Sunday: Race 3
photos by Uncle Al
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Tim Dowling with replacement crew as his daughter was only able to sail Saturday.
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When a late shift again made the line hard to cross on starboard, 2821 and 75417 both went for a pin end start on port
but the latter got "barged" out! An interesting mess further down the line!
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The Rebels gather: only seconds until their start! A lull in the wind makes a tough starting situation that much tougher!
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A beautiful start for 4004 who used a win in this finale to come back to beat Saturday's leader, Mark Quiniff!
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A little puff coming - and 4004 will get it first!!
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Not much clear air to share among the rest!
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The puff hits.
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In the Wayfarer start, Al got near the pin end and tacked across the fleet at the gun but Hubert gave Al a good battle all the way up the short beat across the lake from the start to #6. In the minefield of shifts and dead spots near the mark, Al finally managed to avoid one that Hubert didn't, and rounded with about 100 yards of lead over Mike Anspach and Ted Hall.
A broad reach from #6 (background, far left) down to #5 saw the Wayfarers closely bunched ...
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... with second-place Mike Anspach cleverly holding off on on his spi hoist until he was safely tucked in to windward.
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Approaching #5, it's still Mike Anspach (red/white spi) in second but with Hubert Dauch (light blue/white, 1918) close behind,
and Joe DeBrincat (right) and Bob Emans (red/white/blue) bringing up a breeze, it ought to be fun getting around the mark.
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Going back to #6 before a run to #4 and a beat back to the finish near the club, Joe DeBrincat (1115) has wisely positioned himself to windward of a pair of faster Interlakes and won't get his wind destroyed by the huge chutes. Meanwhile, Bob Emans (2389) is cleverly making a move on Mike Anspach while the latter is busy hoisting his chute.
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A clear second for Joe DeBrincat who was followed by Hubert Dauch.
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The fight for 4th place in both the race and the series goes to Bob Emans and Tom Reed in 2389.
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2001 Clark Lake Fall Regatta
results
report
Saturday morning
Race 1
Race 2 - 1
Race 2 - 2
Saturday night/Sunday morning
Race 3
Sunday post-race

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