| the
2004
Wayfarer North Americans Saturday pics: race 1, part 2 photos by Jennifer Princing |
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| If you've got the
nerve, standing in the boat as Brian is doing above, makes it easier to
keep the boat level. ... |
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| Nick and Joe continue
to challenge. ... |
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| (l to r) Geoff,
Roger, Al and John. Al, having secured the inside position, will now ... ... |
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| ... gybe back to
starboard as SHADES passes the start/finish line on his way to
the leeward mark. Note how Al is steering with his knees while holding the sheets to keep the chute flying through the gybe. ... |
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| A fine gybe is
completed. ... |
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| Moving well are Mark
and Paul who ... ... |
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| ... have made up
distance since rounding of a sub-par beat. Note how high Geoff's boom
is riding on 9483. This will keep it out of the water but if done to excess, easing the vang will
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| Roger admires the fine
job Joanne is doing with the spinny. ... |
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| Nick and Joe (864)
duck in anticipation of a gybe towards the leeward mark. ... |
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This picture shows
the value of defending the left side of a buoys to port run (all else
being equal!). With the mark rapidly approaching, Mark (7673) - inside
and on starboard - is in control. Roger (7700) will have to put off a
gybe to port and towards the mark until Mark gybes. With the mark only
about 100 yards away, Nick will end up stuck on the outside unless he
can sail higher, plane, and sneak across both 7673's and 7700's bows
which is doubtful and risky. A great sneaky move for Nick in this
position would be to luff up hard and cut across the starboard tackers'
transoms. If the mark is already only a few seconds away, Nick should
douse the chute rapidly here and then go up. If there is some distance
still to sail, Nick wants to luff up as much as needed, luffing the
chute for a few seconds, if necessary. This would put him on the inside
and might well lead to an overlap since Nick could blanket the other
two when they gybe.
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| Just past the leeward
mark, Brian (l) retains the lead over Al (green hull) and
Roger (r). Nick, meanwhile, is ... ... |
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| ... paying for a late,
rushed douse ... ... |
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| ... with a snarled
halyard. The leaders, Brian and Scott (9235), meanwhile head left to
cover Al who has tacked. ... |
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| (l to r) Nick,
Roger, Mike, ??? ... |
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| winning form for Brian
and Scott ... |
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| Roger and Joanne
perhaps heeling a tad too much? ... |
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| Geoff (9483) and John
(7351) continue their battle up the right side of the second beat. ... |
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| Nick goes up the
middle, giving Jennifer a fine ... ... |
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| ... photo op. ... |
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| John and Dolores are
in fine fettle as they "dig back in" towards the rhumbline. ... |
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| Geoff and Dave likewise ... |
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| Brian and Al (3854)
have pulled away on this second and somewhat breezier second beat, with
Brian still leading. |