Louis Vuitton Cup Nice 2009

I never managed to get onto a small RIB to get close to the action, but I did get on board the ferry boat the city of Nice made available to the public.
The lenses I had did not help much, the IS 28-135mm did not quite have the range and the bottom of the Canon range 70-300mm did not have image stabilisation. Here are some of the better shots.

Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Cote d’Azur Final Standings

Team (Country) Skipper (Nationality) Won-Lost

1. Azzurra (ITA) Francesco Bruni (ITA), 11-5

2. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker (NZL), 11-4

3. Synergy Russia Sailing Team (RUS) Karol Jablonski (POL), 8-6

4. TeamOrigin (GBR) Ben Ainslie (GBR), 9-6

5. All4One (FRA/GER) Jochen Schumann (GER), 5-8

6. BMW Oracle Racing (USA) Hamish Pepper (NZL), 5-8

7. Artemis (SWE) Paul Cayard (USA), 5-7

8. TFS – PagesJaunes (FRA) Bertrand Pacé (FRA), 1-11

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Team Azzura, Francesco Bruni (ITA), Won-lost 11/5

Pre Start. TFS – PagesJaunes, Bertrand Pacé (FRA) Won-lost1/11

Hanging High on-board TFS – PagesJaunes, Bertrand Pacé (FRA) Won-lost 1/11

Major Tom to Ground Control. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker (NZL), Won-lost11 /4

Carbon High in the rigging All4One (FRA/GER) Jochen Schumann (GER), Won-Los 5/8 and Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker (NZL), 11-4

Flying for the Flag Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker (NZL), 11/4

Finish- All4One (FRA/GER) Jochen Schumann (GER), Won-Lost 5/8