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| Race 1.04 photos by Sharon Nowak, Janice Ryder, Mike Sharkey ... |
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| Gary and Stephanie Hirsch
are off to a splendid start in their first Wayfarer race,
while three Rebels are still struggling to get underway.
Moral: The lighter/flukier the wind is, the less you want
to get away from the start line. ... |
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| Mike Anspach (r) and Mark Murton
are underway in their W, followed by ... ... |
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| ... John Kolstoe with
Robert Mosher in the CL. ... |
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| Mike Smith eagerly awaits
the advancing new breeze while Ryan is otherwise occupied. ... |
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| (l to r) Jay Topping (3994), John in the
CL, and Gail who has just started in her Sunfish. ... |
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| Eek! Poor Tom
Katterheinrich (75417) is about to get "buried" by two
boats who by all rights should be long gone! ... |
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| Sabotage has tacked to starboard but
will be cleared by Gail (24186) and Dan Norton (78829). ... |
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| That can't be very
comfortable, Tom! Looking at the angle Tom is making to
the north shore, one would say that Tom has been seriously
headed. Then again, if Tom is going to switch sides,
the tack may not be worth the hassle! ... |
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| John and Robert are being
passed by ... ... |
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| ... Rob Stephenson who is
tacking now after being headed. ... |
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| Ditto for Tom (75417) and
John ... |
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| Matt Heywood has tacked on
the knock and is now footing to get/keep his speed up. ... |
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| A look towards the windward
mark from near the start area, as the leading boats
approach the end of the first beat. - click here for full-size image ... |
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| The leading Interlakes have
rounded: Andy Nixon and Kirsten Petro 1st, Scott and Lynn Savage 2nd, Bob and Betsy Bradley 3rd. All are sailing well high of ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... mark #4 , the next
turning mark. ... |
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| The Interlake leaders once
more: (l to r) Scott,
Andy, Bob - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Scott and Lynn gybe to dig
back in towards the rhumbline. Off their bow, we can see
Uncle Al and Larry (R4180) who have come back from their start line debacle to challenge for the Rebel lead. - click here for full-size image ... |
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| All three leaders have now
gybed to starboard. This angle shows the relative
positions more realistically - with Andy and Kirsten
holding a healthy lead over Scott and Lynn, who in turn
are well in front of Bob and Betsy. - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Now nearing the windward
mark is another gaggle of Interlakes with ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... Ron Gall about to round
just ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Brook Smith. ... |
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| Ron (1325) and Brook (1380)
bring a nice little breeze which Bob (red & white spi)
is still waiting for. Scott (2nd from right) also has the puff and is making inroads on Andy (r). - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Five Interlakes and a
Wayfarer (sounds like a movie title, doesn't it?) (l to r) Brook, Gary (still leading the W's), Bob, Ron, Scott and Andy - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Here's what we looked like
from ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... in front of the ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... club. - click here for full-size image ... |
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