the 2012 Wayfarer Midwinters
Sunday: awards - 1
pics mostly by Uncle Al

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Regatta Co-Chair, Mike Murto, emceed the Wayfarer half of the awards ceremony.
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Which he started with the presentation of a nearly empty Pringles container that had been retrieved by a safety boat after ...
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... Betty Minson, sister of Butch and of Ellen Hill, had capsized for a second time,
the W she was single-handing in the wild winds. What great spirit!!! Well done, Betty!!

I sit corrected:
From: richard watterson
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 6:37 PM
Subject: In the interest of accuracy

The Pringles container was actually half full and retrieved by Trevor and me before one of the races on Saturday.  We didn't know it was a pringles container at first and were concerned that a capsized boat had lost something important...
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Ted Benedict and his absent crew, Mike Tighe, made quite the haul. They were ...
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... the 2012 Midwinters' Most Improved team ...
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... Top of the Bottom winners as well as placing 1st in the non-spinnaker fleet. Congratulations, Ted and Mike!!
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Betty Minson's brother, Butch, placed 2nd among the non-spi boats.
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Placing 3rd among the non-spinnaker boats were Mike Murto and Izak Kielmovitch.
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