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Fanshawe Yacht Club * June 24-25, 2006 Race 1 pics (mostly) by Jenna Goldt |
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| It was
one
of those horrid little winds with east in it, coming out
of Wye Creek,
but the RC managed to set us a nice little course, that
attempted to
keep us out of the worst of the wind shadows. ... |
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| They're
off!
Jens and Sharon Biskaborn (r) are about to ... ... |
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port-tack the fleet! Note how they are going up the lake
almost
directly towards the windward mark while ... ... |
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| ...
most of
the other boats are going mostly across the lake and not
getting much
closer to the windward mark. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| But the
port-tack lift does not last long. ... |
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| Kevin
Biskaborn? at his computer?? ... |
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| Half-way
up
the second beat, (l to r) Al, John and Jens are
virtually tied
for the lead. ... |
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| Of
course,
the real fun is yet to come as the fleet piles
up near the
wind-shadowed windward mark. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| Half-way
down
the "run" the wind has suddenly swung around to come -
intermittently - off the west shore, and current leader,
Al (3rd
from left) will watch helplessly as Jens and
Sharon will slide
through to leeward into a lead they will hold ... click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| ... to
the
finish! |
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