the 2004 Pumpkin Regatta Sailing Pics - 2 by Uncle Al |
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| Saturday, race 3: Rick
Goldt (7660) picks a nice lull in which to have his young novice crew,
Georgina Searle,
set the spinnaker as the race over 4th place with Doug Netherton and
Roger Redwin heats up. Should these two boats converge, Rick would have
to keep clear of the starboard Doug. ... |
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| No such concerns for
Brian or ... ... |
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| ... Roger. ... |
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| Rick (l) has
wisely gybed in plenty of time to ... ... |
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| ... remain clear of
Doug. ... |
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| As a Dart zooms up the
second beat, Len Macdougall and Andy Turnbull spinnaker down the run. ... |
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| Rick (l)
continues to hug the cliff where this wind direction often produces
extra wind, while ... ... |
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| ... Doug gybes away to
... ... |
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| ... to take the more
direct route ... ... |
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| ... towards ... ... |
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| ... #1. ... |
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| A well trimmed and
balanced Toodle-oo with Doug and Roger ... |
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| Anatomy of a spinnaker
gybe as Rick finally decides it's time to head for mark #1. ... |
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| Note how Rick steers
with his knees while holding both spi sheets, and how Georgina has unclipped the pole from the mast prior to the actual gybe. ... |
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| A port-tack Laser
knifes through between the two starboard Wayfarers. Nick (864) has just
gybed back towards the windier cliff but it's too late as Roger (7700)
has already gone through. Still, Nick is closer to the rhumbline. ... |
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| The Wayfarers pass the
cliff on their way up the second beat. Brian Jeffs (2nd from left)
will comfortably hold his lead over Roger Shepherd (2nd) and Nick Seraphinoff (3rd). ... |
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| Darting down ... ... |
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| ... the run. ... |
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| A couple of the
"cruisers" pass the race hut on their way to #1. |
| 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 |