the 2005 Wayfarer Ontarios
Sunday morning: Race 7 - 3
photos by
Val Gont, Nancy Webster Cole, Uncle Al



Sue and Stephan do a nice, slow spinnaker gybe after passing the RC boat area.
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When the wind is not strong enough to lift the weight of the sailcloth, we can make life easier for ...
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... the spinnaker by lowering the pole until the clews are more or less level.
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Windward heel, anyone???
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Again: here Fred and David could help the spinnaker out by heeling to windward and ...
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... holding the boom out to leeward.
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Even without a spinnaker, Paul and Marilyn remain right in the mix.
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Now Banshee looks better - their spi problem was nothing that a bit a wind couldn't fix!
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Frank confirms that no one is near that might threaten his upcoming 2nd-place finish.
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Doug and Françoise spinnaker past ...
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... Paul and Marilyn, but look depressed since it's too little, too late: they will end up in series 3rd, one point out of first!!
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Carolyn and Alan should move their pole forward, and ...
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... they do!! It could likely come even further forward to get the foot of the spi further away from the jib as ...
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... Jason and Lori are doing.
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"Oh, Lord! Why hast thou forsaken me?" Doug seems to be saying while Françoise keeps Toodle-oo going in this bow-to-bow race with Fred (7379). Behind Fred, we can, I believe, see Uncle Al and Marc just crossing the finish line to complete an improbable come-back and win the Ontarios yet again.
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Ah! Now Carolyn and Alan have Majam trimmed nicely!!
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Fred (helm) and David ...
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... zero in on the leeward mark off Aylmer Island.
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Dwight and George score a fine-looking 3rd in the finale, while ..
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... Dave and Carol grab a super 4th, their ...
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... best result of the series.
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5th place went to Sue and Stephan who just edged out Fred and David (7379).
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Ontarios 2005
results
report
photos
Saturday morning ashore
Saturday afternoon ashore
Saturday dinner at the Lindenhof
Saturday: race 1
Saturday: race 3
Saturday: race 4, 5
Sunday ashore - 1
Sunday ashore - 2
Sunday pre-race
Sunday: race 6.1
Sunday: race 6.2
Sunday: race 6.3
Sunday: race 7.1
Sunday: race 7.2
Sunday: race 7.3
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