My favorite part of ocean sailing is sunset. The sky turns into beautiful palate of colors as the sun dips down on the horizon and night watch begins. While some sailors fear night sailing, I actually quite enjoy it. The sails are set before sunset for the rest of the night; if we think we will need to reef at some point in the night, we reef while the sun is still up that way we have no surprises in the dark. The only thing left to do is watch for navigation lights in the distance, which in my opinion, makes ships easier to spot in the distance!
In an attempt to capture the beauty of the sunset as the light played with the sail, I experimented with my iPhone’s panorama feature. There are some artifacts as the lifeline seems to have a break in it and the boom seems rather jagged, but the overall feel of the expansive sky changing in color from dark to colorful prevails!
