| 2005
North Bay Wayfarer Weekend Sunday: Don Rumble Memorial Series - 4 photos by Gillian Danby |
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| Perfection ... ... |
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| ... times two!! ... |
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| It's still close as
Geoff
and Matt pursue Doug. ... |
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With the leeward
mark
fast
approaching, Geoff (9483) could ensure that he will
have an overlap by
pulling the Marc Bennett trick of heeling the boat
well to windward in
order to take some of Doug's wind while reducing the
risk of
immediately fouling Doug, should the latter slow down
significantly.
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| Sue and Stephan look
much
better under their borrowed spinnaker today. (But Mike Mac would frown if he saw the main cunningham in use on the run!!!) ... |
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| Aha! Andrew's and
Julie's
spinny looks much better today, now that the pole has
been raised a bit. ... |
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| It's a close,
fine-looking
duel between Andrew and Michael (7379). ... |
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| A relaxed two-sail run
for
Brett and Ross. ... |
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| Dwight and Pat cross
the
finish line in flawless trim. ... |
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It's a close
fight over
4th between Sue (4677) and Doug (1366) as both are
about to cross the
finish line (between the camera and the mark, more or
less). Who should
do what here to help their chances? - If you said,
"Doug should tack."
you were right on! By tacking to starboard here,
Doug will (a)
sail straight at the line while tacking, and (b) sail
at a better angle
to the line after his tack, i.e. one that will take
him more directly
towards the
line. In the end, I think Doug got the nod anyway, but
it's the
principle that's important here!!
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| Doug and Carol make a
flawless finish, right at the favoured leeward end,
nicely ... ... |
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| ... ahead of (Andrew
Haill
and) Michael. ... |
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| Problems with the
camera
settings in the next few shots. The final minute before
the start of
race 3: some of us edge towards our chosen spot on the line. ... |
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| Uncle Al (r)
appears to have nailed this start and to make things
worse for the
others, now has a nice lift!! ... |
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| Ooops! A late start
for
Andrew, but it could be worse ... note the boat far back
of Andrew! ... |
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| Once Henry has his
problem
solved, he'll want to move forward to keep the transom
from dragging. ... |
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A classic case
of
trying
to fight weather helm, as evidenced by the water flow
off the rudder.
Here it's best to let the boat round up some and then
ease the main to
permit some bearing away without the rudder drag
caused by trying to
bear away while heeling too much - all this before the
boat slows down appreciably. Considerably more vang
tension would
help here as well.
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| Note how much more the
top
of Andrew's sail (9657) is twisting off than the other
mains, all due
to loose vang. ... |
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| Better late than ... ... |
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| ... never??? ... |
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| Again, no real
evidence of
weather helm being fought, so Ross must be letting Georgie Girl round up in the recommended fashion. ... |
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| A healthy lead for
Uncle Al
in this one, over ... ... |
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| ... a pretty
snappy-looking
fleet. ... |
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| Toodle-oo is a
lovely sight against the dark background of the northern
woods. ... |
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| Silverfox, too! ... |
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| A marvellous-looking
three-way tussle among ... ... |
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| ... Geoff, Dave (282)
and
Fred (7379). Er, Geoff! It's about your vang!!! Of
course, Geoff and
Matt are in the process of pulling away here, but it's definitely not due to the set of their main!!! ... |
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| The battle continues
between Fred with Michael (7379) and Dave with Carol. ... |
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And now Sue
and Stephan arrive on the scene to complicate matters
further. Dave and
Carol have gybed but are now on port and will have to
keep clear of the
other two who remain on starboard. Fred, as close to
Sue as he is, is
effectively blocked from gybing until Sue does so.
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