| the 2007 North Bay
Wayfarer Weekend Mon 2 July: Don Rumble Memorial Series Race 4.2 photos by Julia Schonborn |
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| Lucky Al (3854)!!! A
starboard
knock did indeed come through. Both he and John (7351)
have of course tacked on that knock and are now lifted on port. This is not good news for Dwight who went right!! ... |
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| Having easily crossed
Michael
(300) and Lori, Sue and Steph are about to ... ... |
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| ... shave ... ... |
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| ... the transom of the RC
boat
as they dig back in towards the middle. ... |
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| Lucky John! A beautiful,
juicy
port lift lets him easily pass to windward of the RC boat
and move past
Sue. ... |
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| By the time Dave and Carol
reach
the RC boat, the ... ... |
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| ... wind has oscillated
once
more to favour starboard tack. ... |
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| Look at those lovely legs
as
Ross Jamieson and daughter, Breanne, squeak past the RC
boat on port. ... |
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| Starting the run, Al (3854)
has
indeed re-taken the lead from Dwight (4606). Now that the
spi is up and
flying, Al will ... ... |
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| ... rush over and move to
defend
the left side of the run. Meanwhile, it's still anybody's
race between Sue (4677) and John, while Tony (l) seems to have a solid grip on 5th place. - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| It's quite a sight as the
fleet
bears down on the photographer aboard the RC boat. ... |
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| Looks like Fred and John
(7379)
will give Tony and Mary (4105) a run for their money, if
they can ... ... |
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| ... get that spinny going.
In
their close race with Sue ... - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... John and Dolores are
wisely
sticking to the rhumb line and defending ... ... |
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| ... the left side against
... ... |
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| ... Sue and ... ... |
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| ... Steph (l). ... |
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| Using a nice funneling
effect
provided by the gap in the sails behind them - Dave R.
(4782), Lori
(3140) and Michael - Tony ... ... |
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| ... and Mary ... ... |
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| ... are more than holding
their
own against ... ... |
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| ... the dreaded Fred (7379)
whose spinnaker is oversheeted and whose wind is being
nibbled at by
Geoff. ... |
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| Going up the middle is also
paying off for Andrew and Michele (9657) who are making
their move on
Michael and Pat. ... |
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| A study in concentration
are
Michele and Andrew! ... |
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| Poor Michael! Now Dave and
Kim
are ... ... |
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| ... moving up on him as
well! ... |
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With the Terrace Suites, Al
and Julia's home
for this weekend, as a backdrop, most of the fleet nears
the leeward
mark and the start of the final short beat to the
finish. With the left
side looking attractive to them, Al and Marc (3854)
decided to tack
early, rather than wait for Dwight to tack and then risk
having to sail
through the mess of downwind boats - their wakes and
their wind shadows
- if Dwight timed his tack right. Here they are about to
tack, now that
the main mess has passed.
- click here
for full-size pic |
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