Race 7, part 3
photos by Christian Friis
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Joel Bøgh (8278) has just rounded in 4th place and balances the boat while crew, Jon, cleans up after the spinnaker. Christian (5128) will be in good shape provided he doesn't lose all his wind before the two-length circle. On the far left, Søren is sailing higher and faster and coming in on starboard (spi still ripped), and both Steen Schubert (green shirt) and Per Larsen (red outfit) on port will need to keep clear.
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Søren Jonasen in 4123 must be relieved that he got around ahead of this mess (in 5th).
The extra speed has given Søren Jensen (10212) an inside overlap on Steen and Per.
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Per Christoffersen and Joakim Gundel in perfect spinnaker form and
looking very peaceful just behind the big mess at the mark...
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... where Christian Bovet (far right) appears to have reached safety at the mark but has a big bunch blocking his wind. Three boats visible inside Bo Christensen (light blue deck): (l to r) Stephan Nandrup-Bus, Mogens Just and (barely visible) Søren Jensen.
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It's hard to believe that Søren (10212) and Stephan (4698) got their overlap in time to be entitled to room. Christian (standing) certainly doesn't seem to think so. This is where it pays to inform the guys coming in too late: "There will be no room here!!" - and if they still don't believe you, you let them hit you and run them over the mark. At least that way, you don't die alone!
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Steen Schubert (l) has the inside track here on Mogens and Bo (standing)
while Stephan (r) is now in the best spot and will round just ahead of ...
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... Søren Jensen (l). Miraculously, Gunnar Petersen has come in from the outside and found enough room to squeeze between Søren and the mark. Just behind him is Steen Schubert just finishing his gybe and spi take-down while John Friis in Lisen is hoping he'll get room to round. Also waiting his turn on the far right is Per Larsen.

 
Leaving it all behind is Stephan Nandrup-Bus who heads for the right side in a nice puff.
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Gunnar Petersen and Jørgen Svane in 4955 have amazingly gone right through
Søren Jensen's (10212) backwind and now have a lift that Søren did not get.
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Mogens tacks to get clear air which will free Steen Schubert (10249) to tack as well.
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Per Larsen (9733) tacks to go left and is followed by...
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... poor Christian Bovet who lost about six boats on that rounding. Unless the lift holds that Christian appears to have,
he should have waited until he's out of Per's backwind. Per Christoffersen (4633) continues to the right.
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While Per concentrates on on what's ahead, and steering fast,
Steen checks to see what other parts of the course are getting.
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Behind Per and Steen, Jørgen Øllgaard (sitting too far aft in 5250, and heeling too much) nears the end of the run,
and Thomas Raun-Petersen with Leila Jensen (6617) starts the beat.
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Team Tumle (4163) prepares to gybe while Jacob Knudsen (1130) has rounded
just ahead of Elisabeth Geday (6301) and Paul Knowlson.
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Going upwind, Per and Steen feel a lot more breeze than
Claus Eriksen and Peter Christoffersen who are running in 4994.
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Per Christoffersen and Joakim Gundel have moved very well and are now coming in from the right
ahead of both Mogens Just (4645) and Steen Schubert (10249).
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Steen and Keld may have 10249 heeling a bit much here - but only Steen will know for sure
since he can feel whether or not he has too much weather helm.
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