| the 2004
Pumpkin Regatta Sailing Pics - 1 by Uncle Al |
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| Saturday, race 3:
Having rounded mark 4 onto a dead run in cool, gusty winds ... ... |
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| ... the Laser fleet
and a lone Y-Flyer make their way towards mark 1. ... |
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| a lull in the breeze
which is losing some of its earlier strength but ... ... |
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| ... still retains some
bite in the gusts. ... |
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| A gust coming ... ... |
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| ... as Steve Carroll leads the Lasers under the Race
Hut cliff. ... |
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| Looking from above,
one can easily see the winds streaks on the water. ... |
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| Steve Carroll ... ... |
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| ... pursued by Grant
Town ... |
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| Even though the Dart
is coming up from astern, Grant will have to keep clear of the leeward
boat as long as Dart 5000 sails no higher than his own proper course. ... |
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| A relaxing moment for
Steve ... ... |
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| ... and Grant but
Grant keeps a wary eye on the gust near the far shore. ... |
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| Brian Jeffs and Scott
Bamford lead the Wayfarers down the run with Nick Seraphinoff and Joe Blackmore (2nd) and Roger Shepherd with Joanne Kumpf (3rd) giving chase. ... |
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| THe leaders sail past
the cliff in perfect balance ... ... |
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| ... ready to deal with
... ... |
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| ... any gust. ... |
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| If Nick wanted even
more wind, he ... ... |
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| ... could luff up and
get into the streak ... ... |
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| ... beside him. |
| the Pumpkin 2004 results report sailing pics by Uncle Al - 1 sailing pics by Uncle Al - 2 sailing pics by John de Boer - 1 sailing pics by John de Boer - 2 shore pics and awards return to index |