| Wayfarer
Midwinters Lake Eustis Sailing Club * February 2-4 , 2007 Friday: race 2.1 pics by person(s) thus far unknown |
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| And we're off towards a
pair of Friday afternoon races - sort off. Richard (10139)
is discovering just ... ... |
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| ... how shallow the water
is this year off the ends of the dock. Tony (4105) has
signed up Andy Douma as his Friday afternoon crew. Here, Tony wisely anticipates that ... ... |
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| ... Richard will need to
tack, steps out to join the snakes and alligators, turns
the boat onto starboard tack ... ... |
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| ... hops back in, and
they're off. Meanwhile, the Chick'n is still stuck in the weeds. ... |
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| Tony and Andy boldly sail
off into a western sky that looks a bit threatening as ... ... |
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| ... Richard and Michele
extricate themselves at last. ... |
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| Richard explains it all to
Bob Williams who is ready to fend off at the end of the
dock. ... |
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| Off at last! ... |
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| With their forestay
repaired and the mast back to vertical, Ellen and Fred are
set to head out. ... |
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| Joe and Nick will probably
discover that bumper before the race starts. ... |
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Having discussed the
matter at some length, Marc and Al (far left) have
decided that the race 1 shifts were an anomaly that was
not likely to happen again any time soon. It is Marc's
turn at the helm - note Al actually hiking!! - and he
has made no mistake in grabbing the best start at the
slightly favoured RC boat end. Since this was not a case
of a recent starboard lift, we decided we should - once
again - head left. Not too much later, Marc and I were
able to tack, sit on the fleet, and with SHADES firing on
all cylinders (so to speak), roll to a convincing
win. - for full view of this pic, click here
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| Scott (red hull) made his
debut as a Wayfarer helm in race 2. Here he is either just learning how high to point a W or returning after being over early? ... |
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| Geoff (l), Butch (3951)
and Jim Lingeman (3991) are off to fine starboard starts.
Dave Moring (10245) is in fine shape, too, with lots of clear air. Joe (red hull) has tacked to follow Al (which we were happy to see, Joe having placed 2nd in race 1). ... |
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A close battle over 4th
place at the start of the first run: Dave (10245) is
working to hold off Peter (2198) and Richard (10139) who
is doing much better in this race. If he can stay clear of Jeff
(3917) and Tony (4105), Butch (3951) is well placed to
make gains, sailing a straighter course towards the
leeward mark. Butch is also strategically well place,
since the left side of the run will leave him with the
right of way should he converge with any boats coming in
from the right side, plus, Butch will be inside for room
at the leeward mark!
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| 3rd-place Joe has gybed
towards the leeward mark. Here, he keeps the spinnaker flying nicely as Nick completes the pole transfer. ... |
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| It's as though they've
never been away: Jim and Linda Heffernan roll along in 2nd place under spinnaker near the leeward mark. ... |
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Jim (l) and Joe (red
hull) hold port around the mark, and why wouldn't they?
The right side of the beat was good to the leaders up
the first beat and not much seems to have changed. Looks
like Butch (blue hull) has indeed done well by sticking
mostly to the rhumb line: note how he's now placed for
buoy room. Dave (10245) has also done well by staying
low. If he now converges with Geoff (4th from right),
Dave will have starboard, buoy room or both. Still well
within striking distance are Jim (3991) Richard (10139)
and Tony (4105). - for full view of this pic, click here
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| Marc (3rd from left) gives
a textbook example of how to protect a sizable lead: Here,
he and Al have put half their lead on each tack. To stay between their nearest pursuers and the windward mark, they will ... ... |
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| ... tack any second now,
and right right with Jim and Joe, thus remaining between
them and the next mark. The rest of the fleet remains in a close, exciting race: (l to r) Butch, Richard, Geoff (under Marc's boom), Jim, Gale, Peter, Jeff, Ellen - for full view of this pic, click here ... |
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| While Ellen and Fred head
off to the right side of the beat ... ... |
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| ... Tony and Andy will try
the middle. ... |
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| Scott and Lori start their
second beat. |