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| Bill hoists the spinnaker
as he and Frank get set to chase ... ... |
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| ... Al and Marc who are
using their favourite 8868 spinnaker, given to Al by Mike McNamara
himself at the 1992 Worlds in Hayling Island. ... |
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| Dave and Carol (282) get
into pursuit mode. At the moment this reach is on the broad side,
and Al is working to find the mental toughness to stay low. ... |
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| Jamie and Ben have
everything up and running at full throttle. ... |
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| Brantford's Brian Hickman
and John Bouckhuyt, have popped the chute and now hope to move away from Lori (r) and Robin (6071). ... |
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| Jamie and Ben continue a
well-balanced pursuit of ... ... |
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| ... Dave and Carol. ... |
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| Wayfarer spinnakers add a
much needed touch of colour to this drab Ottawa River day as Lori (3140), Brian (6082) and Alan Asselstine (7346) continue their exciting battle. ... |
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| Meanwhile Jamie and Ben
continue to ... ... |
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| ... keep Dave and Carol on
their toes. ... |
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| The wind backs near the
mark, and Al has to sheet the main in as ... ... |
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| ... Bill and Frank keep up
their ... ... |
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| ... relentless pursuit. The
wind is dying a bit as we near the gybe mark off the club. Marc and Al
initiate their gybe mode by standing up. ... |
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| Gybe ho! ... |
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| Al does not cut the mark
very close here, but with Bill a few lengths back, Al's main concern is to keep the main and jib pulling their best while ... ... |
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| ... Marc gets the spinnaker
flying for reach #2. ... |
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| Near the gybe mark: (l
to r) Robin, Dave, Lori, Brian, Jamie ... |
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| Wayfarer Man, Frank Goulay,
goes up on deck to quickly fix a spinnaker glitch, as he and Bill begin
their second reach. ... |
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| Marc and Al have everything
in gear and are moving well. ... |
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| Dave and ... ... |
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| ... Jamie reach the gybe
mark in quick succession. |
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