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A split second before the gun:
This
writing taking place over two months after the event, my recall is no
longer
what it should be. I seem to recall that this perfect start at the
favoured
end by Brian Jeffs and Scott Bamford didn't help them as they
mistakenly
thought they'd been recalled and went back to re-start. Uncle Al who
wants
to tack to go right is not in bad shape at the extreme left of the
photo.
The rest of the visible fleet is not likely to be chosen as an
illustration
of how to start well!
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A few seconds after the start, the
fleet
begins to straighten away.
I seem to recall that it was Peter and Alex
Rahn
who rounded first onto the reaches with Scott Town, Brian Jeffs and
Uncle
Al in fairly close pursuit. Allowing the others to fight each other
high
of the rhumb line, Frank and Al held low and gybed into second place at
the next mark. With lighter crews that were nicely able to keep the
boats
planing from time to time down the second reach, Peter Rahn and Uncle
Al
pulled away from the others down that reach.
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Al and Frank (not visible here) had a
bit of
a tacking duel with Peter and Alex (5631)
and (I think) Al got by near the windward
mark.
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(l to r) Brian Jeffs,
Roger Shepherd,
Matt Princing, Mike Codd(?), Scott Town, Don Thwing
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Uncle Al (3854) defends the inside
against
Peter Rahn as the leaders near the end of the run
and prepare for the final short beat to the
finish.
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Peter and Alex Rahn get the
second-place beep.
In a closer race, finishing at the unfavoured
end
like they are doing would like have cost them!!
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Slumped shoulders aboard Silver
Fox,
as John and Dolores deBoer spent all race going backwards through the
fleet
after a fine first beat. Later analysis came up with the theory that
they
should have checked for weeds on their foils!
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Bob Frick and Peter Every cross at
the right
end in 9th - not bad for a couple of lightweights in their 70's!!!
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Joe DeBrincat and Marwhil Gamit
finish in a
healthy gust. Looks as though they could use a bit more vang!
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