| 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 ...
- 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. |