| the PMG CanAm CL16
Regatta Hilton Beach, August 12-13, 2006 Saturday ashore - 1 photos by Uncle Al |
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| Our camp site may not
have
been user-friendly to tenters but the sunrise view ... ... |
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| ... was great!! ... |
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| Craig (l) gives
the
beautiful Gawthrop/Bouck machine a last pre-race rinse
as Scott is
set to help with the launch. ... |
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| Morning coffee for (l
to
r) Mason and the Holder Marine team of Jim Brennan
and Judy
McKinnon ... |
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| Scott on the launch
pad so
to speak ... |
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Our by now
beloved
"Pony Express" (as Marc has named our centreboard for
its resemblance
to a galloping horse) is ready for action, having been
fitted with the
finest stopper knobs available at the local Home
Hardware. Note how we
have gone a bit inside the "83° line" that Marc had
scratched on
the board just to absolutely sure we didn't break the
Class Rule that
limits the board's down angle to 83°. The horse's
reins are our
pull-up rope. The non-recessed centreboard brake, by
the way, worked
perfectly all weekend long.
...Other items worth noting: Our 6:1 vang (upper left) that we brought with us also was just perfect for our needs, as was the spare 6' 6" spinnaker pole (lower left) which we used as a whisker pole. In the upper middle above, you can see the piece of batten that Marc duct-taped to the forward end of each front bench which on the CL, has the unfortunate propensity to catch jib sheets during tacks. Not visible above is the fact that we took out the rear benches to facilitate roll tacking and between-race lounging on the floor of the boat. |
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| Jake Cormier (l) and
Hilton Beach Marina manager, Greg Marshall, set up
for the racing "play by play" to be broadcast to the spectators ashore. ... |
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| Eric Kirby (r) explains the
rules at ... ... |
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| ... our competitors'
briefing. ... |
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| A question from Becky
Sylvester ... |
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| An(other) extraneous
remark
from Mike Codd (2nd from left)??? ... |
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| Becky (r) and
crew,
Kim Wood, iron out ... ... |
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| ... a last minute
problem. ... |
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| This year, Bob Tisdall
sailed with his son, Jeff. ... |
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| Jake Dann (l)
and
Colin Junkin check out Colin's mast rake after
Saturday's racing. ... |
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| Tony Cond at the
Saturday
post-mortem on the Hilton deck |
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