the 2007 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend
Mon 2 July: Don Rumble Memorial Series
Race 5.1
photos by Julia Schonborn


It's barely 1 p.m. and the finale is about to get underway - a windward-leeward. - click here for full-size pic
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A pair of happy campers: Dolores and John de Boer
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Although they can't do any worse than a tie for first, Marc and Al
will lose the tie-breaker if Dwight and Pat win this race.
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So Marc has decided he should crew in this race rather than get his turn at the helm.
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The breeze is still a good healthy one as Al (l) and Dave H. check out the line.
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Ready to let it all hang out are Al and Marc.
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Breanne and her dad, Ross
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Looks like Jason will get to helm Green Side Up in this one.
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It is indeed a glorious day to be sailing!
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Al and Marc (3854) have aced the start at the slightly favoured windward end. In more wind than most of can
hold down, Dave and Kim (4782) have a pretty nice start as well, since Al's backwind won't hurt them excessively.
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A starboard lift is bad news for Dwight (5th from right), especially if Al can force himself not to pinch and sail lower but faster to "shift-proof" his lead over Dwight. If Al stays to windward and astern, the next knock will take away all or much of his lead, but if he can end up to windward (less) and ahead, even a knock won't do much for Dwight.    - click here for full-size pic
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A poor start for John who now tacks away onto a knocked port tack to clear his air:
(l to r)
John, Geoff, Tony, Fred, Michael
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Ah, and a well-trimmed bunch we are, too!   - click here for full-size pic
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Jason (3140) and Andy (555) have tacked to clear their air - and especially wise move since starboard has been knocked.
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A more panoramic ...   - click here for full-size pic
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... view   - click here for full-size pic
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Looking lovely on port are ...
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... Jason and Lori.
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A fine mood as the two Daves (Hansman [282] and Richardson) battle it out upwind.
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And now the fleet bears down on the RC boat ...   - click here for full-size pic
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... with Uncle Al (red spi) and Dwight (4606) battling it out for the lead. Keep an eye on John de Boer (blue and green spi) who has had a sub-par first beat but will now begin to thread his way through the fleet in an amazing come-back that will take him and Dolores all the way back to 3rd place by the finish!!   - click here for full-size pic
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While eager to sail the shortest course along the rhumb line, Al will ...
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... vigorously defend the left side (windward here) against Dwight as necessary.   - click here for full-size pic
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Hull speed weather. In this wind, pretty much everyone will easily do hull speed downwind even without a spinnaker,
as Dave and Carol Hansman demonstrate, hanging right in there with Al and Dwight as they pass the RC boat.

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