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Lac Deschênes Sailing Club
* July 28-29, 2007
Saturday pre-race - 2
pics by Doug Netherton, Tom Douma, Uncle Al and Dave Hansman

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Things look singularly unpromising as the RC heads out just before one o'clock.
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And of course, the W's - not to forget one CL (light blue deck) - heed ...
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... the call.
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Heather and Colin (929) get set to shove off.
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Back from Killbear, Andy Douma will be sailing Port Tack Too with son, Tom.
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Sue Pilling and Steph Romaniuk show that there is a method to ...
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... our Race Committee's madness!
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Marc Bennett, wearing his "lucky" Doc Ford shirt and with his Bud on the bar,
demonstrates that you can cleat your spinnaker, provided you can get your ...
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... helm to steer to keep it flying and at the same time drink his Grolsch in the original bottle
(resealable, great for the heavy action during races, where containers tend to tip over, get stepped on, etc.)
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It's light but gaining strength: (l to r) Dave Hansman, John de Boer
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Lori Beehler and Jason Hassard: Just the right mix of ...
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... relaxation and concentration!!
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Jamie Abbott with son, Ben, working on the spinnaker - with Sue and Steph doing likewise astern.
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The RC is on station, and with the wind gaining strength, we look good to go.
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Assisting Stuart in the cabin is Airi Trant while her son, John, is up above.
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