| the
2004
Wayfarer North Americans Saturday pics: race 3, part 1 photos by Jennifer Princing |
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| The wind continues to
pick up as we ... ... |
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| ... wait for race 3. ... |
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| Scott (l) and
Brian looking fast! ... |
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| The start of race 3.
Al still wants the left
side of the beat but has played it safer by starting ... ... |
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| ... just to leeward
and ahead of Brian (9235). Roger (7700) also looks good but ... ... |
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| ... may have problems
if the expected starboard knock arrives - as it seems to be doing here?
A bit late for the line is Nick (864), but not as late of Mark and Paul
Taylor who have been wrestling with spinnaker pole issues somewhere
south of East Tawas. ... |
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| Great hiking by Sean
Ring! Er, Mike. With the vang (and the main leech!!) this loose, you may be able to sail flat with ease, but you won't point! ... |
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| Mike must have heard
me - he's cranking on some vang as an interested Sean looks on - or is Sean just making sure he is perfectly placed to keep the spray off his helm??? ... |
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| Didn't we see this
same pic in the race 1 coverage: Nick roaring in along the port layline? ... |
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| A starboard lift late
in the beat, leaves Mark (l) with some hope for catching up,
while Al (off Mark's jib) looks bad, being on the outside of the lifted Brian (centre) and Roger (r). ... |
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| But in the end, it's
Brian (9235) and Al rounding ... ... |
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| ... one-two. Above, Al
again protects the left. In the ever increasing winds, Al and Frank
have discovered that things are much more relaxing and the boats far
easier to control if they keep their weight well aft on the run, and
that does not seem to be hurting their speed any. ... |
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| Nick and Joe give the
folks at the State Park a good show. ... |
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| Invasion with
lighthouse. ... |
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| Even without a
spinnaker, it's still an exciting ride for Mark (7673) and Mike (4271).
The former have no pole. ... |
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| Al and Frank (3854)
sit patiently off Brian's leeward quarter, knowing that the latter
can't risk a gybe to port until Al is good and ready to let him. Al and
Frank waited until the port approach to the leeward mark would be
nearly a beam reach. Being the first to gybe, Al and Frank would then
be to windward of Brian and Scott and inside at the mark. Al did end up
rounding ahead of Brian and added slightly to that lead up beat #2. The
run proceeded without untoward incidents for Al and Frank who continued
to sit near the transom, but ... ... |
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| ... Brian and Scott
has spinnaker issues which forced them to ... |