the Canadian Wayfarer Nationals
Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club * Aug. 27-28, 2005
Saturday: heading out to race
by Mudl Gottschling

The east ramp at TSCC on a lovely, warm Saturday.
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Bastian Pfannkuche (l) and Ted Lacelle head out.
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While Michael Kachkovsky and Fred Black prepare Rusty Scuppers (nearest the camera), John Weakley holds ...
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... The Nutshell on which he will be crewing for Hans Gottschling.
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And they're off!
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A perfect sailing day it is!
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Michael and Fred cast off.
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Peter Kozak (W300) will be ...
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... sailing with ...
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... Annelies Groen ...
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... today.
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Thomas Vendely (r) and his crew, Steve Szenasi are all set to ...
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... go, followed by ...
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... Dave Platt and Lou Scaglione.
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Do I hear Lansdown-O'Brien Spittoon? Derek Griffiths takes Tom Wharton out to ...
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... retrieve W600 whose painter had come loose, as ...
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... W600 helm du jour, Stefan Larson looks on. Meanwhile, Reg Bunt (r) and his son, Christopher, prepare Mixed Doubles.
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The prodigal Wayfarer has returned to the care of Stefan and Tom who ...
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... are the next to leave.
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Reg makes sure the rudder is down and then ...
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... Team Bunt is off.
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It's another borrowed boat for North Bay's Sue Pilling (r) and Stefan Romaniuk.
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Dolores de Boer and John are ...
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... about ...
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... to ...
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... cast ...
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... off.
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A quick backing of the jib by Dolores makes sure that the bow will point in the right direction once Silverfox gets underway, and ...
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... off they go!!
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It is a lovely breeze.
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Stephan and Sue are ...
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... the last to ...
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... leave the dock.

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