Spring Series 2 at Elephant Butte Lake, Day 2

The J/24 sailboat Kachina sails at Elephant Butte Lake on April 19th, the second day of the Spring Series 2, 2009, regatta hosted by the Rio Grande Sailing Club in southern New Mexico.



Starboard view, Kachina


J/24 Kachina


Kachina approaching


Hunter 240 Dado

Spring Series 2 at Elephant Butte Lake (I)

MC Scow 586 sailing before the start of the Spring Series 2 regatta at Elephant Butte Lake on April 18, 2009.

"Dumbledore" on stern of Windependent, which was the committee boat for the Rio Grande Sailing Club's spring series 2 regatta in southern New Mexico.

Stern view, MC Scw 586




"Dumbledore" transferring back to Kachina after helping check out engine trouble on Windependent. It turned out that Windpendent was out of diesel fuel. Fuel was transferred from a spare jug on board but too much air was in the fuel lines for the engine to start, and the battery wasn't sufficiently charged to help bleed the air out of the lines before it died. At the end of the day, Windependent had to be towed by a J/24 with a 2.5-horsepower engine. (The RGSC motorboat had been dismissed for the day.)

Spring Series 2 at Elephant Butte Lake (II)

Hunnter 34 Windependent, on station for race committee duty before the Spring Series 2 races, Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28, 2009.


J/24 White Vang

Boom and boats

MC Scow 586 and Windependent

Spring Series 2 at Elephant Butte Lake (IV)

J/24 Kachina


Kachina, Windependent, and more pre-race activity

View astern


Pre-race panorama


J/24 sailboats 5003 White Vang and 4441 Kachina

Spring Series 2 at Elephant Butte Lake (V)

J/24 4441 Kachina and 5003 White Vang


bow views

J/24s 5003 and 4441

Kachina at left, White Vang at right

J/24 5003, White Vang

Stern view of White Vang

Kachina close view, before the start of Spring Series 2 races on April 18, 2009. Kachina and the performance fleet boats completed two races each on Saturday and Sunday, with a third race on Saturday abandoned when the wind died.