| the 2011
Wayfarer Midwinters Friday: race 1 pics - 5 by Jim Orth ... |
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| Richard and Michele prepare
to pop their chute. ... |
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| No spinnaker for the
4th-place Jims. Looks like Jim Best (911) has backwind in
his main: too little mast bend or jib oversheeted? ... |
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| Al and Tony set off in
pursuit of Jim and Linda. ... |
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| Quick now! Who needs to
keep clear here and why? Richard (l) or Butch (US3951)? This is a simple case of port-starboard, Butch being on starboard, Richard on port. Even if Richard were on the other gybe and thus on starboard, he'd need to keep clear since in that kind of a situation, the close-hauled boat is always the leeward (i.e. right-of-way) boat. ...` |
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| Jim and Cynthia are around
the windward mark in 5th place, ... |
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| The spinnakering Richard
holds a comfy-looking 3rd over the Jims. - click here for larger image ... |
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| Spi up promptly for Jim and
Cynthia ... |
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| After their unpromising
start, Jim Lingeman and Dean Grimes (3991) have moved all
the way up to 6th place, just ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Butch and Janice
Minson. In the background, Ted Benedict is nearing the
windward mark. ... |
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Richard (10139) has been
moving very well on this run and now gybes back towards
the rhumbline where Al continues to chase Jim (r). It was a very
sobering leg for Al and Tony as Jim and Linda
continually pulled away from the SHADES team
despite Tony's and Al's very best efforts. This marked
two straight runs on which Tony and I had been badly
outspeeded by Jim and Linda as well as, to a lesser
degree, by Richard and Michele. Be that as it may, it
was no surprise when the RC signalled a shortened
course, given our belated start and the fact that the RC
was eager to get at least three races in on this day. We
finished in the order you see us above: 1st Jim and
Linda Heffernan, 2nd Uncle Al and Tony Krauss, 3rd
Richard Johnson and Michele.
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| Good non-spinnaker form for
Jim Lingeman and Dean while Mike Murto and Andy Douma near
the end of their beat. ... |
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| Ted Benedict is next
around, followed by ... ... |
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| ... Richard Watterson with
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| ... Mike Murto right there,
too. ... |
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| Last year's Mike Murto
crew, Izak Kielmovitch (3492) is giving his mentor a run
for his money. ... |
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| Pat and Ed just nicely ... ... |
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| ... lay the mark. ... |
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| The Bests have the
venerable W911 looking pretty nice but are hard pressed to
stay ahead of the water leaking in which may explain why Jim and Dean are still right there despite sailing "white sail". (Actually, Jim is sitting way too far aft!!) |
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