| the 2011
Wayfarer Midwinters Friday: race 3 pics - 2 by Jim Orth ... |
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| 6th around is Jim Mac, just
ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Richard W (10423) and
Butch. ... |
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| Given the earlier major
wind, this leg should now be a broad reach on starboard,
and Al and Tony have reacted accordingly. Gybing here (and sitting so far aft!!!!) should make Mike Murto very slow and the wind appears to be ... ... |
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| ... fading ... ... |
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| ... for the moment as well. ... |
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| Izak reaches the windward
mark all alone. ... |
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| Eeek! Somehow, Jim and
Linda have again passed Uncle Al, though it is still
anybody's race. ... |
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| Helped by their chutes,
Richard J (r)
and Butch are solidifying their holds on 3rd and 4th
respectively. ... |
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| Al (3854) has held his
chute til the last dog is hung which more or less forces
Jim H to do likewise. ... |
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| Al hopes that the
last-second and thus rushed take-down will create a snafu
for Jim, but no ... ... |
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| ... such luck! It's a
textbook ... ... |
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... rounding for Jim and
Linda. (Note how much Mike Murto [white chute] has lost
after gybing to port when he was only about 50 yards
behind Al at the start of this leg!!) Being right behind
Jim H has had its advantages for Al who has had time to
look around at wind patterns on the water. The
left side of the upcoming beat seems to be getting
better pressure so that right here, Al is really hoping
that Jim H. does not tack yet, because Al wants to ...
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| ... tack right at this
mark. Note how much ... ... |
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| ... healthier the ripples
look over here. ... |
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| Richard and Michele reach
the bottom mark in a clear 3rd. ... |
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| Jim has tacked, too. But is
it too late??!! Starboard tack has been knocked ,and while
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... Jim crosses paths
with the 4th-place Butch (3951), Al has briefly wrestled
with a dilemma: Should he keep heading left where the
wind seems better, or obey Stuart Walker's maxim: Cross
'em while you can!! Al decides he can do both: He and
Tony throw in an exemplasry roll tack, cross Jim H and
then ...
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| ... tack back to go left,
having wisely placed themselves between Jim and the
(relocated?) windward mark. |
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