| the 2008 Pumpkin Regatta Fanshawe YC * London, ON * October 4-5 Race 2.04 photos by Bob Steer, Steve Currie and Paul Chesman ... |
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| Clear air for Roger who now has
a great lift on starboard, a lift that is letting him ... ... |
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| ... Dwight and ... ... |
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| ... Sue virtually lay #6 (see
chart of top of this page). ... |
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| Al will sail on port here only
until he can tack without needlessly blanketing Roger. ... |
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| The Laser leaders approach #6,
while Y-Flyers, Ed Hone (2687) and Richard King (2794) begin their
2nd-leg run. ... |
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| It's a close battle as most of
the W's ... ... |
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| ... approach the windward mark. ... |
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| As can be judged from looking at
the Lasers, we still have some way to go, however. ... |
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Noticeably absent from this
group of W leaders is Jens Biskaborn who, after his great start, has
held starboard until the figurative cows come home. A risky move,
separating yourself from the fleet like that when you're leading and
it's this early in the race. One big shift, and the others could all
end up rounding ahead of you. In this instance, however, Jens not only
got away with it, but he also extended his lead.
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| The run from #6 to a Pumpkin
mark off the moorings: It's close among the Y's: Pierre (2776), Richard (2794) and Ed (2687) sitting 1-2-3, exactly the way they will finish. ...` |
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| Meanwhile, the Open Fleet start
has gone. Roy Elworthy crosses Shawn Pyne. ... |
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| Mark Anderson in his Albacore ... |
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| Robert (2778) and Kevin on the
home stretch to the Pumpkin mark. ... |
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| Frank Harmgardt leads this ... ... |
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| ... group of Lasers on the run. ... |
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| Wayfarers just beginning their
run: (l to r) Dwight, John,
Sue, Len, Roger, Jeff, Mike (behind the Hobie), Dave - click here for full-sized image ... |
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| This panoramic view shows 2nd
place Al (red spi) sticking closer to the eat shore in hopes of
catching a funnelling (stronger) breeze. - click here for full-sized image ... |
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| Jens and Sharon, meanwhile, are
closer to the west shore and far enough ahead so as to be missing from
this shot. - click here for full-sized image ... |
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| Al and Julia actually did gain
by hugging the east shore - a (hopefully) calculated risk. Shawn and
Andrew, meantime, slog their way up the beat in a Siren, a boat that no one can get to perform well. ... |
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| I assume that's Brad gybing
around the Pumpkin mark just ahead of Rick, while Jamie prepares to
follow suit in his Y. ... |
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| Close race in the Lasers here: (r to l) Jacob, Matt, Jon, Kevin,
Steve, Ben - click here for full-sized image ... |
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| At the Pumpkin mark: Evidently
Kevin (187414) has managed an inside overlap and should come out of this ahead of Jon (179167), Matt (40) and Jacob (r). ... |
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| Oops! Maybe not. The camera has
lied ... ... |
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| ... again! |
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