| the 2004
Pumpkin Regatta Sailing Pics - 4 by John de Boer |
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| Nick and Joe get set
for some windy action, some of which ... ... |
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| ... we can see above. ... |
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| Brian holds the early
lead over Nick and Roger as the Wayfarers begin the second beat. ... |
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| A rather forced smile
on Al's face as he paddles SHADES towards the ramp. With no
reasonable hope of borrowing the necessary halyard housing, Al has
decided to haul out and put an early finish to SHADES' 2004
season. ... |
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| A major lead for Brian
(r) over Nick (pink spi) coming down the second run. ... |
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| Roger and Joanne scoot
down the second run. ... |
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| Fanshawe claims
another rudder: Like Al and Frank did at this time in 2003, Doug and
Roger have had to ... ... |
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| ... avail themselves
of the rescue services due to a broken rudder. ... |
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| A great comeback and a
narrow win for Nick Seraphinoff and Joe Blackmore (blue hull)
over ... ... |
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| ... Brian Jeffs and
Scott Bamford in race 2. Roger rolling to a 3rd at right. ... |
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| And it's an immediate
rush back to the shelter under the cliff. ... |
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| Brian and Scott ... |
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| Nick and Joe (864)
followed by Roger and Joanne ... |
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| Michelle is geared for
summer: shorts and beer, but the body language still says "cold". ... |
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| That's better,
Michelle! ... |
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| Race 3 is coming up -
including Doug Netherton (2nd from left) with a freshly
borrowed rudder - but ironically ... ... |
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| ... as the fleet makes
its run to the start ... ... |
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| ... Doug (dark
hull at windward end) will be over early and score an OCS. |
| 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 |