The
Mississauga SC Wayfarer/CL Regatta Race 6.3 by Gord Leachman & Alan Hallwood |
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Looking for something to do,
Gary??? You can keep the chute flying while John stows the pole, sort
of ... ... |
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... like the Rods are doing
very nicely here. ... |
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Stuart moves to take away the
whisker pole. ... |
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Uh, lads. Haven't we forgotten
something(s)???? ... |
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Colin and Heather get set for a
last-second douse and ... ... |
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... gybe manoeuvre, which really
wasn't necessary here with no boats close astern, and which rarely
leads to a good rounding. ... |
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I rest my case!! (and I didn't
look at this picture first, either!) Stuart (7660) at least has the
excuse that he's sailing solo, for his
less-than-efficient rounding. Rod (l)
still has that painfully
overtightened, straight leech on his main which must be due to excess
vang! (In these winds, any
vang tension is excess!!!!!)
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Rob ends this comedy of errors
with a nice, efficient rounding. ... |
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Stuart looks good going up the
second of three beats. ... |
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As do Rob and Sam. ... |
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Stuart nips past the starboard
Gary. ... |
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After extending his lead over Al
who did pass Kit on the long second beat, Mark (l) now faces the challenge of holding on against Al (3854) and his ultra-light crew on this long run. ... |
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Fine form for the Brothers
Taylor who will finish first by holding off ... ... |
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... Uncle Al down the run and up
the final short beat. ... |
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Kit holds 3rd over Geoff as the
run gets underway. ... |
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Rod has rounded just ahead of ... ... |
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... the lonely Stuart. ... |
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How does he do it? Every time I
see a picture of Colin, he seems to have lots of wind!! ... |
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John takes "keep the spinnaker
on the edge of a luff" to new heights, but ... ... |
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... tweaks the sheet ... ... |
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... nicely and just in time.
Might as well use the furling gear and get the jib out of the way. This works in really light airs, and is definitely worth a try here! ... |
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An impressive comeback for Geoff
and Lou who will place 3rd behind Mark and Al, and who have passed ... ... |
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... Kit and David. ... |
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Another well-sailed 6th for
Stuart. ... |
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A 7th for Gary which starts to
look OK since he beat the other two CL's. |
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