| 2005
North Bay Wayfarer Weekend Friday - 3 photos by Carol Hansman, Andrew Haill, Doug Netherton & Uncle Al |
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| Chris Greig holds
sails down in the wind while ... ... |
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| ... the guys roll them up. ... |
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| A Wayfarer group: (l
to
r) Lori, Breanne and Ross Jamieson, Dolores and
John de Boer ... |
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| Andrew Haill prepares
to
thread a halyard wire into his mast. ... |
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| Julia Schonborn (l)
and Julie Colbourn fight their way upwind towards the
shelter of the
club. ... |
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| Snug as bugs in a rug:
Julie and Jessie the Wonder Dog seek
shelter from the cool evening wind in their van. ... |
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Dave Hansman and
Ross
Jamieson save the tent that Uncle Al had pegged into
sandy soil in
anticipation of his Saturday/Sunday crew arriving late
Friday night.
The breeze in the camping area on the hill was
especially strong and
our
kind hosts replaced the now missing tent pegs with
fasteners of a ...
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| ... different and more
solid kind! Thanks, guys. Marc's beloved Miata (r)
made the
trip to North Bay with only a single speeding ticket! ... |
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| It was a breezy sunset
and
most of us hoped that Saturday's Cruise Race would be
blessed with not
quite as much wind as this! ... |
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| A mess of hungry
Wayfarers
dig into the fine pizza supper provided by our hosts. ... |
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| Françoise Brossard (l)
and Julia compare the horrors of crewing for loved
ones??? ... |
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| The lovely Carol
Hansman
"mans" the ... ... |
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| ... registration desk. ... |
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| Françoise signs the
waiver. ... |
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| But mostly ... ... |
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| ... we ate! ... |
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| A worried-looking Lori
looks on as her husband, Ross, signs his life away -
duly witnessed by
Carol and Dave. On the wall at the far right is a lovely
... ... |
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| ... painting. The main room in the club house is called
the Hoyt Wice
Room. Hoyt was one of the founding members and was
commodore of
the club from 1968 to 70. The
room was
named in his honour and the painting done in his memory. |