2010 Leukemia Cup Regatta
The Leukemia Cup Regatta in Dallas is a two-weekend event that raised more than one million dollars for the Leukemia Society during its 10-year history. The first weekend is a keelboat event at Rush Creek Yacht Club and the second weekend is dingy sailing at Corinthian Sailing Club on White Rock Lake.
Here are photos I took at the 2010 dingy weekend at Corinthian Sailing Club.
Bird-eye view of a Flying Scot class sailboat
Corinthian class sailboat
Friday night sailing before the event
Friday night sailing before the event
Friday night sailing before the event
Skippers Meeting
Starting line sequence 1 of 7: Notice 5533 has carved out a hole for themselves at the near end of the line.
2 of 7: #5533 continues to drive toward the pin. They appear to be late in this photo, but it’s deceptive because they are reaching at full speed while the rest of the fleet is slower.
3 of 7: The gun has been fired. #5533 is still reaching at full speed while the boats at the other end are moving slower, hard on the wind.
4 of 7: #5533 has crossed the line and begins to round up.
5 of 7: It’s a promising start for #5533, they have clear air and momentum.
6 of 7: Something goes wrong. #5533 is luffing the main and slowed down.
7 of 7: A good shot of the gap between the aces at the front of the fleet and the rest. The starting line is between the orange flag and the Hoppity Hop.
The Flying Scot fleet approaching the leeward mark.
The leaders are around the mark.
The leaders sail away as the rest of the fleet approaches.
Sometimes it gets wild.
And sometimes, you don’t make it.
