the 2007 Pumpkin Regatta Fanshawe YC * Sept. 29-30 race pics: Saturday - Race 1.3 by Mary Abel ...

Ah! Now the SW zephyr has reached the start/finish area, and ... ...

... Doug (1366), John (7351) and Harold (2304) look happy to finally see some wind - of any kind!!! They are about to meet ... ...

... Sue and Jens (7663) who is coming up radically in a ... ...

... last-ditch attempt to re-pass Sue and Steph (above). But it will be .. ...

... too little, too late. A frustrating race for John and Tony (7351) who have again lost the wind completely, and things are not all that much better for Doug and Françoise (1366), either!! ...

Congratulations to Sue and Steph who have just won their first Wayfarer regatta race, with Jens and Sharon crossing a close 2nd. ...

Having tried the rhumb line course nearer the moorings, Al and Dave had moments where they flirted with ... ...

... the lead but ended up settling for 3rd place - fairly happy with their come-back from a late start, not to mention the fact that they ... ...

... they had beaten 2nd-seeded Dwight and Pat (4606) who took 4th, just ahead of ... ...

... Mike and Kirk (CAN90). ...

It was just about here that John and Tony decided they'd had enough of race 1 and ... ...

... headed back to shore ... ...

... pleased to have seen the last of this race. ...

A disappointing 8th behind Len and Dave for Steve and Tiffany after they got off to such a promising start! ...

It was a great day if you liked drifting aimlessly around. ...

The happy race 1 winners ...

The almost as happy Biskaborns ...

In these conditions, you can at least converse from boat to boat. ...

Steph and Sue one more time ...

A little between-races puff for ... ...

... Dave and Kim, while ... ...

... the two North Bay Daves compare notes.

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