July 5, 2009 Soverel 33 Nationals on Lake Norman

by Sam Sharpe on Jul.05, 2009, under Yacht Racing

Soverel 33's fight for position on Lake Norman

I had a chance to photograph the Soverel 33 National last year. The only reason that I am posting this entry to my Blog, is in an attempt to get the Soverel 33′s to hold another event on Lake Norman. Last Year, the Lake Norman Yacht Club: http://LakeNormanYachtClub.com hosted the Soverel 33 Nationals. It was a beautiful event as always, and just a real good time. This post is not only to showcase some of my Yacht Racing Photography, but also in an attempt to convenience the Yacht Club that they need to host this event again in 2010. This time, make it in early Spring so as to get a good breeze. So please take some time and enjoy the images.

Thanks,

Sam

Soverel 33's duel upwind in order to gain an advantage

In this Image, the wind has somewhat died off, but the UltraLight Soverel 33′s are able to hold together in an upwind Duel.

Below is the same image done in Black and white

Soverel 33's Duel upwind

Here are some down wind images after the mark rounding

Soverel 33 Nationals. Down Wind run

Here are some images of the competition upwind. I personally used to own a Soverel 33, and raced it often. I can tell you from experience that they are truly upwind Machines.

Soverel 33 Nationals

Here is a black and white version of the above image. I left space in the upper right hand part of the frame for text if an editor so wished to put writing in the image.

Soverel 33 Nationals.

More Upwind Battles:

Soverel 33 Nationals

The following are images of Set-ups for Mark Roundings. The wind was not blowing all that hard on this particular day, so nothing really spectacular. I really did not mind, because these boats are truly beautiful machines. I was juts happy to be out on the water for the day!