| the 2007 Canadian
Wayfarer Nationals June 23-24 * Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club Saturday: race 2 photos by Ricky Starr ... |
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| The winds continue to blow
out
of the south at an ideal 8 to 10 knots, as ... ... |
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| ... Al and Marc cruise
around,
awaiting race 2. ... |
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| The 5-minute countdown has
begun, and we begin to check out the line which seems
pretty square. ... |
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| Uncle Al (3854) meets
Michael
and Kate. ... |
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| Well into the final minute,
the
boats start to edge up towards the line. The spread of boats up and down the line reflects the nicely square line set by PRO, Jake Starr. ... |
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| (l to r)
Mark Taylor, Uncle
Al, Geoff Edwards, John Cawthorne, Alastair
Ryder-Turner, Fred Black ... |
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| Only seconds to go now as
... ... |
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| ... (l to r) Kit Wallace,
Michael
Kachkovsky and Heider Funck prepare for a boat-end start. ... |
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| And they're off, with Kit
Wallace (1037) getting ... - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... another super start. ... |
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| Mark and Paul (7673) will
go off
from the middle of the line and outpoint everyone, as they seem to have the perfect touch for these medium-air with light chop conditions. - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| Again, Messrs. Taylor
rounded
first off the beat, with Heider a close 2nd and Uncle Al
3rd. -
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for full-size pic ... |
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| Mark (3rd from left) held
starboard for
the early part of the first run and now gybes to port to
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| ... get back into position
to
"cover" the three boats fighting over 2nd place: Heider,
Alastair and
Al. -
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for full-size pic ... |
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| Note how Mark (7673) is
nicely
placed between any wind shadows that may be created by
boats astern. ... |
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| Still, things remain close
at
the leeward mark, with the Taylors rounding just in front
of Heider
(600) and ... ... |
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| ... Alastair (10137) while
... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al (red spi) has
fallen to 4th. ... |
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| Mike Codd (CAN90) and Geoff
Edwards (9483) remain ... ... |
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| ... right in the thick of
things
... ... |
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| ... as well. ... |
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| Mark (7673) completes a
nice
rounding and will add to his lead up the second beat. ... |
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| Alastair (10137) is about
to
round 3rd, ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Uncle ... ... |
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| ... Al (3854). ... |
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| Fast forward to the finish
line
where we see Mark and Paul nailing down their second
straight bullet,
while ... ... |
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| ... Alastair and Andrew
complete
an excellent come-back with a fine 2nd ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al and ... ... |
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| ... Marc who take comfort
from
... ... |
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| ... the fact that at least
they
have again edged out ... ... |
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| ... their most feared
rivals ... ... |
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| ... Heider and Tom. ... |
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| And a very close finish has
seen
Geoff and George (blue & white spi) take 5th ahead of
John and
Charles (3654) while ... ... |
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| ... Mike and Kirk had to
settle
for 7th. ... |
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| Kit and Thomas improved one
spot
to ... ... |
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| ... 8th place, beating out
... ... |
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| ... Fred and Leo. ... |
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| Ted Lacelle and Colin
Schwarz
took 10th in front of ... ... |
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| ... Michael and Kate. |
| 2007 C Nats index report results photos Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Saturday post-race Sunday: awards return to C Nats index |