the 2009 Midwinters & U.S. Nationals
Friday on the water - 1
photos mostly by Ed Kraft, Uncle Al, Andrew Haill, Bob Williams
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Frank Goulay is ready to rock and roll.
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Ted Benedict and pick-up crew, Mary Abel, drift out towards an ultimately abandoned attempt at a pre-lunch race.
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Nick and Uncle Al can drift with the best of them!
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Our gracious hosts wisely decided to tow us in to have an early lunch.
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Jim and Linda Heffernan enthusiastically accept the offer of a tow.
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As do Nick and Al.
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It would have been a long paddle - no problem for the fit, like Frank (l) and Andrew.
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After lunch: Setting up for the first race are ...
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... Nick (l) and Al.
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Jim Lingeman and Charley Jensen
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Richard Watterson and Mark Nye
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Our RC tweaks the course.
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Dave Hepting
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Ted and Mary head up the first beat.
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About to get their first US Nationals race win ever are Richard Johnson and Michele Parish.
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2nd place will go to Uncle Al and Nick Seraphinoff.
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The defending champion Rahns - Peter and Alex - will cross 3rd, just ahead of ...
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... Frank Goulay and Andrew Haill who have paid dearly for having to do turns at the first windward mark.
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John and Dolores de Boer (7351) will edge out Jim and Linda Heffernan for 5th place while Richard Watterson and Mark Nye (dark green hull) are poised to start their Nationals with an impressive 7th. It was a close race. James McIntyre and Jim McIntyre (far right) for instance will end up 10th behind Butch Minson (8th) and Dave Hepting (9th) not visible here.
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Second from right we can see Butch cruising towards his 8th-place finish.
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Richard and Mark cross the line 7th, ahead of Butch,
while Dave Hepting (not shown) will squeeze into 9th ahead of James and Jim (l).
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Andy Douma and Paul Pineault puzzle over their inability to point nearly as well as anyone else as they cross 14th.
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