| the
2006 Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Eustis, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 3.3 photos by Dave Moring |
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| No big rush among the
Wayfarer leaders, both of whom are sailing with new
crews. Gale and Gary are the first to unleash their spinnaker while Marc and Michele continue to get organized. ... |
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| Following in fairly
close pursuit are (l to r) Joe, Richard, Jim and
Butch. If Richard can hold this position (4th), he will take series 3rd ahead of Butch who currently lies 6th. ... |
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| Joe and Brian (1115)
pull away while Uncle Al tries to get his windward sheet
in and cleated. ... |
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| Marc and Michele (l)
finally have things straightened away and are pulling
away from Gale and Gary (2nd from right). ... |
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| Butch and Ellen wisely
aim their spinnaker to leeward of Jim and Mike where
they can't be luffed up. ... |
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| The W leaders from
left to right: Marc, Joe, Gale and Richard with two more
threats ... ... |
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| ... Butch (yellow
& black spi) and Jim (r) ... ... |
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| ... waiting to pounce. Meanwhile, the Hylens approach the
windward mark. ... |
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| Meanwhile, Jeff and
Amy Linton close in on their second Scot "bullet" of the
series. They will beat ... ... |
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| ... Chuck Lieb and
Jelly Roll Morton for whom a third-race second place
finish will ... ... |
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| ... wrap up a 2-1-2
series and ... ... |
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| ... the Scot title for this event. ... |
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| Robby Brown and Jay
Clarke's 3rd in FS5222 will give them a
3-2-3 series and second overall, one point ahead of the Lintons' 1-7-1 tally. ... |
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| Spectators?? ... |
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| And now the RC is
ready to record the Wayfarers. ... |
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| Marc Bennett and
Michele Parish (3854) cruise in to win both the race and the
Wayfarer series. ... |
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| In this close race as
Gale and Gary (right off Marc's transom) will
place no better than 4th. ... |
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| An amazing comeback on
the final leg for Butch and Ellen (blue hull) who
have been making the most of their puffs and shifts. ... |
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| Joe (red hull)
continues to sit on Richard as these two near the line. ... |
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| Butch and Ellen pulled
another rabbit from the hat with a 2nd that almost moved
them past Joe into series 2nd, and killed off any of Richard's and Uncle Al's hopes (yellow hull) of a top-three finish for the 2006 Midwinters. ... |
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| Butch and Ellen get
the beep to confirm their series 3rd. Joe and Gale will
finish 3-4 in this close
race before Richard and Al will round out the top five.
Jim Lingeman and Mike Tighe will finish a well sailed
race in a close 6th despite their lack of spinnaker. |
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