| the
2004
Midwinters Friday: pre-race photos by Ellen Hill, Kim Bergevin and Uncle Al |
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| Winds forecast
for 10-15 knots, and 80ºF!! Marc (above) and Al
launched SHADES early to be set for their roll-tacking demonstration prior to the 1000 hrs Skippers' Meeting. ... |
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| An early launch
for the RC boat. ... |
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| Ellen and Fred
Hill prepare to launch. ... |
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| (l to r) Stan
Boydon,
Patricia Conrader, Eddie Kraft and Hank Van Twyver enjoy
the lovely Friday morning. ... |
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| Looks like a fine
day in the making! ... |
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| The winds
continue to pick up. ... |
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| Marc and Al
prepare to begin their roll-tack demo. ... |
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| 1030 hrs: A quick
10 a.m. Skippers' Meeting and we get set to head out to
the first race. ... |
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| No point
exhausting the physical reserves too quickly - so some
of us reefed. ... |
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| Getting ready to
... ... |
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| ...face the day.
Hank Van Twyver above. ... |
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| As can be seen by
the wave action, the winds are building. ... |
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| Dick Rothery and
Phyllis Dauch stand by as Frank Goulay stows Hubert's
wooden spi pole along the boom. ... |
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| And Hubert and
Frank are off ... ... |
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| ... in a good
breeze!! ... |
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| Hank Van Twyver
and Stan Boydon (1395) tack to avoid the reefed Robert
Hart (10195) ... |
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| 1100 hrs, start time for race 1, approaches and the RC is ready to roll. |