| The
Cottonwood
Regatta & U.S. Nationals Catawba YC, Charlotte, NC April 24-25, 2004 Saturday: race 4, part 2 photos by Alan Hallwood |
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| Lightnings and
Wayfarers continue to roll across the finish line to end
their sailing
Saturday. ... |
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A close
finish among
six Wayfarers (two not in the photo): Jim Lingeman and
John Mitchell (l) on their way to a fine 7th
just ahead of Mike Anspach with
Sean Ring. This picture - in which Morris is still
ahead of Joe very
close to the finish line - shows that a lot can happen
in a short time.
Never is the famous Yogi Berra line: It ain't over
'til it's over more
apt than in sailing. Check out the next picture.
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| 9th went to Nick
Seraphinoff with Joe Blackmore (864) over Joe
Spencer/John Weakley
(938) who in turn nosed out Jim McIntyre/Alvin Wong
(1904), Morris
Metcalf/Bill Waller (10245) and Jim Higgins with Joanne
Kumpf
(behind the 938 mainsail). ... |
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| Lightning 14932 -
not
shown in the results table by that number - heads for
home ... ... |
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| ... accompanied
by
Richard and Michele (10139). ... |
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| Jim Lingeman and
John
MItchell ... ... |
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| ... with an
under-vanged Free Range Chickin - note the leech
falling off to
leeward. ... |
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| Joe DeBrincat
with
Paul McVey (behind the jib) ... |
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| Mike and Sean
relax
after a tough day's racing, as do ... ... |
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| ... Bill Sloger
and
crew, winners of race 4 for Lightnings, and the
Higgins/Kumpf team in
10302. ... |
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| No doubt about
Nick's
vang on 864 being too short from the evidence in this
picture. Compare Nick main leech to Joe Spencer's aboard 938 here. ... |
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| One more time. ... |
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| The beer parade
continues. ... |
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| Morris and Bill:
a
pair of Georgia peaches? ... |
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| Roderick Anderson
and
Phil Harbin ... |
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| Mike Murto sits
in the
comfortable but slow "cruising position" against the aft
bulkhead as he and Gale Shoemaker head back to the yacht club. ... |
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| Ty Hensley (850)
and
Brian Zimmerman (739) cruise on home. ... |
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| Ryan Boyle and
crew. ... |
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| Team Atkinson |
| 2004
Cottonwood Regatta & U.S. Nationals results report photos: Friday - 1 Friday - 2 Saturday morning ashore Saturday pre-race Saturday: Race 1 Saturday: Race 2.1 Saturday: Race 2.2 Saturday: Race 3 Saturday: Race 4.1 Saturday: Race 4.2 Saturday post-race - 1 Saturday post-race - 2 Sunday (incl. awards & home) |