the Wayfarer Ontarios
Lac Deschênes Sailing Club * July 22-23, 2006
Saturday: Race 1.2
by Kim Bergevin & Doug Netherton

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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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