More Bristol Cup Boats at the Butte, October 24

Boats explore the starting area before the beginning of the first race of the Bristol Cup regatta at Elephant Butte Lake.

J/24 passing in front of two Etchells


J/24 Hot Flash between two Etchells.

MC Scow at Elephant Butte Lake, Bristol Cup Regatta weekend

Jeff glides along on a quiet autumn lake on October 24th, 2009, in southern New Mexico before a Rio Grande Sailing Club regatta.

Sunday, October 25 at the Butte

Constellation eases by the fleet. Sunday's winds were light, averaging about 2 knots. On the Beaufort wind scale, which grades wind forces from 0 for nothing to 10 for a hurricane, that would be a Force 1. Sometimes the breeze faded away to the barely discernible, and sometimes it freshened a bit to 3 or 4 knots, but mostly it made for a mellow day on the water.



Constellation in front of committee boat, the J/24 Hot Flash.

Committee boat; J/24 reflections