| the 2009 Midwinters
& U.S. Nationals Saturday ashore photos mostly by Uncle Al, Andrew Haill, Andy Douma, Randall Moring ... |
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| Early Saturday morning and
already the LESC's launching service is on duty - unlike the wind!! ... |
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| Another competitors' briefing,
this aimed mainly at the dozens of MC Scow sailors with whom we will share the waters today and tomorrow. ... |
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| Jim Lingeman (foreground) has heard it
all before in his long sailing career. ... |
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| PRO, Dave Williams outlines the
course possibilities - always assuming that we will eventually ... ... |
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| ... get a bit of wind!! ... |
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| Nick (l) and Frank admire the love note
left by Linda Sweet (ex-W4406) while the cover was being repaired by Hans Gottschling. ... |
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| Team Melges was on hand to
support the MC's and to ... ... |
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| ... unveil the new MC design
which ... ... |
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| ... drew some ... ... |
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| ... serious interest. ... |
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| Not much else to do but wait for
wind in the pleasantly warm sunshine. ... |
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| Dolores and Nick would
definitely rather be sailing. ... |
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| The sailing postponement
provided some of us with the perfect opportunity to try to figure out why Andy Douma's boat was not pointing as she should. Dr. Frank (r) checks the patient while Andy hopes for the best. ... |
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| A high-powered team of
consultants has been assembled, including (l to r) Andy, Frank, Paul
Pineault, Linda Heffernan. ... |
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| Uncle Al explains that the
about-to-be installed bridle must be short enough that the properly trimmed main won't go block to block until both crew members need to be fully hiked out. ... |
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| (l
to r) Andy, Andrew Haill, Paul, Al ... |
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| Butch Minson can't stand it any
longer and heads out for a bit of a sail. ... |
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| After lunch: The breeze has
begun to fill in. ... |
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| Frank is all set to head out. ... |
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| Not much of a breeze as yet. ... |
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