| the 2009 Midwinters
& U.S. Nationals Friday ashore photos mostly by Peter Rahn, Uncle Al, Andrew Haill, Andy Douma, Randall Moring ... |
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| The invalids arrive at the club
where not surprisingly, it's no warmer than it was in St. Pete's ... ... |
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| ... frost on boat covers,
eek! ... |
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| LESC Commodore, Dave Hepting
looks on as Uncle Al and Alex Rahn exchange greetings after a long time
no see. ... |
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| Jim, Paul, and Frank
awaiting the wind ... |
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| Frank does some tuning on
Nick's boat. ... |
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| Nick Seraphinoff prepares to
help rig SHADES. ... |
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| Nick's own Wayfarer (864) will
be campaigned by Frank and Andrew. ... |
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| As the sunny morning slowly
warms up, PRO Dave Williams (r)
discusses a postponement with the clientele. ... |
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| Mike Murto (l) introduces Dave, and the
competitors' briefing gets ... ... |
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| ... underway. ... |
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| Only one other Friday shore pic
available: this lovely sunset shot by Randall Moring. |
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