The
Mississauga SC Wayfarer/CL Regatta Race 6.1 by Gord Leachman & Alan Hallwood |
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Winds have picked up nicely to
about 8 knots, and Alan Hallwood lets us know that race 6 will be twice
around. ... |
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The race 6 countdown is about to
begin. ... |
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30 seconds to go: Mark (7673)
and Al (3854) sit poised for a pin-end start. ... |
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It was right about here that Al
began to realize he had misjudged his position and ... ... |
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... would be seriously pressed
to make the mark. Amazingly enough, Kit (1037) who seems well buried at
this time, will emerge from the upcoming mess with the best start, ... |
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Too little too late as the SHADES sail are cranked in. In
retrospect, I should have gybed here and cut our losses but no ... ... |
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... I had to confirm that I
would indeed hit the mark. Note that Kit and David (1037), who were less greedy, are off to an enviably fine start. ... |
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The trouble with the Penalty
Turn we had to do for hitting the mark is that we can't just keep going
on port here (as we could have had we gybed away without hitting the mark). Instead we now have to ... ... |
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... tack and get ... ... |
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... re-buried! The only cheering
thought that I shared with Colin was that this at least was a twice-around race, and that we had some time in which to try to catch up. ... |
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Colin (929) catches a nice puff
which should let him pinch up but so far he's failing to take
advantage. Poor Gary (2679) is stuck behind Rod whose main is horribly
oversheeted, something that will kill both himself and Gary who is
trapped in Rod's backwind.
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Al has finally found a lane of
clear air but his plan to go left early to get the suspected better
breeze further out in the lake is on hold indefinitely. If Al was
pretty sure there was more wind out on the left, he would need to go
there at almost any cost, but here, he's not at all sure, so a trip to
the right in clear air seems OK, provided he keeps an eye on the left
and heads over there if a left-side advantage becomes obvious.
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Not much of a start for the race
5 winners, Mark and Paul (7673) who are being blanketed by Stuart and footing off to try to get through his wind shadow. ... |
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Like Al, Rod and Rod also went
far to the
right. ... |
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Coming in from the left with the
early lead are Kit and David, while ... ... |
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... Geoff and Lou will round
2nd. Note the angled-up boom on 929 which is often a sign of a mast not raked aft enough, something that inhibits pointing. ... |
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By contrast, Al's boom is
nice
and level, reflecting the recommended mast rake of about 23' 6" on SHADES. While Al still has a ways to go before reaching the mark ... ... |
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... Kit and David have already
begun their run. ... |
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2nd-place Geoff supervises Lou's
spi set procedure. They'll need to move it right along since ... ... |
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... Mark has already rounded in
3rd and is ... ... |
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... moving very well. ... |
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Well back in 4th, we find Al
where Colin is seeing his first windward hoist and awaits instructions
from his skipper. ... |
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While Al and Colin work on their
spinnaker, Stuart comes in on the port lay line where ... ... |
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... he will have to keep clear
of
Gary (2679) and Rod, both of whom are on starboard. |
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