[Public-list] Oxford Race

Tue Sep 21 10:37:49 PDT 2004

Bill,

Here's a link to see the housing I made.  It's got it's ups and downs.
It will protect the camera pretty well against both weather and impact
from flying winch handles or whatever, but to use it, you have to turn
on the camera, side it in to the casing, screw 20 screws for the back
panel, and the aim it in the general direction you want.  I'm really
shooting from the hip with the current setup, since I cant see what I'm
really getting. In the photo, you can also see the screw eye into the
wood with a lanyard.Worse case if it gets snagged by a line and ripped
free from the tripod, it will drag in the water until I can pull it in.

http://www.DigitalArsenal.com/lingin/housing.jpg

I like the SuperClamp you use.  Looks like it will secure the camera
well when a stanchion or pulpit is nearby.  I'll have to try to make
something like that for this weekend's races. 

Thanks for sharing :)

-Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Bill Blevins
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [Public-list] Oxford Race

I use a Bogen "SuperClamp" and mount my camera to the rail on the stern 
or bow. No waterproofing on the front of the lens but I usually 
duct-tape a zip-lock bag around the camera. I have a very small Canon 
Elura MC2. Seems to work just fine, but yours looked really steady as if

it was on a gimble, especially when you were photographing the boat 
beside you. Fun times!

BTW: If you want to check out this clamp, it's very versatile. I've used

one (or four) of these to mount on the outside of airplanes, race cars, 
go-karts, hang gliders and behind the best use was for remote cameras 
behind the backboard at basketball games! Anyway... 
http://makeashorterlink.com/?X1FB61659

Bill Blevins
Sabrina #158

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Brian Palmer wrote:

>Bill,
>
>I didn't give a lot of race detail, because I wasn't there Saturday... 
>But unofficially and abbreviated; On the way down LinGin was under 
>reefed main alone topping out at 14.7 knots!  I wasn't there on 
>Saturday, so no video to show the hairy moments when the tiller snapped

>in front of a tug boat pulling a huge load of rock.  They put a tear in

>the main about 1 foot long during the tiller incident, but it held 
>througout the weekend. The also broke the preventer on the main, and 
>ripped a batten pocket launching it like a javelin out into the bay.  I

>came down as relief crew Saturday night, bringing my backup tiller for 
>the race home.
>
>Sunday we started out wing and wing with the #2 jib and a reefed main, 
>and before the first mark, a seam ripped about 4 feet halfway  up in 
>the #2 jib.  We swtiched back to the #1 and brought the jib back inside

>and taped it.  We flew it again after rounding the first mark and the 
>tape only last a few minutes, ripping a little further.  This forced us

>to use the #1 for the rest of the day.  We were so overpowered, but not

>out of control.  If we had to race any further off the wind, it would 
>have been too much I'd say.
>
>The camera is a Hi8 camcorder, set in LP mode to get 3 hours of video. 
>I made a box out of 3/4" plywood and a lexan front made from a scrap 
>when I redid my windows.  It's assebmled with 5200 to keep it sealed.  
>The back screws on with 20 screws and has some hatch gasket to keep the

>water out.  It worked great!  I mounted the box on top of a heavy duty 
>tripod which was lashed to the back deck.  By using the tripod, I could

>then change the aim of the camera quickly and easliy during the race to

>get some variation.
>
>This upcoming Sunday's race, I'll be doing it again, but hopefully with

>a mast head cam, and a bow cam as well.
>
>Towney is giving us the go-ahead to let us mount a camera on the bow of

>his boat, pointing forward, so we can get good footage us up as well :)

>(just kidding)
>
>-Brian
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org 
>[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Bill Blevins
>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:20 AM
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>Subject: Re: [Public-list] Oxford Race
>
>
>Stephen, Are you on OS X? I had to download the divx codec and after
>several attempts I got the right combination and could see the video. 
>Pretty cool!
>
>Brian, how did you mount that camera to be so stable? Was this
>Saturday's race or Sunday racing? How much wind?
>
>No one has told the story of the actual A30 racing yet on this list.
>
>My crew on Krugerrand ran down with a #3 jib and reefed main and saw 
>50+
>
>knot gusts on Sat., broke a jib sheet, bent the spinnaker pole and 
>broke
>
>the mast ring holding the pole and saw 12 knots surfing to Oxford at
>some points of sail! Wild ride.
>
>Bill Blevins
>Sabrina #158
>
>--
>
>sousa, stephen (ENG) wrote:
>
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>>Brian,
>>
>>I loaded the video this morning but was received audio with a mutli
>>color arrangement. Any ideas?
>>
>>Stephen
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
>>[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Brian Palmer
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:09 AM
>>To: 'Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all'
>>Subject: RE: [Public-list] Oxford Race
>>
>>
>>I just re-uploaded the video, this time with music (Ride of the
>>Valkeries) which seems very fitting.  If you have a fast connection 
>>and
>>    
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>
>  
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>>have already seen it, it's worth downloading again :)
>>
>>http://www.DigitalArsenal.com/lingin/oxford2.avi
>>
>>It's 30MB, so be patient!
>>
>>
>>
>>-Brian
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
>>[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Brian Palmer
>>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 11:41 PM
>>To: 'Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all'
>>Subject: RE: [Public-list] Oxford Race
>>
>>
>>Here's the video from Sunday:
>>
>>http://www.DigitalArsenal.com/lingin/oxford2.avi
>>
>>It's 30MB in size (sorry dialup people).  If anyone is on dialup and
>>doesn't have a few hours to download it, let me know and I'll make a 
>>lower quality and smaller file size version.  Also, if your media 
>>player doesn't figure it out on it's own, you'll need the Divx codec
to
>>    
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>  
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>>play this.  If it doesn't automatically get downloaded, go to Divx.com
>>and download the free version.
>>
>>-Brian
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
>>[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lehman
>>Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 10:35 AM
>>To: public-list at alberg30.org
>>Subject: [Public-list] Oxford Race
>>
>>
>>So how was the race - it was blowing like no tomorrow? Did everyone
>>survive?
>>
>>Are the boats ok?
>>
>>
>>
>>             Mike Lehman
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