the 2007 Rock Hall
Weekend Friday: after the River Race - 1 pics mostly by Uncle Al ... |
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After about 3 hours and 22
minutes of sailing, SHADES
(bow
and jib visible) limped across the finish line in what ... ... |
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... appeared to be ... ... |
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... the last of the wind. ... |
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One last gasp of northerly
air
flow propels the Vanguard across the finish line, but
after that ... ... |
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... virtually nothing - not
to
imply that my crew, Marc, is nothing, of course. In fact, he looks quite chipper for a guy who didn't get home til 5:30 a.m. ... |
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We felt sorry for the many
boats
who were still trying to reach the river mouth in ... ... |
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... a tide that was going
against them, and with virtually no wind. ... |
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Uncle Al in his lucky Lake
Eustis shirt ... |
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Some of the Chesapeake 20's
again had a ... ... |
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... "mother ship" in
attendance,
a support boat, if you will. ... |
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Full marks to the Wayfarers
who
can be seen drifting into their Rock Hall YC landfall (above) an hour and
half later. 11
of our 12 W's stuck it out to the bitter end and finished
the race. And
had enjoyed themselves immensely. Not a complaint to be
heard! ... |
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One of our fellow sailors -
sadly not a Wayfarer! ... |
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The team from the Vanguard,
Geoff Becker and his lovely crew: A perfectly good dinner gets crushed, sacrificed to the god of photography. ... |
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Two Windmill sailors, Dyer
Harris (Rock Hall Regatta Chairman) and Allen Chauvenet (r) share a moment of thoughtful discussion. ... |
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Frank Pedersen (l) is the lone Rock
Hall-based W, but Bill Harkins (W2526 who sailed his canoe today) is not too far away in Arlington, VA. ... |
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And now a look at the real
Frank
- without the sunglasses. ... |
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I think this is Colette
Bolton
who can't have had much fun in the Hobie in today's winds. ... |
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More serious post-race
analysis. ... |
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Ah! I recognize the
afterguard
from the Log Canoe (on the right). ... |
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The lovely Vanguard crew
one
last time. |