the 2007 North Bay
Wayfarer Weekend Tues 3 July: Trout Lake Poker Race - 6 photos by Julia & Al Schonborn; Dave & Carol Hansman; Andrew Haill |
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Nearing the finish at the
McNutts', Dave looks happy that this
race is done, while most of us still sit ... ... |
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... becalmed off Garbage
Island.
Pat and Fred cross Lori and Mary who then ... ... |
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... take matters into their
own
hands. ... |
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With Garbage Island nearly
behind us, Sue and Al drift along. ... |
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And of course, Al had to
get a
shot of a Wayfarer (Andrew) typically becalmed in the lee
of that
infamous island. ... |
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Almost at the finish line,
the
Hansmans can look back at a breeze filling in, and ... ... |
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... look ahead at where
John and
Dolores are about to edge them out of first place. ... |
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Somewhat later: No doubt
having
helped himself to a well-earned beer, Dave returns to the beach at the McNutts', as more boats begin to straggle in - at least one, courtesy of a tow. ... |
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The Chick Boat arrives
among the
leaders but had to resort to paddling to arrive before ... ... |
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... their "hated" rivals,
Tony
and Jason (white deck). Walter, meanwhile, completes his tow with a couple of judicious paddle strokes. ... |
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Rewarded for their
paddle-less
patience, Julia and Al get a lovely puff to ride into the
finish line
in 5th place. ... |
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A beautiful scene that goes
all
the way back to the early 60's is re-enacted for 2007. ... |
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The finish dock is a fine
place
to relax: (l to r) John
de
Boer, Mitchell Martyn who has finished his golf lesson,
and Dave. ... |
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Race-winner, John de Boer,
enjoys the moment in comfort and style, as does ... ... |
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2nd-place finisher, Dave
Hansman, who leaps up to give his seat to a senior citizen
... ... |
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... Uncle Al (l). ... |
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Ah! Now we have the entire
winning team: John and Dolores de Boer! ... |
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Meanwhile, Andrew (l) and Sue whom we
last saw off
Garbage Island ... ... |
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... have finally picked up
the
new breeze, and are about to have ... ... |
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... a very close finish,
with
Andrew and Michele (9657) just beating out Sue. ... |
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And I do mean Sue. I
believe
that somewhere out there, crew Nicole who had another
engagement? got herself a motor boat ride to shore, leaving Sue to do ... ... |
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... her take-off on Frank
Dye.
No beard, though! ... |
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It's still anybody's race
but ... ... |
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... Andrew and Michele turn
for
the beach first and get an 8th ahead of ... ... |
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... Sue, even though they
sail
the last bit ... ... |
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... under jib alone. A
couple
more engine-assisted finishers, John Simmonds and Mike
Jeffery, have
succumbed to the ... ... |
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... lure of the beer!! ... |
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W3125 comes into the finish
area
as Henry, Klaus
and Jacob roll in on a nice breeze ... ... |
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... past the well-moored
... ... |
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... SHADES to complete
our list of
unassisted finishers. ... |
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That last missing touch
that the
McNutt beach was lacking!! ... |
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While some lunched down at
the
docks, most of us ... |
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