posts

12 Mar 2017 6:34pm

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samsturdy said..
I'm always amazed at how much sail these couta boats carry. Why don't they tip over ?.

Lots of beam and internal lead ballast plus crew weight on the windward rail. Hard work but lots of fun to sail.

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