06 Ontarios Sunday: Race 6.2

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There is indeed better breeze over here on the left, as ...
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... Jamie (4594) found out by sailing into a dead spot on the right, which lost him the lead.
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I suppose a lift here would be too much for Marc and Al (3854) to ask for. Can we shoot the mark? The water's nice and flat and we have fine speed ...
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... no, we'd best ...
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... throw in ...
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... a quick roll tack.
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Make that ...
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... couple of quick roll tacks. Synchronized tacking for ...
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... Bill (l) and Marc.
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We've overlaid the mark a bit because we had to get our speed up for a second or two after the first tack.
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Al unhooks the spi halyard and we're ...
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... off onto the first reach. Note that, with the "balls" system, the pole can't be set (easily) before the spi is hoisted.
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And before setting the pole, Al will have to briefly crank the jib in tight to get the windward spi sheet uncaught from the jib foot after the hoist. But there's no big rush since no one is about to take our wind and SHADES is getting a good 95 to 98% of her max speed for this reach even without the spi, i.e. it will take Bill and Frank some time to become a threat to our wind even if they make the perfect hoist and set instantly.

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Andrew rounds 3rd and will now have another crew (his dad) to coach through the spinnaker routine.
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Dave and Carol have done well in the tricky sailing near the mark and moved up to ...
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... 4th place, ahead of ...
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... Jamie and Ben who had been basking in a nice lead less than five minutes previously!
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As Dave and Carol get set to hoist, Marc and Al (red spi) appear to have sailed into a flat spot.
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Tim and Alan still have lots of wind, as do ...
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... Dave (282) and Andrew (red and white spi). But Bill (yellow spi) and Marc (to windward of Bill, right off Andrew's bow) are still hurting for wind.
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Brian and John are ...
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... pursued around the mark by Lori and Jason.
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Not much wind left up ahead!
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Robin and Carolyn near the mark and ...
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... round in good form: note how the main is way out and the boat heeled to windward to help the boat turn away from the wind onto the reach.

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