| the 2007 Rock Hall
Weekend Saturday: morning ashore pics mostly by Uncle Al ... |
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| 0900 hrs, Saturday morning,
and
already they have posted ... ... |
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| ... corrected times for the
River Race, times that Marc (l) and
John study with some interest. ... |
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| The Registration Desk is
... ... |
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| ... open for business, and
fully
operational. ... |
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| Lori and Andy find yet
another
use for the bar in the Log
Canoe
Lounge. ... |
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| A proper registration
requires
expert scrutiny. ... |
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| That typical early morning
windless look, as seen from the club's deck. - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| Lots of space in which to
park
boats and ... -
click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... cars, and of course ...
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click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... tents. ... |
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| Having studied the SI's, (l to r) Julie,
Jason and Bob
await the Competitors' Briefing. ... |
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| Marc is in top form this
morning, no doubt buoyed by the shirt from our annual
Midwinters
pilgrimage to the Randy Wayne White "shrine", Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille, on Sanibel Island. ... |
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In the "Wayfarer Corner"
the SI's
are studied and discussed. Alas, your Uncle Al was busy
taking
pictures, and crew, Marc, was being distracted in the
nicest possible
way by Julie, and we ended up sailing the entire series
under the
mistaken, and ultimately very costly, assumption that
there would be no
drop race for this regatta.
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| All in all, it is a warm
and ... ... |
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| ... pleasant morning! ... |
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| Indeed, a lovely morning!! ... |
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| The briefing gets underway
with
much of our 12-boat Wayfarer fleet gathered in the ... ... |
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| ... Charles and Linda Parry
Pavilion. ... |
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| Attention is ... ... |
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| ... focussed on ... ... |
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| ... RHYC Commodore, Chip
Lieber (centre)
who will be the Race
Officer for the course that includes the W's. ... |
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| Dyer Harris (l) had hoped to race
his Windmill
in the River Race and the Regatta, but a recent operation has forced him to limit his presence to light RC duties. ... |
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| The Wayfarer gang pays
close
attention. ... |
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| Soon, the meeting is done
and we
head towards the water. ... |
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| Not much sign of wind as
yet. |