| the 2008 Rock
Hall
Weekend Saturday 21 June - 1 pics mostly by Uncle Al ... |
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| Saturday morning of the
Regatta:
Every year I've been here (since 2004), all the mornings
have been
exactly like this - sunny and warm. Well, I do seem to recall one Sunday morning that was overcast for a couple of hours. ... |
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| As always, registration
runs
like a well-oiled machine. The fact that we could
pre-register and order meals, T-shirts, etc. by credit card on line this year, made it easier for all concerned. ... |
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| Skippers' Meeting in the
already
welcome shade of the Chuck
and Linda
Parry Pavilion. ... |
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| To some, this may be "old
hat",
but Richard (r)
found it
novel
and probably puzzling?? ... |
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| Back to the boats and get
ready
to race: Uncle Al just missed getting a shot of this
fellow perched on
his masthead fly. ... |
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| 63 boats will be racing in
8
classes on two courses!! A potential logistical nightmare that the Rock Hall YC always seems to handle with supremely efficient ease! - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| John Bates leads the
Lightnings
out onto the course. ... |
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| Eric Manley heads out in
his
Laser Radial. ... |
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| Trevor Prior will start
this
regatta with three firsts before losing by one point to a
John Bates
come-back. ... |
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| Eric (l) and Trevor one
more time ... |
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| Marc and Julie dawdle on
out. ... |
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| Defending U.S. and Rock
Hall
Regatta Wayfarer champions, John and Dolores de Boer, look
alert and
set to rock and roll. ... |
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| Julie takes the helm and
Marc
doesn't dare look??? ... |
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| Actually, I think it's more
repairs being made to dear old Pub
Crawl. ... |
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| Richard Watterson heads out
to
the first course race of his career. ... |
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| Having loaned Mary to
Richard
W., Tony has called up Casey Gish from the minor leagues. Casey seemed to be having a great time and we have every hope that he'll remain in Wayfarers with us!! ... |
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| Brennan Drysdale (182827)
will
be one of three boats fighting over series 2nd among the
Lasers. ... |
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| Mitch Grieb (153046) is the
one
who will end up grabbing that 2nd. I do believe that's a Prindle coming along on port, which means it must be Glenn Ross and Ian Mcallister. |
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