the 2011 Wayfarer Midwinters
pre-Regatta pics - 5
mostly by Uncle Al

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By early afternoon we reached the Lake Eustis SC where several Wayfarers had already arrived.
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Richard Watterson had arrived after a stop-over for some foils work with Richard Johnson in Charlotte, NC.
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the club
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Tony (r) and Al get right to the task of setting up with a view to getting some afternoon practice
with the spinnaker that will now have a pole courtesy of Jim Heffernan.
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Our first Kansas Wayfarer ever, Wayward Wayfarer, has arrived with Pat Baldwin (l) and Ed Rojohn.
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A moment of serious concentration for Pat (r) and Ed
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Washing the Gulf salt off SHADES
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the SHADES team at play
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A non-resealable Grolsch calls for the lovely handcrafted bottle opener ...
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... with a miniature Wayfarer deck handle that Al received on a Denmark Wayfarer trip.
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Richard Johnson gets a helping hand from Peter Rahn (r).
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Arriving from Michigan with the venerable W911 are Jim and Cynthia Best whom we haven't seen in 30 years. Welcome back!!!
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Richard Watterson's new crew, Diane, watches as her skipper performs the perfect launch.
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Having delivered a spinnaker pole to Al and received a new Gottschling cover in return ...
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... Jim and Linda Heffernan are off for a practice sail in W2458 disguised as ...
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... W1066, the old woodie that Jim expects to have restored and sail-ready in time for the WOOD Regatta at Rock Hall in May.
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Pat and Ed are off to practise as well.
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Richard Johnson and Michele
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