2004 Wayfarer Ontarios
Race 7, part 2
photos by Lois Frankel

Just before the gun: Bill Fyfe tacks into the hole Al (l)  had worked hard to create between himself and Mark.
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As Marc counts down the last five seconds, Al checks his position on the line.
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Roger has a nice spot. Al (3854) finally gets the sails in, but it's too late: Bill (937) is already moving and ...
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... will bury Al in backwind and then others will come along to complete Al's interment! Note the fine start in the making for Brian Mills and Ryan Leighton (4675) who are coming through to leeward of Roger at speed, and ...
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... cruise on through at the gun to ...
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... take the early lead. Both Bill (937) and Mark (7673) look to have fine starts at the slightly favoured pin end, while series leaders, Peter (286) and Al (3854) have their work cut out for them!
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Here's what we looked like from ...
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... to leeward of the line.
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Mike Codd's start at the unfavoured boat end at least gives him the option of tacking away to clear his air. Meanwhile, the three early leaders won't thank Robin Allardyce (r) for this rather unorthodox approach to starting.
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A nice, crisp tack has allowed Dave and Charles Hansman to get into clear air underneath RED TOP.
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As Peter (286) romps off into clear air on port, Al (3854) and Andrew (4610) have also tacked - only to discover that others have had the same idea and are now sitting on their wind. To complete the frustration, Robin (6071) still trying to get back to the line to start, is now sailing straight at them. A few unkind words may have been directed his way???
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An embarrassingly poor start for Doug (l) who doesn't even have Robin's (6071) excuse of having gotten too far from the start area to make it back in time! Now that the leaders have sailed away, (r to l) Roger, John, Andrew and Al have ...
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... lots of wind to play with - perhaps more than the leaders who are still heading left into the middle of the river.
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Fine form for Roger who is going up the middle.
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Finally - the RC can relax for a bit.
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Alan (r) checks what's astern while Andrew (l) is about to ...
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... tack to escape John's (7351) wind shadow, a fact which ...
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... will help Doug (1366).
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Robin and his mystery crew sail past on port while new crew, Teri, slowly gets the 4610 jib in.
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Sailing towards downtown Ottawa on port tack: (l to r) Mike, Alan and Dave
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(l to r) Doug in Roger's dirt, and Robin
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Robin tacks ...
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... away as (l to r) Roger, Doug and Mike continue towards the starboard layline.
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Roger tacks for the mark.
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Al did surprisingly well playing the shifts up the shore side, rounding with Roger (7700) in second place
behind Bill Fyfe (l). Peter (r) is lying 5th, so Al's title hopes remain alive.
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It's a close battle once again.
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Attacking from leeward as usual, Al (red spi) starts to make his move.
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Andrew Gumley (l) also does well by ...
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... attacking from below.
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Brian Mills clings to his lead over John de Boer.
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the top three: (l to r) Al, Bill and Roger
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a wider angle
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Robin Allardyce hangs in there despite ...
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... lack of spinnaker.
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(l to r) Alan, Brian, Doug
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Al (3854) has waited for Bill to gybe first and has enough nerve to wait a bit ...
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... longer as Marc douses the chute before he ...
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... gybes, trusting that he'll be able to reach across Bill's bow before the latter ...
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... can get there to claim the room he may be entitled to. Mark (blue & white spi) is coming up fast.
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2004 Wayfarer Ontarios
results
report
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Race 1
Race 2 - 1
Race 2 - 2
Race 3 - 1
Race 3 - 2
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race 7  - 1
Race 7  - 2
Race 7  - 3
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