The Wayfarer Midwinters of 2005
Saturday: race 1 pics - 2
photos mostly by Richard Kinnie with a few by Uncle Al

Other things being equal (e.g. no sign of better wind to the right), Uncle Al and Marc have chosen to defend the left side of the run since that way, they will be on starboard if they should converge with any other running boats near the gate at the end of the run.

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While Al flies the spinnaker and steers with his knees, Marc completes the setting procedure by freeing the leeward barberhauler and sheeting the jib in so that it cannot flop over to windward and disturb the air flowing to the spinnaker.
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Nick (864) and Peter both also go left- perhaps because that side of the course seemed to
provide a bit more wind going up the beat? Leading the LESC pursuit meanwhile are ...
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... Gale (4106) and Ed (6751) on the offset leg.
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Only a couple of lengths further back is Jim Lingeman (2136), followed by ...
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... Geoff Edwards (9483).
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Al (red spinnaker) will have to be careful here to keep clear of Richard Johnson who is leeward boat. Looks like Peter (93) is using a nice little puff to try to move past Nick (864). Sam and C.J. have their sails nicely trimmed as they approach the windward mark, but could get there even faster by moving forward in the boat by a couple of feet.

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A lovely sight on a lovely morning!
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Almost at the windward mark: Mike Murto (2959) and Joe De Brincat (1115) are neck and neck.
The former has delegated helming duties to Patricia as he ...
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... gets ready to fly the spinnaker after this brief offset leg.
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Peter Hylen and Mike Tigue demonstrate perfect fore and aft weight placement for these airs ...
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... amidships and close together as they round onto the offset leg.
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Robert (10195) and Morris (10245) reach the windward mark together.
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And it's a gybe set for Brian (l) and Joe ...
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... as they set off in pursuit of Sam and C.J. who have their weight more properly placed here.
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The leaders on the first run: mostly (5 of 7) to the left of the rhumbline (represented by a course towards the distant RC boat). Al (red spi) loosely covers his two nearest pursuers, Peter (l) and Nick by staying in the middle between them, i.e. between them and the next mark (the gate).

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Robert and Tony (green hull) gybe to go right as Morris and Andrew do likewise at the offset mark.
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It was a lovely morning on which to be able to spot little extra puffs on the virtually flat waters of Lake Eustis. Here, it looks like Sam (r) and Nick and Al are all sailing in a little streak. Interestingly low whisker pole attachment on Sam's boat - looks like it lets the jib set very nicely.

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John (r), his son-in-law, and Sandy enjoy a fine Lake Eustis morning - not much call for competitor assistance this morning!
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Dave Hepting nears the windward mark in good form ...
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... ready for anything, even the need to reef!!
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The beauty of windward-leeward courses is that they ...
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... allow the fleet to spread out across the run to try to find extra puffs, one of which is coming up just to windward of Morris (r) now. This nicely illustrates the dictum: Up in the lulls, down with the puffs - here, Morris could luff up a bit until he meets the puff, and then bear off to a dead run to stay in his puff as long as possible, most puffs being long, narrow streaks, and if he didn't bear away, he would soon sail right out the other side of the puff into lesser breeze.

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Ted and Donna have ...
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... W2415 moving well and balanced nicely downwind.
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A whisker pole to wing the jib would make life simpler for Donna, though - and a little more vang to keep the
boom at right angles to the mast so that the top of the main doesn't fall off and reduce projected sail area?
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An exciting race among Sam (9913), Joe (1115) and Mike - Joe is in a good spot here ...
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... to catch a bit of extra pressure as the breeze funnels between the other two boats.
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Sam and C.J. have their weight nicely concentrated amidships as they ...
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... chase Patricia and Mike.
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Joe and Brian pulls away from Patricia and Mike whose spinnaker is
getting soft at the top, thus telling them the pole should come aft a bit.
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Robert and Tony are in perfect balance down the run: the slight windward heel aligns the centre of effort
of the sails more closely with the centre of resistance of the boat, thus reducing weather helm.
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Nick (864), Al (3854) and Geoff catch a nice puff as they near the gate at the end of the run.

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