| the 2007 Tim Dowling
Memorial Regatta Clark Lake YC * September 22-23 Saturday racing pics by Mike Smith - 3 ... |
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| Still in race #1, Mary and
Pat
Vorel (far left)
lead the
Rebel rabble as the fleet passes Eagle Point, but ... - for full-size
pic, click here
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| ... Dave Nickels is making
his
move. ... |
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| With Julie acting as the
human
gybe preventer, Dave will - as I seem to recall - move
into the lead
before mark #3, despite ... ... |
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| ... Mary and Pat's ... ... |
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| ... best efforts. Not in
these
photos is Uncle Al who passed on the south side of the RC
boat and was
missed by the photographer. Marc and Al had made a
remarkable come-back
from a poor first beat and were by this time lying a
fairly close 3rd. ... |
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| Also making a come-back
that
will net them a 4th in this 18-boat fleet are ... ... |
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| ... Steve and Katie
Cummings.
for whom it is ... ... |
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| ... full speed ... ... |
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| ... ahead. ... |
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| On their way to a fine 5th
are
... ... |
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| ... Phil
Faulkner and John Washburn. ... |
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| Bruce and Mark have fallen
off
the pace a tad after their great start but ... ... |
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| ... are still moving well
as
Bruce and Phil pace each other down the run. Bruce and
Mark will
collect a very respectable 7th. ... |
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| So far so good: The ageless
Woody Woodruff and crew, Bill Locke, remain unfazed, even with the speedy Neil Robb right behind them. ... |
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| Note the two sailors
positioned
nice and close to each other and the ... ... |
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| ... serious ... ... |
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| ... looks of total
concentration
on all the faces! ... |
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| A nicely balanced boat in
all
respects. ... |
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| Not to be outdone in the
concentration stakes are ... ... |
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| ... Scott Wright and Ann
Markaity. ... |
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| Looking not overly tense
are
Neil and his son, Eric, who will move past several boats
into 6th
before this race is done. ... |
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| Grim determination on a
pair of
usually smiling faces as ... ... |
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| ... Dan Hockenberry (r) and Scott Dowling
work their
way back from the depths. |