| the PMG CanAm CL16
Regatta Hilton Beach, August 12-13, 2006 photos and captions by Donna Schell |
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| Eric
Kirby
and Gary Gjos ... |
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| Kipp
and
Anne Sylvester ... |
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| The race 4 leaders
begin
their second (and final!) leg of a shortened course. (l to r) John Kupers, Jim Hill, Kipp Sylvester, Al Schonborn ... |
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| georgeous
day
ahead... (l to r) Steve Macklin, John Hershey and Colin Junkin fight a close battle down the last leg of race 4. ... |
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| Elizabeth
Sylvester
and Kim Wood ... |
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| Jim and Alice Hill ... |
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| Al
and
Marc prepare to chase Jim and Alice down the race 5
run. ... |
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| Steve
Macklin
and son, Andrew, took the lead in the race for the Hilton
Beach
Cup on that run. ... |
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| Chuck
McLaughlin
and Bill Hibbard ... |
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| Peter
Foster
and sister, Peggy ... |
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| The
hair-raising finish of the fifth and final race with
Uncle Al and Marc, seconds ahead of Jim and Alice Hill, as the winners cross the finish line. ... |
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| On
Sunday, Al
Gawthrop III and Craig Bouck used their white sails
to better effect than the coloured "cottage" sails on the previous day. ... |
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| First,
second
and third place finishers in the fifth and final
race of the
regatta head for the marina after crossing the finish line. ... |
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| Sweet
victory
... ... |
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| Al
and
Jim after the race ... |
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| "Is
that being patriotic, Al, or is there
something hidding under your
hat?" Al and Marc pose with Jim and Alice following the race. ... |
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| North
Channel
Yacht Club of Desbarats Commodore, Mason Phelps Jr.
following
the two-day regatta. ... |
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| Al
Gawthrop III presenting the award in memory of his
father, Al Gawthrop
Jr. ... |
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| Hilton Beach Reeve,
Jack
Hore, presents the Hilton Beach Cup to Al
Schonborn (l)
and Marc Bennett (r). ... |
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| and the winners take all |
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