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2006 Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Eustis, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 3.2 photos by Dave Moring |
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| And to make things
just that little bit worse, the Chickin (l)
gybed to port just before we could round and ... ... |
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| ... all our hard spi
work was down the tubes in an instant!! ... |
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| Still, it could have
been worse: our main threat to our hoped for series 3rd
position, Butch Minson (l) was even further
back. ... |
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| Of course, we (10139)
went right, something that rarely paid on this day. ... |
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| A meeting of yellow
boats: Richard (10139) and Mo Metcalf ... |
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| Looks like Gale (2nd
from right) has found happiness on the ... ... |
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| ... port layline, and
will be challenging Marc (far right) for the
lead. ... |
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| Scots on the run,
their second, while ... ... |
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| ... the leading W's
work towards the windward mark. ... |
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| (l to r) Joe,
Marc and Richard fight it out while ... ... |
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| ... Gale and Gary (r)
appear to have taken the lead. ... |
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| Four Wayfarers
beautifully lined up on a carpet of silver ... |
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| (l to r) Mike
and Steve Anspach, Eddy Kraft with Bob Francis, Butch
Minson with Ellen Hill, Jim Lingeman with Mike Tighe ... |
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| It was indeed a lovely
sailing day! ... |
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| Eddy and Bob had 555
(really 9913) skipping right along in perfect form as we
... ... |
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| ... neared the
windward mark. ... |
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| Mo Metcalf with Kevin
Rankin looking good upwind. ... |
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| Gale (centre)
has the lead but also a Scot-type obstacle to deal with.
Richard and Uncle Al (r) are sitting in 5th place here, which shows how closely fought this race was. ... |
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| Dave Williams and his
fine RC motor towards the windward mark to prepare a finish line for the Scots who are about to start their final beat to the finish. ... |
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| Bob Williams and Kent
Schwand have Scot 3360 motoring nicely down their last
run. ... |
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| Having snuck in and
tacked to leeward near the windward mark, Marc and
Michele (3854) have a narrow lead over Gale and Gary
(4106) just after they pass the offset mark. Meanwhile,
Chuck Smith and Tony Tussing (FS5125) show their finest
... ... |
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| ... hourglass figure! |
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