Race 1.08
photos by Sharon Nowak, Janice Ryder, Mike Sharkey
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Only on small lakes like this one can this happen! Mary and Pat move right through ...
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... Dave and Shannon's wind shadow, despite ...
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... Dave's spiffy body language!! You can see that Shannon is impressed!
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Kevin, too, is taking the low road as he moves past Al Vorel.
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Near the windward mark, Mike Smith approaches on port, crosses Jay Topping, and then ...
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... tacks to windward of him.
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Meantime, Sunfish leader, Dan Norton, crosses both of them.
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Dan then tacks to windward of them and ...
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... rounds with a comfortable lead over the other Sunfish.
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If he sails much more on a Wayfarer, crew Brian Johnson will discover that you aren't a foredeck man on a dinghy, and that the spi should be set and doused from inside the boat. Besides, working from the deck can add unnecessary ...
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... complications - such as getting trapped on the wrong side of the pole!!!
In the background, we have pursuit for Dan Norton lining up: (l to r) Jim Towler, Ryan Mabie and Tom Katterheinrich
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Dan has that sort of regal look as he cruises along looking supremely relaxed.
Meanwhile Jim (l) is on the starboard layline and Tom (r) has tacked towards it.
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As Bruce on the RC raft looks on from his post in the expected finish area, Mike and Riley make one final tack, and ...
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... just nicely lay the windward mark. Behind him, solo Bill is just cruising along.
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With Ryan Mabie in close pursuit, Rob Stephenson rounds Sunfish 2nd just ...
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... astern of Mike.
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Gary and Stephanie (foreground) have rounded Wayfarer 2nd.
And I believe that's Sunfish Tom who has just crossed Ryan.
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Mike and Riley head off down the Rebel run with a ...
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... quick salute to the RC or perhaps ...
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... the camera??
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The wind has pretty much deserted the gang here.
(l to r) Mike Smith, Tom K, Mike Anspach (W4271) and Matt Heywood
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Except for leader, Dan, all the Sunfish are present here: (l to r) Jim, Matt, Tom, Gail (mostly blocked by Tom), Ryan and Rob
On the far left we have Jay Topping, and beside him, Joe in the CL still struggling to complete their beats,
while Rebel Mike sails off on the extreme right.
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