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Images from Ecover self righting test in Auckland
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com on 1 Aug 2007
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour Richard Gladwell
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Images from Mike Golding's Open 60, Ecover, undergoing a compulsory self righting test in Auckland. The sequence starts slowly and finishes quickly. These are shot at a frame rate of three frames per second to give some idea of the speed of the turn.
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Ecover self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Skipper Mike Golding emerges from Ecover’s self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Mike Golding is a relieved man after Ecover’s self-righting test - Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
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