the
Wayfarer Ontarios
Lac Deschênes Sailing Club * July 22-23, 2006 Sunday: Race 7.7 by Kim Bergevin & Doug Netherton |
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A late starboard knock means two
more quick tacks for ... ... |
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... Bill and Frank. The second
tack is just ... ... |
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... coming ... ... |
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... up. ... |
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An eased mainsheet would help
here, especially since Team Buttercup
now needs to ... ... |
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... bear away radically to get
onto their run. ... |
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Dave and ... ... |
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... Carol reach the windward
mark in 3rd place - no sign yet of Brian who had gone off on his own
early in the leg. ... |
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A fine beat for Dave who has cut
into Bill's lead quite a bit. ... |
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I'm not sure but I think this
little encounter may be the reason for Bill's upcoming Penalty Turn(s)
- or did he hit the mark? The above picture presents an interesting
rules question. If Bill has not gone outside the Two-Length Zone around
the mark here, he is still protected by Rule 18 which would mean that
Dave rounds at his own risk here - never mind that Dave is on starboard
and Bill has gybed to port. Until Bill passes the mark, he is rounding
and Dave has to keep clear. Always provided that Bill has yet to leave
the Zone! Nothing in this situation requires Bill to make a seamanlike
rounding, etc.
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Whatever! Looks like a Turn of
some kind being done by Bill. ... |
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Buttercup
leaves the windward mark at last. ... |
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If Al's course (red spi) is
anything to go by - and it usually is! - then both Dave (l) and Bill are not only making
life needlessly tougher for their crews, but are also adding to the
length of their run by sailing almost 45° above the rhumbline. ... |
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If he can lay the mark, Andrew
(4610) will move up ... ... |
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... into 4th place. ... |
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And he does so. ... |
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Wow! How often do you see a
Wayfarer leaving a rooster tail??!! This is one time that ... ... |
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... we can literally say that
Brian was right on Andrew's tail! ... |
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The Gumleys get set to hoist as
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... the Abbotts near the mark. ... |
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This looks to be a great chance
for them to ... ... |
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... shoot the mark. ... |
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Success!!! ... |
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Jason and Lori have overlaid
slightly but will have everything ... ... |
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... all set for a quick hoist. |
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