| the 2007 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend Mon 2 July: Don Rumble Memorial Series Race 4.1 photos by Julia Schonborn ... |
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Just after the start of this
modified Olympic triangle course: a good start for most of the fleet
off a line that the current wind has left pretty square. Al has started
to leeward and slightly ahead of Dwight, whom Al has just forced to
tack away after pinching him off. - click here
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Despite Dwight's race 3
disaster, both Dwight and Al are counting 1-2's after a drop, so that
the "match race" continues. Note how Al (4th from right) has tacked to go
right with Dwight, having first made sure there was enough
separation to avoid being backwinded!! Bit of a slow start here for
Henry (3125)!! - click here
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| We're a lovely sight, spread as
we are across the bay!
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| Geoff (9483) heads back into the
middle of the beat while Sue (l)
and John get ever closer to that port lay line! ... |
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| The wind has picked up a bit as
the left-side boats come in towards the mark on the port lay line: (l to r) Lori, Tony, Dave H, Fred ... |
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| Coming in from the right side
after "protecting" against Dwight, is Al (3854) who has overstood
slightly (note eased sails) but will still nicely cross John (7351) and
Sue (4677). Dave Richardson and Kim Rainville (4782) have ... - click here
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... sailed a fine first beat
but are about to pay the price for approaching the rounding on port.
While Sue and John will just have enough room to bear away for Dwight
(4606), Dave (4782) will end up having to go behind a bunch of
starboard tackers, as you can see that he is just ... - click here
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... discovering here!! This
picture beautifully illustrates another aspect of Rule 18, the
so-called "buoy room rule": Dwight's 4606 on starboard ranks as an
obstruction to 4677 (Sue) who is on port and overlapped with 7351
(John) to leeward of her. Even though 7351 has right of way over 4677,
7351 must give 4677 room to pass astern of 4606.
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John (7351) rounds onto the
first reach in 4th place with Dave H (282) and Michael (300, hidden by
3140) close astern. Both Tony (4105) and Lori (3140) are in perilous
waters here, being subject to the severe restrictions placed by Rule
18.3 on tacking near the mark. Fred (7379) meanwhile, takes a
gamble and tacks to leeward of Geoff (9483). - click here
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| Fred's judgment is vindicated as
he manages to lay the mark without further tacks. ... |
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| A beautiful shot of our fleet
sailing down the first reach, the top four being Al, Dwight, Sue and
John. - click here
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| No one else has a yet risked the
spinnaker on this at times rather close, shift-infested reach. - click here
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| The wind is streaky and gusty as
the top four ... -
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| ... get close to the gybe mark (l). - click here
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| Don't these brilliantly
illuminated spinnakers look great against the dark forest??!! ... |
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| Looks like there will be some
excitement at the mark for the white-sail boats. Disturbing each
other's air like this, and of course, the lack of spinnakers, is
causing this group to drop well back of the ... - click here
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| ... top four who are already
romping down the second reach towards the leeward mark. Perhaps
getting a bit too casual, Al (3854) has failed to protect his wind
against Dwight (4606) who is bringing up a puff. And now ... -
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| ... it's too late for a sudden
luff because that would not ... ... |
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| ... give Dwight room to keep
clear!! (see Rule
16) A few moments of exciting racing on the edge but then ... ... |
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| ... the wind backs, putting the
boats on a broader reach, and Al's wind - and lead - are gone!! ... |
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| No such mistakes for Sue (4677)
who rightly pinches up until the on-rushing John and Dolores are forced
to go to leeward. ... |
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Where of course they meet the Mystic wind shadow and drop back.
On the second reach of a buoys-to-port course, especially a close reach
like this one, it is always wise to defend your wind, since by doing
so, you are also defending the inside position at the coming mark -
unlike the first reach where defending your wind may well leave you
outside - and out of luck - at the next mark.
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| PRO, Fred McNutt, checks on what
weather is coming down the pipe, and duly reports to his ... ... |
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| ... wife, Anne, as the
excitement continues to unfold behind him. Over Fred's shoulder, we can
just spot Dwight and Pat Aplevich leading the pack as they are about to
round the just barely visible leeward mark with Al close behind. ... |
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| Mogens Christensen and ... ... |
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| ... his
wife, Doreen, very kindly provided their yacht - which Julia assures me
is lovely!! - as a very cushy RC boat! In the distance, you can see Al
who has tacked away from Dwight's backwind onto an at least not
unfavoured starboard tack. If a knock does not come soon, Al will tack
anyway, since he doesn't want Dwight to get too far away. |
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