| the Rock Hall
One-Design Summer Regatta Uncle Al's Saturday sailing pics - 2 ... |
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| My crew, Marc Bennett, has
recovered from last night's Dark and Stormies. ... |
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| Tony Arends in ... ... |
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| ... relax mode. ... |
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| Bob Patterson and ... ... |
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| ... his crew, Stephen Gay,
check out
their spinnaker in ... ... |
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| ... one of the strengthening puffs. ... |
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| The slots are looking good. ... |
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| Latane and Patty Montague
cruise by in ... ... |
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| ... their lovely Hampton. ... |
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| Dyer checks the line one
last time prior to the race 1 countdown. ... |
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| Randy Watson checks the
line in his Chesapeake 20. ... |
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| Quite a mix of boats grace
the starting area: Tracy Oliver in A-Cat 99, Jacob in his Sunfish, John
Macielag in his 14, and Latane in his Hampton. ... |
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| And the wind has picked up
quite nicely! ... |
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| The postponement is about
to end. ... |
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| I believe this was Peter
Bell's Chesapeake 20 - with one crew having a pre-race nap, sort of
like my crew, Marc, who does not get to rest his head in my lap,
however. ... |
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| Mark Lathrop kills
pre-start time in his Windmill. ... |
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| John Macielag and crew
greet ... ... |
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| ... Henry Amthor and Mark
Lynch
in their 5-0-5. ... |
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| The countdown for ... ... |
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| ... the A-Cats begins. ... |
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| Too fast for my camera, the
A-Cats are well underway before ... ... |
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| ... I can capture them. ... |
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| The 5-0's, who shared a
start with the International 14s, got the best of this start.
It's a nice, square line and ... ... |
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| ... Henry Amthor (8012)
wisely foots out from underneath ... ... |
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| ... John Hauser as the
first 14 finally limps across the line. |