Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010 - more photos

4:41 PM Sun 2 May 2010 GMT

'A horizon full of Oppies - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

While we were waiting for the breeze to (re)fill between races, this is what we saw back towards the shore. The Optimist fleet - the junior part of the TOTG Regatta - about to get very wet.

Too many other good photos to just file away...

A slow start to the day on The Ferret. Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Running start for (most of) the Platu fleet - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Magic Dragon squeezes in at the pin - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Chris King’s Treasure Trove negotiates traffic - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Platus at the top mark - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Multi-class mark rounding - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

Amanda shows off her tie-dyed kite - Top of the Gulf Regatta 2010. - Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia

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