The Wayfarer Midwinters of 2005
Saturday: race 3 pics - 2
photos mostly by Richard Kinnie with a few by Uncle Al

Peter and Frank, the runaway Wayfarer leaders, stick their nose right in among ...
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... the bigger boys.
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As does Jim Lingeman (red hull).
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While Jim (red hull) demonstrates good rounding technique (unless his sails are in too far too soon?), Scot 4921 fouls Scot 3387: 4921 is inside boat and has protection under rule 18 but, since 4921 is not the right-of-way boat (being windward boat), he is only entitled to enough room to make a seamanlike rounding, and he is forcing 3387 to give him far more than that!! This aspect of rule 18 is often misunderstood, even by racers at the highest levels!

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While 4921 and crew try to locate their priorities, Joe De Brincat (1115) slips
around the mark, to be followed by Richard Johnson (10139), who wisely ...
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... zips past to leeward, with Nick (dark blue hull, white registration letters) and Mo (yellow hull) close behind.
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Uncle Al (nearest the camera) picks ...
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... a good spot to tack back through the fleet. The Flying Scot in the middle demonstrates how other boats can tell you what's likely to happen: in this case, Al can expect a port-tack lift shortly, as he and Marc try to eat into Peter's and Frank's lead.


A close race for 3rd place is shaping up here.
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Even though the Flying Scots (3rd and 4th from left) to windward of Al (3854) indicate a port tack lift that Al could chase, a higher priority is getting better wind, something that Al is getting down here but might not get up there where the Scots are. Nick (864) is in very good form as he chases Al.

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Robert Hart (10195) gets set to pursue Mike Murto (2959) but will need to get that main in first. When Marc sees such a thing happening on SHADES, he doesn't hesitate to rip the sheet out of my hands and cranks it in with two hands - which is bound to be faster than using one!

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An exciting rounding coming up as Sam Montondo has the inside track on Ted Benedict and Geoff Edwards.
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Last year at this time, Hank Van Twyver (left) was swimming after dumping W1395. This year he has a drier task.
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The Black Magic mainsail (sounds like a song title, does it not?) reflects the fact that
Bob and Peter had real difficulties getting it all the way up the mast.
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Ted Benedict looks good here - until you see where Joe (far right) and Jim Lingeman (far left) are pointing. If Ted
can't point any higher here, he needs to tack and get into a share of the starboard lift that Jim and Joe are enjoying!
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A nice puff for Richard and Michele who respond with some spirited hiking!
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And for Geoff and Pat!!

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2005 W   Midwinters
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