| the
2005
CanAm CL16 Regatta Hilton Beach, August 6-7 Saturday ashore photos by Jake Cormier (commentary by Uncle Al) 2005 Regatta Photography is available to purchase! Please view the gallery and note the image names, then contact jake@hiltonbeach.com to order digital versions ($20 each) or professionally printed 8x10s ($35 each, includes postage). ... |
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| It's a lovely summer's
morning as defending champs, Jim and Alice Hill (1236)
leave the
Marina's little harbour, followed by Eric Kirby with
Gary Gjos wearing
their new red regatta shirts in 2469. ... |
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| Before hitting the
post-race beers, Marc (l) and Al nobly roll
their sails. ... |
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| The fans get set to
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| ... welcome the fleet ... ... |
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| ... home. ... |
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| Jesse Dann with Andrew
Marsters (1143) and the
Thomases (1142) negotiate the narrow entrance nicely. ... |
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| Laura Kupers
disentangles
herself from the quickly lowered mainsail while her dad,
John, works on
getting the jib down, and Uncle Al holds the boat. ... |
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| It's a fine parade for
the
fans to view. ... |
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| Uncle Al (black W
cap) explains ... ... |
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... how his
freshly
installed adjustable spreaders can be angled to
deflect the shrouds
forward of the straight line between the hounds and
the deck shroud
plates which makes the mast harder to bend and gives a
tighter main
leech and better pointing in hiking breezes.
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| At the big Mexican
fiesta
in the Hilton Beach town hall, Jake Cormier's many great
action shots
of the day's racing are already on slide show display
and draw a most
appreciative audience. ... |
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| The Ross Phillips
Band
played to ... ... |
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| ... an appreciative
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| ... audience. |
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