the North Bay Wayfarer Weekend 2006
the Canada Day Race: July 1st (oddly enough)
photos by Dave Hansman & Julia Schonborn

Unlike for the 2005 Canada Day Race, no one was going feel the wind was too much today! Here, Uncle Al and Michele ...
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... start to ghost out towards the start line just outside the marina.
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Dolores and John follow.
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The two Daves (282) are on their way, also, with paddle poised for action. Local knowledge?
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Local crew, Joanne Hurd, is ready to set sail with Andrew Haill, who has again made the 13+-hour trip from Thunder Bay with Njord.
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As the first gun goes, Michele gives SHADES ...
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... that little extra nudge to get around the headland.
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It'll be touch and go whether they'll make it to ...
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... the line in time.
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Other Wayfarers started paddling sooner and will get to choose - to some degree - where on the line they want to start.
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The gun goes but it would likely be an exaggeration to cry:
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"They're off!"
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Henry and his crew, John Symmonds, were even a little later ...
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... getting there than Uncle Al, but not as late as ...
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... Joanne and Andrew.
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Drifting champions: Dave Hansman (far left) and Tony Krauss are in great shape early as they make ...
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... something out of nothing by actually ghosting forward. The camera angle makes Uncle Al (2nd from left)
look far better than he was.  In reality, Dave, Tony and John de Boer were sitting a comfortable 1-2-3 here.
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As we drifted along, there were tantalizing wind patches to be seen
but we didn't get any of them for the better part of an hour!
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We did actually move away from the start line as evidenced by the fact that ...
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... Julia, our main photographer (above), has to go to fairly extreme zoom to get
that previous picture of Al chasing Dave.
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A heron ...
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...  remains ...
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... undisturbed by Julia's gentle presence.
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The Canada Day celebrations attracted lots of youngsters.
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Much later, at the North Bay YC: One of the J's motors in after the race was shortened
at mark J5 off Callander Bay out on Lake Nipissing. With rain beginning to fall ...
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... the friendly towing services of the NBYC keelboaters were much appreciated by Wayfarers such as ...
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... Uncle Al and Michele.
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And by the happy Wayfarer winners of the Canada Day Race, Dave Hansman and Dave Richardson!
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A quick haul-out and then it would be time to head into the club for beer, supper and awards.
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2006 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend