Race #3 action - Part 1
photos by Tom Kidd
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Sat 10 Feb: After a lengthy lunch hour postponement, a slight breeze has sprung up.
Note the beautiful new launch ramps which had to be extended after a lengthy drought in Central Florida.
- larger image here
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The fleet ghosts out in a mostly southerly "breeze".  -  larger image here
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Roger and Joanne (7700) keep an eye on the RC proceedings as do Mike Murto and Charlie Jensen (2945).
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On a day like this, it pays to hang around the RC boat - especially since we are using a 6-5-go sequence.
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About two minutes before the start  - larger image here
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About one minute after the start: After a fairly big jam-up at the RC-boat (favoured) end, Mike and Charlie (2945) have tacked to clear their air, as have John and Dolores (7351) - the latter look doomed by being in Mike's backwind. Bob Brown (1395) is busy doing penalty turns after a little contre-temps with Ed Kraft, and in the background, Butch Minson (3951) sets off up the beat on starboard.
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John deBoer (left) begins to work through Mike Murto's backwind - an impressive feat!
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Bow Brown and Grant Bartlett (raised rudder) follow Butch to the right side of the beat as both cross behind Gale Shoemaker (93).
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Jim McIntyre and Candi Robb make the most of their little breeze.
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Approaching the windward mark on starboard: Bob Brown (1395) and Butch Minson (3951)
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 Peter Hylen showing good upwind drifter form in W2198, THE BANANA BOAT
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 Ted Benedict sailing solo W2415 in next to no wind - good fore/aft weight positioning and angle of heel!
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