A perfect sailing morning as Joe DeBrincat and Mark Olson (left and right) give a guided tour of their woodie to new Wayfarers, Linda and Ted Hall of Bloomington, Indiana. The Halls have just bought a partially completed wood Wayfarer kit and drove 6 hours just to meet some other Wayfarers! What welcome enthusiasm!!

... was the windy 1974 North Americans where Al capsized in 10-foot waves, thought the bow looked awfully low in the water and decided to check the front tank. Well - it was dry - for about two seconds until the next wave hit. This picture was taken not too long after that but before Al had to get very cautiously towed in. To be noted however is the spinnaker pole that is still up. Al was the only boat to dare a spi and was OK until a rapidly approaching lee shore necessitated a gybe...

With the unbelievably disgusting events of September 11th still haunting us, flag protocol got special attention. As the only Canadian visitors, John and I made work for the committee but we did want to show our support for our fine neighbours!

After an ample, leisurely lunch, it was time for the Skippers' Meeting. PRO, Bruce Nowak, explains the 5-4-1-go starting system which is new to the ISAF Rules this year, while his assistant, CLYC Commodore, Dan Hockenberry, is ready to hand him the visuals!