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| Aah! This is a picture that
illustrates flawlessly, why the crew aboard our boat briefly cranks the
jib in board tight in order to get the windward spi sheet out from
under the jib foot. Anyway, here are Jason and Lori, in the process of
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| ... hoisting their chute. ... |
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| Robin and Carolyn begin their
run. ... |
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| Al and Marc start ... ... |
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| ... their final short beat to
the finish in a nice little breeze. ... |
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| Reverse angle view as Al and
Marc complete a roll tack. ... |
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| Note again, how Al is placing
himself between his nearest opponents and the finish line upwind, as
Bill (yellow spi) and Dave (282) ... ... |
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| ... approach the leeward mark
just about ... ... |
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| ... dead even. Note that Al has
tacked again and should be just about straight upwind from Dave and
Bill when they round. ... |
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| As the spinnakers come down, Al
tacks to cross the finish line. ... |
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| Dave has the vital inside
position here but is ... ... |
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| ... a bit slow rounding up. Only
one hope for Bill (937) here, and that is ... ... |
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| ... to ... ... |
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| ... tack. Dave's lead is too
small here to be able to cover, but he shouldn't let Bill get
too far away here. Dave should probably tack in another four
boatlengths or so, in order to make sure that he ends up sailing in the
same wind as Bill. ... |
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| Bill is off towards the left
after a nice tack. ... |
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| Bill flawlessly finishes at the
favoured leeward (pin) end to grab 2nd ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Dave (282) who did his best
but couldn't quite manage to ... ... |
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| ... hold off Team Buttercup. ... |
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| Fine form for Team Banshee as they nail down a solid
3rd in both the race and the series, which will easily make Dave and
Carol Hansman our Most Improved
team of the 2006 Ontarios. Congratulations, Carol and Dave! ... |
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| After the second-reach spinnaker
debacle, Alan and Tim (7346) have opted for ... ... |
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| ... a less exciting run. ... |
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| Meanwhile, down near the leeward
mark, three boats, Andrew (4610), Brian (6082) and Jamie are fighting
over 4th. ... |
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| A few minutes later, Jason
rounds onto the final beat while Robin (6071) continues to enjoy his
run. ... |
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| Nearing the finish, Brian is
(wisely) determined to ensure that Jamie (4594) doesn't get away, and
tacks to cover - an absolute must here! |
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