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| Winning crew, Thomas K.
Wharton, concentrates as Heider completes a tack to cross the line and
get the gun. ... |
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| And in an amazing bit of
déjà vu, Uncle Al and Frank again go around the right end
of the gate, avoid a dead spot and sneak into 2nd ahead of ... ... |
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| ... the justifiably
under-amused team of Paul and Alan who seemed to get nervous and
oversheet for the lighter winds up the final beat. ... |
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Dave Platt (7218) has broken
out the spi for this run and looks good as he approaches the gate ahead
of Geoff Edwards (9483) and Fred Black (7379). On the right, Doug
Netherton prepares to tack for the finish line.
... |
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| A 4th-place finish for ... ... |
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| ... Peter and Alex Rahn. ... |
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| George Blanchard and Mike Codd
zip across in 5th - much better than their 12th that they got in the
first race! ... |
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| A close finish as Ivan Pedersen
(7350) took 7th ahead of Richard Johnson (yellow hull) who in turn beat
out Nick Seraphinoff and Marc Bennett (r) who took their 2nd
straight 9th. ... |
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| 8th place for the Chickin'. ... |
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|
Kit and Gord cross the line
while Alan and Stephen Hallwood are in good spi form and in fact
failing to provide us with the foul-ups with which spinnaker beginners are prone
to entertaining the other sailors normally.
... |
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| David Platt and Peter Seet
approach the line in good form ... ... |
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| ... and are rewarded with a
photo finish over Tony Krauss and Mary Abel (10140). ... |
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| Mark setter, Jim Currey, awaits
instructions from
John Weakley re:
race 3 ... ... |
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| ... while Don Stewart - Heron
II driver and member of PCYC Race Committee - looks on. ... |
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| Recorder, Margaret MacDonald,
patiently waits for the stragglers to roll in. ... |
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| Chef Nick (PFD) ... ... |
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| ... provides beer and makes team sandwiches while
Marc Bennett fixes the W864 bridle. ... |
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| Just before race 3, Richard
Johnson and Jim Higgins approach the RC boat followed by ... ... |
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| ... Alan and Stephen Hallwood. |