| the
2004
Midwinters Friday: race 3, part 2 and post-race photos by Kim Bergevin and Uncle Al |
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| A relaxing
two-sail run for Geoff and Pat. ... |
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| Richard and
Michele have the Chick'n beautifully balanced
after a gybe towards the left end of the gate. Sheeting the jib in to leeward before doing the pole will make it easier for the helm to keep the spinnaker flying. ... |
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A close
fight at the gate: Hubert and Frank (3636) get around
just ahead of Geoff and Pat (9483) while Richard and
Michele are stuck on the outside. Here Geoff is
entitled to just enough room to comfortably clear both
Hubert and the mark since Richard (10139) is leeward
and thus has right of way.
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All three
boats doing it right: Hubert (3636) luffs up to make
sure Geoff (9483) can't get his nose in to windward
and thus prevent Hubert from tacking; Geoff sails low
and fast in hopes of breaking through to leeward;
Richard (10139) has gone far enough outside to arrive
clear astern of Geoff and is now in a good spot to be
able to tack away ...
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... which
Richard (r) does. Hubert (3636) has gotten
underway again smartly after his quick luff at the
mark and foiled Geoff's attempt to break through to
leeward. This is not a good place for Geoff (9483) to
let Jansubar heel and luff up since it only
gets him deeper into Hubert's wind shadow. He should
either ease sail and power off more to leeward or make
a quick tack to clear his air.
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| Both Marc (3854)
and Nick (864) in good form as they lead the way up the
second beat. Marc has a loose cover on Nick, i.e. going the same way but not sitting on Nick's wind. ... |
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| Under the
watchful eye of Skipper Marc, Uncle Al checks to make
sure his spinnaker stuff is hoist ready as ... ... |
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| ... SHADES
does the brief jog to the offset mark being pointed out
by Al. ... |
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Jim
McIntyre (r) tacks to port near the windward
mark but will have to watch for the starboard Richard
Johnson (10139) who is otherwise engaged while setting
the spinnaker. Hubert (l) has gained quite a
bit on the beat which he began just off Richard's bow.
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| Marc (r) gets
set
to make it a perfect three Friday firsts for SHADES
with runner-up, Nick (l) safely tucked away to leeward and astern. Well back in 3rd spot is Hubert with his main twisting off far too much. ... |
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| Marc and Al (r)
finish in fine style. ... |
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| A 5th for Richard
and Michele who had an eventful day that included 720's, a missing mainsheet and a shroud that came loose!! ... |
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| Jim McIntyre gets
ready to thread the narrow gap between the dock and the
weeds as he heads for the free post-race beer. ... |
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| Inside or
outside, the Lake Eustis SC is a pleasant place just to
relax. (l to r) Peter Every, Dick Rothery, ..., Dolores Rothery and Phyllis Dauch. ... |
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| This is the way
the weather should be in early February!!!! ... |
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| Ted Benedict
helps Ellen Hill with her haul-out. ... |
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| (l to r)
Uncle Al, Wayfarer Man and Marc Bennett rest up after a
challenging day. ... |
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| All things
considered, they'd rather be here than at home!! ... |
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| Our photographer
du jour, Kim Bergevin, with ... ... |
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| ... Frank Goulay. |