Wayfarer/CL 16 Regatta Mississauga SC, Sept. 17-18, 2005 Saturday: race 1 pics by Gord Leachman ...

The male insecurity symbols were, alas, out in force. ...

Marc Bennett (l) has W3854 pointing better than Al can manage with W600 near the first windward mark. Looks like our jib is overtrimmed, too!! Note the left-over swells from the previous night's south-easter! ...

Matthew Visser and Taison McIntyre do their best with very worn-out sails. ...

As a keelboat heads out for a sail, Geoff Edwards (9483), Paul Taylor (4617) and Gary McIlroy come in on the port layline. ...

Despite leading off the first beat, Mark Taylor decides not to push his novice crew too hard by going with the spinnaker, which lets Uncle Al and Tom (600) ... ...

... drive through to leeward. ...

Also still very much in the hunt are Peter Kozak with Annelies Groen (300) and Colin Junkin with Heather Wood (CL929). ...

Later in the run, Al has moved through Mark while regatta co-favourite, Marc Bennett (red spi) is in a four-way fight for 3rd. ...

(l to r) Gary McIlroy, Doug Netherton and Geoff Edwards ride a puff on the right side of the run. ...

Mark and Denise (2nd from left) begin to feel the lack of a spinnaker. ...

As Marc Bennett and John Weakley round the mark in 2nd place, Al and Tom (r) ... ...

... tack to put some of their lead to windward. Note the swells once more. ...

The fleet spreads out to start the second beat.

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