I am looking at a photo in the Globe and Mail, Toronto, in a recent article about Natalie Portman, The picture shows her in the movie “The Other Woman”, which I have not seen. The point of interest here is that she is standing beside a Footy boat on a stand. The boat is sloop rigged, but with no sail number.
Can anyone enlighten me about this? Whose Footy? Does the film story involve a Footy?
Interesting, it certainly has Dennis D’s “Walrus Sails” and kinda looks a bit like one of his “American Footies”.
Do you know anything about the movie? Why is the Footy there?
That is an American Footy.
Haven’t seen the movie, although I did watch the trailer online. Best I can tell, it looks like her stepson in the movie is into R/C sailing. Looks like there’s a bit of sailing footage at a pond. Watch for yourself here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZA5uAMRKQ
Big question is…is it worth it to sit through a “chick flick” like this for a few minutes worth of sailing footage?
I’d be happy to give her a more competitive boat 
Bill
The locale is Central Park and the boats in the background are most likely IOMs, the class they sail there now. CPMYC has been the backdrop in a lot of movies, but the only celebrity that used to hang out at the club was Tracy Ullman because her son sailed a Fairwind I believe. Well, there was Mason Reese if he counts. He used to come by the club for years after his hot dog commercial on the side of the pond.
I started sailing in Central Park when I was ten, some 42 years ago. I don’t sail IOMs, I like to develop rig concepts and the IOM Class incorporates a one-design type sail/rig in its rules. No fun for me. I go down occasionally for open races but most of my sailing is out on Long Island now.