The Wayfarer Midwinters of 2005
Sunday: race 6 pics - 6

photos by Richard Kinnie

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Taylor Arnold - one of our future stars!!??
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Time to head for shore and the free lunch! Meanwhile, Joe and Brian DeBrincat were
missed by the camera as they recorded their best placing of the Midwinters: a 5th.
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Richard Johnson and Michele pilot the Free Range Chick'n (10139) across the line in ...
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... 6th place, which also left our North Carolina Wayfarers in series 6th.
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By finishing a whopping seven places above their seeded position, Richard and Michele
were the Most Improved team of the 2005 Midwinters. Well done, Michele and Richard!
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In a very close finish ...
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... Jim Lingeman and Mike Tighe took 7th in the finale, which left them
5th overall and runners-up in the Non-Spinnaker Division.
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A photo finish saw Geoff Edwards and Pat Reardon (9483) squeeze across the line just ahead of ...
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... Robert Hart and Tony Krauss, while ...
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... Eddy Kraft and John Conrader (yellow deck) managed to hang on and beat ...
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... the onrushing Mo Metcalf and ...
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... Andrew Parks over the line.
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The breeze is really picking up now as Ted Benedict and his crew du jour near the line
with a main that illustrates what happens if you rag the main but don't crank on enough vang.
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I don't want to suggest Ted's sails are old, but the last time I saw the
Scoville Sails logo (see jib) was at the 1980 Worlds in Tawas!!
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Marc and Al (and their broken mast!) move SHADES (3854) ...
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... smartly closer to the free beer! Note how ...
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... Uncle Al finally made his Midwinters real by wearing his Tilley shorts!
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Even the crowded haul-out ...
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... was not a sad affair ...
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... in glorious weather like this!!

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2005 W Midwinters
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