| the PMG CanAm CL16
Regatta Hilton Beach, August 12-13, 2006 Friday ashore photos by Uncle Al |
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| After a bright and
early 9
a.m. start using boats on shore, Marc puts the finishing
touches on
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| ... our rigging and sails talk
by demonstrating on the boat that we will be sailing,
and ... ... |
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... taking
questions
(while Al rests up with a sip of coffee, a smoke and
the camera). Marc
and Al then followed up by demonstrating a few roll
tacks just off
these docks (no pics available - yet) before
we all took a
well deserved break at the Hilton for some
lunch.
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| At the Tiltin Hilton:
Jesse Dann ... |
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| Carol Hansman (and
husband,
Dave) arrived from North Bay. ... |
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Marc Bennett (r)
is a man of numerous talents: not only is he an
outstanding crew who is
always fun to sail with, but also a superb helmsman.
His knowledge of
rigging and sail shape makes him much sought after by
many keelboat
sailors in the Toronto area. And in his spare time,
Marc is frequently
prevailed upon to help out as an expert mark setter in
important
regattas. It is this knowledge that he is sharing
above with members of
the 2006 PMG CanAm Regatta race committee.
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| Maurice Foster and
son,
Peter ... |
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| The Kupers family has
just
arrived from Brampton, Ontario: (l to r) Laura,
Amanda, John
and his wife ... |
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And they have
already
completed the registration formalities as can be seen
by the spiffy cap
and shirt the young ladies are displaying, items that
each entrant
received upon checking in with Linda MacDonald and
Marie Gjos on duty
at the registration desk inside the Tilt'n Hilton.
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| Laura (l) and
Amanda one more lovely time |
| After lunch, Uncle Al
talked a bit of upwind tactics and strategy inside the
main barroom of
the Hilton, which in turn was followed by a
slide show of 2005
CanAm pictures that Al had put onto a CD for
both entertainment and educational purposes. As I
expected, that show
was the most fun of the whole day's coaching programme.
Many thanks to
Bob Tisdall for getting us the use of a computer
projector and screen,
and for setting up and running the whole thing to
perfection. By the time
Mason sent Becky to gong me so that the
official (and delicious!) CanAm Reception could proceed
as scheduled, we had seen
most of the slides. It was a fulfilling day for Marc and me, one that bore fruit for the fleet in visibly improved trim and tuning in the subsequent racing as you will be able to see for yourself with a glance at Jake Cormier's many great action shots from the racing. Oddly enough, the day's discussions had left Marc and me far more worn out than a full day of heavy air racing, and we retired to our tent for the night at the unheard of hour of 8:30 p.m. ..
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