| the 2007 Tim Dowling
Memorial Regatta Clark Lake YC * September 22-23 Saturday shore pics (mostly) by Uncle Al and Bob Frick ... |
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| Saturday morning at the
registration table ... |
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| the Dowling family ... |
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| View across Clark Lake from
the club on Saturday morning - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| Looking westwards from the
club -
for full-size pic, click here
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| And a view to the east. A
glorious day all around! - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| Mitchell Whitcomb checks
out the creek. ... |
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| There's a lovely beach and
swimming area for the kids. ... |
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| A classic Rebel, #3, was
put on display. ... |
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| Owner, Clark Teal, has
refinished her beautifully! ... |
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| Admirers duly arrive. ... |
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| National Champion, Dave
Nickels, gets set to rig his much newer beauty with
pick-up crew, Julie Seraphinoff. ... |
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| Ready to sail their
Interlake are Mike Sharkey (centre) and crews, Tim Imber (r) and Felix Artmann (an exchange student here from Hannover in Germany). ... |
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| Breakfast for Catie Simmons
and her aunt, CeCe Smith. ... |
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| The front deck is a great
place to relax. ... |
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| Clark Lake YC Commodore,
Andy Rieman, starts the ... - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| ... Competitors' Briefing
by welcoming us all. - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| It's an attentive group
that ... - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| ... hangs on every word
uttered by Principal Race Officer, Mike Smith. - for full-size
pic, click here ... |
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| Three fine races later, Ron
Reading gets set to pack things in for the day. Alas,
there had been one unpleasant ... ... |
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| ... surprise before race 1.
This is what happens when two Rebels meet at hull speed in
a T-bone collision. As you have no doubt figured out, Ron
was on starboard when this accident happened. ... |
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| CeCe and her niece, Catie,
compare their memories of the day's racing. |