HURLING Suellen

Athlete / Boat :
Mattias Coutts & George Lee-Rush / Moth Class
Event :
PredictWind Moth World Championships
Location :
Manly, Auckland
About the shot :
I was standing on the roof of the start/finish boat with the goal of getting a slightly higher angle. It was the penultimate day of racing, and the breeze was in. Mattias Coutts was wearing the gold bib, so I had my eye on him as I also had to write the press release at the end of the day. And then it happened. George (back) and Mattias went in for a gybe at the exact same time, and I somehow managed to get the moment they both go in for their gybe. I didn't know I had actually got the shot until a few minutes later when I looked back! They were FLYING at 30+ knots so it all happened so quickly! It's my most favourite frame from the event.
Camera :
Canon R5, 176 mm, 250, f6.3 , 2000