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Vote for the WORLD YACHT RACING IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Mid December during the World Yacht Racing Forum will be announced the World Yacht Racing Image of the year. Now everybody can vote. Click here or on the image, to give your vote .
The photo is from Plymouth taken during the America’s Cup World Series. It’s also included in my 2012 Sailing Calendar and has already been published as double page on the current issue of Swiss Boat Yachting.
The image features Emirates Team New Zealand leading the fleet approaching the first mark after the start, it was a very special moment shooting from the first mark in this kind of event.
Will keep you posted on how the votes are going, right now my image is on the 3rd position which is already great so every vote counts.
Thank you
Juerg
Also posted in Outdoor, Photography, Publications, Yachting
Tagged America's Cup, ETNZ, go4image.com, Juerg Kaufmann, photo, regatta, Sailing, switzerland, World Yacht Racing Image of the year, WYRF, Yachting
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Un certo che
It’s about 4 years I’m shooting sailing boats almost every week, and sometimes I wonder myself how many different ways can a sailing boat be photographed. Is there anything new we can do or are we almost done with it. Its there a limit in creativity? Once a friend told me, the secret of a good picture is “un certo che” like the Italians say. Do I have “un certo che” and once we have it, can we always get it, or does this “un certo che” disappear sometimes? Can we find a new “certo che” in case we loose it?
Since a bit more than year I’m experimenting with some new editing techniques, amazing effects, it’s like opening a new door to a new world. The angles how we shoot the boats may remain the same but the way we look at a picture will this change, is this a new “certo che”?
Juerg
Also posted in Yachting
Tagged Action, Cup, go4image.com, Juerg Kaufmann, multihull, Nikon, photo, Sailing
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Pure Sailing Passion Tour 2011
Der Start der 2011 Tour steht kurz vor der Tür. 9.1.2011 20:00 im Fotoforum der Photo10 der Maag Halle. In der 2011 Show finden wir Bilder vom letzten America’s Cup, Louis Vuitton Series, Audi MedCup 2010, Classic Yachten aus dem Heli Cannes & Saint Tropez, Starkwind Segeln mit dem Star und natürich das Highlight die 3D Selection.
Nach Zürich gibts eine Pause und im Frühling März/April gehte es auf Tournee zusammen mit den Cornércard als Hauptsponsor und die Partner Nikon und Rodenstock in die folgende Clubs:
Yacht Club Romanshorn
Zuger Yacht Club
Thuner Yacht Club
Circolo Velico lago di Lugano
Société Nautique de Genève
Also posted in Outdoor, Yachting
Tagged 3D, 3D Foto, 3D Photo, 3D Photography, Alinghi, Audi MedCup, BMW Oracle, Circolo Velico lago di Lugano, Cornercard, Cup, fotoforum, ishares cup, Juerg Kaufmann, JUERGKAUFMANN.COM, Louis Vuitton Trophy, LVPS, Maag EventHall, Mariquita, Nikon, photo10, Pure sailing passion, Rodenstock, Société Nautique de Genève, Thuner Yacht Club, Yacht Club Romanshorn, Yachting, Zuger Yacht Club
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Pure Sailing Passion Multimedia Show
Multimedia Roadshow presented by Cornercard
After almost 4 years travelling around the world driven by the passion for sailing and shooting the sailing most spectacular races and boats we present the best images in a multimedia show.
During the show you will see the best photos from the last America’s cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Olympic Games, AudiMed Cup, Classic Yachts and the latest shootings of this year such as star worlds etc.
On each evening one of the two Swiss professional sailors Flavio Marazzi and Christian Scherrer will share their experience and passion for sailing with you.
Thanks to help of Cornercard as presenting sponsor and the partners Odlo, Nikon and Kaenon we are very pleased to announce the tour and the dates.
27.4.2010 Muralto Palazzo Congressi
Opening 19:30 Start 20.00
Special Guest Christian Scherrer
03.5.2010 Romanshorn, Hotel Bodan
Opening 19:30 Start 20.00
Special Guest Christian Scherrer
04.5.2010 Yacht Club Zug
Opening 19:30 Start 20.00
Special Guest Flavio Marazzi
06.5.2010 Bern Kursaal
Opening 19:30 Start 20.00
Special Guest Flavio Marazzi
07.5.2010 Zürich Volkshaus
Opening 19:30 Start 20.00
Special Guest Flavio Marazzi & Christian Scherrer
Book tickets online: www.ticketino.ch
Also posted in Olympic Games, Outdoor, Publications, Yachting
Tagged Multimedia Show, Pure sailing passion
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My favorite photos from the 33rd America's Cup
It was a cold day, waiting on the photo boat for the race committee to start the race, then speeding around like devils at 50 miles/h following the boats after the start (now I know how fast is Hydroptere).
5 Miles in to the race we had to stop and after a short break off again full speed for almost 20 minutes towards the gybing mark. Once there we had to wait a bit. My Iphone was playing Jean Michel Jarre, with the big lenses we saw them on the horizon coming closer and closer, they seemed slow.
Soon we realized that they aren’t. My song wasn’t over and BMWO followed by the umpire boat gybed allready at the mark. Right after comes Alinghi 5: The cup is gone from Switzerland.
Jürg
PS: The photo of Alinghi 5 was taken on the same leg as the BMWO photo, on the way to the finish after the gybe.
on tv
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It was sure one of my highlights during the 33rd America’s Cup having a professional TV crew following me during 1 day shooting. The TSI is the Televisione Svizzera Italiana the Italian part of Switzerland where I grew up, unfortunately because of all this travelling for sailing I spend too little time at home.
The portrait went on TV the 13th of February during the news, it’s impressive to hear from the TV crew that at least 100’000 person saw it.
Grazie TSI
Jürg
Congratulations to BMWO
Also posted in Yachting
Tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, Cup, foto, go4image, go4image.com, Oracle, photo, regatta, Sailing, Yachting
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They left the harbour and raced: BMWO 1 Alinghi 0
The race was way out, Alinghi on port and BMWO on Starboard entry, first cross dialup and penalty…..BMWO with the wing sails higher and faster on the beat almost 10 degrees and deeper and faster on the run almost 30 degrees.
Tomorrow is another day, forcast 2 knots. Alinghi keep saying we are fast with light wind…let’s see if we have a race tomorrow and who knows maybe we have a third race too…
Good evening from Valencia
Juerg
Also posted in Yachting
Tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, boat, foto, go4image, go4image.com, photo, Sailing, switzerland, Yachting
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Will they ever leave the harbor to race?
Also posted in Yachting
Tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, foto, go4image.com, Sailing, switzerland, Yachting
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raison d'etre ?
Also posted in Yachting
Tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, go4image, go4image.com, motivation, Sailing, switzerland, valencia
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Valencia is getting ready
First day in Valencia, it doesn’t seem that in less than 3 days there will be the 33rd Americas cup. Plenty of activity going on, tv trucks cables, noise etc. The harbor is busy but no AC boat’s. BMWO is in the commercial harbor and Alinghi 5 is under the tent.
On the top of the Varadero building you can find 2 SNG flags and a big sign “Mediacenter” at the entrance. Even here lot’s of preparation activities going on. Nearby the Alinghi base, impressive building, shop is open, music plays.
We are used to those prevent activities, for a typical regatta that what’s normally happen but for the cup it’s a bit a strange feeling.
Another thing: The weather forecast for February 8th announce 5 knots of wind in the morning, will this be the Alinghi day or does the wing from BMWO will impress us all?
I’m looking forward to see what’s happening in the next days.
Jürg
Also posted in Travel, Yachting
Tagged 33rd, Alinghi, America's Cup, BMW Oracle, foto, go4image, go4image.com, Sailing, Spain, valencia, Yachting
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Getting Ready for the Cup
Since a while Daniel Forster and me we started to work together on projects, this give us the chance to cover more complex shootings easier such as for example the 33rd Americas cup.
The distances are so big it’s impossible to shoot at the start and then being on time also at the weather mark. So during the 33rd America’s cup we will share the positions on the race course with the goal to give a better coverage to our customers.
The size and speed of the boats is also a bit of a challenge. For those who shoot in their free time try to go on the street and take a picture of a car moving towards you with 50 – 60 km/h maybe even more, you have to be quite fast with framing and the focus to get a sharp picture. Another point are the distances that’s why we will be using the big long lenses. For the cup Nikon Switzerland give me the chance to use their 500mm lens with VRII function. I really curious too see the difference. by the way the lenses it selves is 3.5 Kg plus 1.2 Kg the camera this means holding up almost 5 Kg.
Sometimes I think back at the Olympic Games where we got Chinese agency photographers used to work in the football stadiums with tripods, coming on board with tripods and monopods. Very quickly they realized that this is of no use as the boats are moving too much. Some even got seasick but that’s another story.
Please come and visit our new website www.go4image.com especially for the 33rd Americas cup we made a gallery with Daniels images of the last 10 America’s cup going back more than 30 years to Newport 1977 until the images we will start to publish next week.
Jürg
