| the 2008 Pumpkin Regatta Fanshawe YC * London, ON * October 4-5 Race 1.01 photos by Bob Steer, Steve Currie and Paul Chesman ... |
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| Jens and
Sharon Biskaborn ... |
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| Jack Blocker
and Colin Read get set for the Y-Flyer Ontario Championship. ... |
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| The driver of
our photography boat - rescue boat, if necessary! - is Ross Green, past
FYC Member of the Year who is always one of the volunteers at out regattas, despite his age. He shows the young guys a thing or two. ... |
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| Our second
safety/mark laying team: Mike Morris (l)
and FYC Commodore, Paul Chesman (photography duty). ... |
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| Uncle Al and
Julia (3854) head towards the Race Hut shore to see if a course has
been
posted. ... |
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| Dwight and Pat
Aplevich (4606) cruise past a cruiser sailed by Roy Elworthy and Bobby
Hampton. ... |
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| All eyes on
the Race Hut where ... ... |
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| ... the course
for Race 1 has been posted and the Y-Flyer start sequence is well
underway. ... |
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| Looks like a
tough start coming up since with this wind direction ... ... |
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| ... the
more or less fixed line will be hard to cross on starboard tack. ... |
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| Mark Anderson
and ... ... |
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| ... Doug Carey
as well as ... ... |
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| ... Drew
Petteplace with Lindsay Stanlick in the CL, being in the
Open Fleet, have another 15 or so minutes to contemplate the matter. ... |
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| A wave to the
camera from Doug ... |
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| Uncle Al and
Julia kill time as they wait for the Wayfarer start sequence. ... |
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| Ditto for Jens
and Sharon ... |
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| Paddy
MacCallum checks the line. ... |
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| A lovely day
for not only sailing but also for pictures. ... |
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| The Laser
start sequence draws near. - click here for full-sized image ... |
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| Jon Dietrich ... |
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| Jeff and Vera Eames in Bloody Thing ... |
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| Dwight and Pat Aplevich in Eclairelle ... |
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| Jacob Prapavessis completes
a spiffy gybe. ... |
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| Jon Dietrich: a picture of
confident relaxation |
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