| the
2013 Wayfarer Midwinters pre-regatta pics - 4 mostly by Mike Murto, Mary Krauss, Cindy, Courtney & Uncle Al ........ |
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| Wednesday morning: the
LESC board of judges does not feel Uncle Al is the kind
of bathing beauty they're here to judge! (l to r) Alex and Peter Rahn, Scott Tillema ........ |
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| Mike Murto ........ |
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| Marc takes potential
Wayfarer, Tom Hankardm out for a little spin in the
well-reefed Wanderer. - click here
for larger image ........ |
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| On this breezy
morning, even the jib is not really needed. ........ |
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| A fine lesson in
docking coming up here. Marc has chosen the leeward side
of the dock as recommended, and now needs to watch for odd winds as he ... ........ |
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... passes the
lee of the dock. Marc could now come alongside this
part of the dock and be head to wind. If necessary he
can just luff up
........alongside the dock until his speed bleeds off enough that Tom can just reach out and grab the dock - always watching for resident snakes!! |
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A bit more
challenging and sometimes necessary - if boats hang
between you and haul-out for instance - is the
approach at right angles to the dock. As can be seen
by Marc's wake here, he has kept just enough speed on
to maintain steerage way. He has also come in close
enough that if needed, Tom can grab the moored boat to
guide them the rest of the way to the dock.
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| Now Tom can just step
off with the painter or toss it to the helpful welcoming
committee on the dock. ........ |
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| The newest W team: Tom
Hankard (r) has agreed to crew for Mike Murto. ........ |
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| Just making a brief
stop to pick up their new Mike Mac sails were Steph Romaniuk and Sue Pilling (fresh from her knee operation). ........ |
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| Then Nick Seraphinoff
rolled in with his just designed and created
Hartley-based double trailer. - click here
for larger image ........ |
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| The trailer design is
a modified version of the Hartley double-trailer,
designed to accommodate two combi-trailers. The trolley/dolly wheels have to be removed for double-trailer transport, however (above and below). ........ |
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