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Greek's Startline Shunt in Louis Vuitton Pacifics by go4image.com

by Juerg Kaufmann, go4image.com on 30 Jan 2009
Greeks line up Alinghi’s transom as the Swiss slow down in the prestart of the Louis Vuitton Cup, Day 1 Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com

Swiss sailing photographer,www.go4image.com! Juerg_Kaufmann, was positioned on one of the umpire boats today in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, and took this short sequence of the contact between Greek Challenge and Alinghi in the pre-start of the final match of the day.

Contact is looking fairly inevitable as the Greeks move up on Alinghi © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
Contact is looking fairly inevitable as the Greeks move up on Alinghi © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com


The Greeks enter the soft zone formed by glass rods protruding from the yachts’ sterns © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
The Greeks enter the soft zone formed by glass rods protruding from the yachts’ sterns © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com


Crunch times as the Greeks make hard contact, and are later deducted a point. © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
Crunch times as the Greeks make hard contact, and are later deducted a point. © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com


And then both Greek Challenge and Alinghi are away through the start line. © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
And then both Greek Challenge and Alinghi are away through the start line. © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com


Later in the race the Greeks are all concentration © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
Later in the race the Greeks are all concentration © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com



For more images from Juerg Kaufmann of go4image.com www.go4image.com!click_here including some great shots taken aboard K-Challenge during practice like these ones one below.

Spinnaker from the practice racing Louis Vuitton pacific Series © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
Spinnaker from the practice racing Louis Vuitton pacific Series © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com


Spinnaker drop aboard K-Challenge during Practice Racing for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com
Spinnaker drop aboard K-Challenge during Practice Racing for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com http://www.go4image.com

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