| the PMG CanAm CL16
Regatta Hilton Beach, August 12-13, 2006 John Parniak photos |
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| Sunday: the fleet
assembles for ... ... |
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| ... the first race. ... |
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| Race 4: Uncle Al and
Marc near the ... ... |
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| ... leeward mark with
a comforting lead. ... |
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| (l to r) Jim
Hill, Mike Codd and Uncle Al enjoy the Sunday's best
winds as they ... ... |
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| ... return to shore after the Hilton
Beach Cup. ... |
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| The important thing
for Marc and Al now is to enter the confines of the
marina with just ... ... |
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| ... the right amount
of flair but not so much as to crash into anything. ... |
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| Interesting windshifts
in here! ... |
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| Lots of helping hands
waiting to assist in your landfall. ... |
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| John and Laura Kupers
edge their way towards the docks - the trick being to
keep enough speed to allow steerage. ... |
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| Surprise ahead for
Eric Kirby and Gary Gjos who are about to get a healthy
puff from dead astern and will need serious fending off as they plane into the dock with no "brakes". ... |
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| All secure. ... |
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| Al clutches his Bud
during one of the post-race interviews. |
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