the 2008 Wayfarer North Americans
Mississauga Sailing Club * September 13-14
shore pics - 6
photos by Iza Hansen, Carol Hansman, Julia and Al Schonborn
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The it looks worse than it is Dept: Jim and Linda (2458) have reefed, just to be on the safe side. Too much recent cruising? Actually, with Lake Ontario you really can't be too careful, and with this on-shore breeze, the lake looks nastier than it is. The very reverse of the sometimes deadly misleadingly benign look the lake has on days of stiff off-shore breezes!
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Frank prepares to cast off - as soon as Kim gets here, of course!
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Looks like a lovely day in the offing!
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Ed Dragosits and Bob Brown check the bounce-ability of their CL on the way out.
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It was a fine day for the radio-controlled sailboats, too. Vikings, no less!!!
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Also racing were the ...
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... Sea Cadets.
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Mid-afternoon, four races later: A well worked-out bunch of sailors return to shore.
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While Dave Hansman awaits the SHADES trailer, Kirk Iredale and ...
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... Mike Codd give Red Top the old heave-ho! Sea Cadet racing continues.
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How nice it was for Dave and me to have the support team of Julia (above) and Carol! Julia brought the car over - but no beer!
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With the tires just touching the water, our Pamco trailer does its thing.
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Kit Wallace (l) with his weekend's house guests, Linda and Jim Heffernan -
and George Blanchard (nearly 95) our CWA Chairman who has come to be part of the awards ceremony.
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Emily models her Vamoose VI crew shirt - very nice, I must say!!
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