| Wayfarer
Midwinters Lake Eustis Sailing Club * February 2-4 , 2007 on shore - 3 pics mostly by Andy Douma, Lori Beehler & Uncle Al |
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| Our Midwinters attendance
record-tieing fleet hangs ... ... |
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| ... poised for the start of
the 2007 Midwinters just as soon as we're done with the
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| ... the competitors'
briefing. Above, Mike Murto introduces Principal Race
Officer, Dave Williams (r). ... |
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| And an attentive group we
are, too. ... |
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| The winds don't look like
much right now, but are expected to pick up in short
order. ... |
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| Someone is already out
fishing. ... |
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| The briefing duly
completed, we are now ready to head out to the race
course. ... |
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| Ted and Randy (r) are set to go as
soon as their helms give the word. This, alas, was to be
the only day on which we could reasonably wear shorts
since the temperatures didn't hit 60°F again until we were
hauling out after Sunday's final race. ... |
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With the Lake Eustis
water level down a bit from previous years, navigating
past the ends of the docks required even more care than
usual this year. In an on-shore breeze, we needed to
strike a fine balance: enough board not to drift too
much but not so much as to run aground, and by the same
token, enough speed to keep the boats from drifting too
much, yet nothing excessive!
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| The RC boat sets off.
Apparently their motor will be able to push them through
the shallow weedy area off the dock's end. ... |
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No big hurry for Marc (l) and Al who
will wait for some of the congestion to clear. Note that
it's shorts time for the SHADES team. Marc wisely brought along
his full, warm wet gear, while Al gambled by taking only
his jacket, a decision he would regret before this
three-race day was out.
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| Eddie Kraft (beige slacks) gives
Lori some last-minute advice as she prepares to sail
Eddie's boat with Scott. Behind Lori, Kevin Rankin has Mo Metcalf's Murphy's Law all set and is just waiting for helm Dave Moring to appear. ... |
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| Richard Johnson makes hay
while the sun shines but his wife, Michele is taking no
chances in case the winds pick up and the clouds roll in. And she was, alas, prophetic. ... |
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| Our photographer du jour is
Andy Douma but I don't know the ID of his driver (above). ... |
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| Lunch break after race 1: Dotty Murto is
ready to hand out lunches to those who ordered them, while Sam Montondo (with his wife, Jan) tests the product. ... |
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| After three fine Friday races, Team SHADES, Marc and Al
roll up their mainsail under the ... ... |
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| ... critical eye of Nick
Seraphinoff. ... |
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| Friday night: The majority of our group
assembled at the Quarterdeck,
a restaurant very popular for its sea food. Our group being rather large, we had to wait for a while to be seated. ... |
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| But that was no hardship:
the evening was lovely, and we had lots of stories to
share from the day's exciting racing. ... |
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| (l to r) Michele, Lori, Richard ... |
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| While Mary smiles her
lovely smile for the camera, Marc explains one of his
theories to Linda Heffernan. ... |
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| Soon we were inside where
the discussions ... ... |
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| ... could be continued in a
more civilized manner, i.e. lubricated by drinks and the
prospect of sustenance. While Marc digs in, the salad-less Uncle Al holds forth to Jim Heffernan, his captive audience, who ... ... |
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| ... seems amused by what
he's hearing. Lori however, seems more inclined to reserve
judgment. |