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| Bill and Marc traded a few tacks
as they neared the windward mark. ... |
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| With Bill (937) coming in on the
starboard lay line, Marc thinks he can lay the mark from here and tacks
... ... |
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| ... a boatlength or two ... ... |
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| ... below Bill. Al reaches to
leeward to unhook the spi halyard so that all will be ready for a fast
hoist - we hope. ... |
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| Well, when you're hot, you're
hot. Marc and Al get a nice lift just before the mark. This is one time
it pays to "put some money in the bank" by sailing high of the mark.
Just as well, too, since we are about to ... ... |
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| ... get knocked. Flat water,
ideal mark shooting conditions but ... ... |
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| ... Marc keeps a wary eye on the
mark as we coast on by. ... |
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| Marc stands up to hoist the
chute while Al stays put to heel the boat to windward. ... |
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| Once we're on course, we should
get that vang tightened to keep the boom level rather than angled up!!
Tsk! Tsk! ... |
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| Bill and Frank are about to
round right ... ... |
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| ... astern of us. As Marc
hoists, Al remains ready to briefly crank the jib in if the spinnaker
should catch on the
jib tack as it usually does. Pulling the jib in really tight always
frees our spi and we then ... ... |
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| ... set the jib for our reach
before starting to
set the chute. Aboard Buttercup,
Bill and Frank get set to hoist. ... |
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| Andrew and Penny are about to ... ... |
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| ... round 3rd. ... |
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| A good easing of the main to
help their turn onto the close spi reach, and they're off in pursuit of
Marc (r) and Bill. ... |
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| A fine first beat for Tim France
and Alan Asselstine who are in 4th place. |
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