the 2009 Midwinters & U.S. Nationals
Saturday ashore
photos mostly by Uncle Al, Andrew Haill, Andy Douma, Randall Moring
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Early Saturday morning and already the LESC's launching service is on duty - unlike the wind!!
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Another competitors' briefing, this aimed mainly at the dozens of MC Scow sailors
with whom we will share the waters today and tomorrow.
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Jim Lingeman (foreground)  has heard it all before in his long sailing career.
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PRO, Dave Williams outlines the course possibilities - always assuming that we will eventually ...
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... get a bit of wind!!
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Nick (l) and Frank admire the love note left by Linda Sweet (ex-W4406)
while the cover was being repaired by Hans Gottschling.
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Team Melges was on hand to support the MC's and to ...
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... unveil the new MC design which ...
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... drew some ...
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... serious interest.
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Not much else to do but wait for wind in the pleasantly warm sunshine.
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Dolores and Nick would definitely rather be sailing.
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The sailing postponement provided some of us with the perfect opportunity to try to figure out
why Andy Douma's boat was not pointing as she should. Dr. Frank (r) checks the patient while Andy hopes for the best.
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A high-powered team of consultants has been assembled, including (l to r) Andy, Frank, Paul Pineault, Linda Heffernan.
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Uncle Al explains that the about-to-be installed bridle must be short enough that
the properly trimmed main won't go block to block until both crew members need to be fully hiked out.
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(l to r) Andy, Andrew Haill, Paul, Al
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Butch Minson can't stand it any longer and heads out for a bit of a sail.
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After lunch: The breeze has begun to fill in.
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Frank is all set to head out.
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Not much of a breeze as yet.
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