| the 2011
Wayfarer Midwinters Friday: pre-race - 5 & race 1 pics - 1 by Uncle Al and Jim Orth ... |
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| Soon, even the bit of wind
near shore ... ... |
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| ... died out. ... |
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| The better part of an hour
later, Tony and Al head out into a breeze that, in
accordance with Murphy's Law, filled in the moment ... ... |
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| ... we cut Richard
Watterson's forestay with a view to making it adjustable. ... |
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| "Told you so," says
Richard, who nonetheless made it out in time for race 1. ... |
| Race
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Indeed, a lovely little
breeze has filled in!! The I flag (yellow with black
dot) had been used as our Prep Signal which means that
the "arounds the ends rule" is in effect (anyone, part
of whose boat crosses the line during the final minute
of the countdown must return to the correct side of the
line around one of its ends) - click here for larger image
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| Into the final minute of
our countdown ... |
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| The first of the day's
three unspectacular starts for Uncle Al (l) - click here for larger image ... |
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| Both Jim (1066, 4th from
right) and Al (3854) tack to clear their air immediately
after they cross the line. How do we know that someone was over early? The X flag (blue cross on white) is being displayed. - click here for larger image ... |
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| The breeze continues to
fill in but things look poor for Jim Heffernan (1066) who
is about to get chewed up and spit out as sandwich meat between blanket effect from Jim McIntyre (1904) and backwind from Al (3854). - click here for larger image ... |
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