the 2006 Wayfarer North Americans
Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club * August 19-20

Saturday shore pics
by Uncle Al
    

A gray Saturday morning in Oakville, west of Toronto. Neighborhood property values just got a shot in the arm with Nick Seraphinoff's W864 added to our front yard. SHADES is in the driveway, ready to roll.
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Not too many minutes later, we arrived at the host club, where ...
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... Mudl and Hans Gottschling were ready and waiting to register Nick (r).
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TSCC Commodore, Peter Kozak (r) gets a helping hand with some last-minute centreboard work for W300.
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The competitors' briefing is about to be given by ...
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... George Blanchard.
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We had future Wayfarer sailors on parade on this day: Tanya Wharton with Tom's grandson, Thomas (eek! I can see the posh New England yacht club regatta with one entry being ...
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... Thomas Wharton III).
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Not to be outdone by his crew, Tom, Heider Funck has his daughter, Britta, in attendance with Heider's grandson ...
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... Garitt.
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Even more important on this Saturday afternoon that was threatening rain were TSCC Club Manager, Derek Griffiths (r), and Marc Bennett on chef duty for our BBQ dinner.
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And a delicious dinner it was, too! (l to r) Gary and Anne Armstrong, (I know I wrote down the lovely young lady's name but now, only three months later, I can't find it), Graham Armstrong
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one of our intrepid photographers, Gord Nikaido
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young Thomas and ...
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... Garitt one more time
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The head? table: (clockwise from lower left) Nick, George, Nick's daughter and crew, Julie, Ed Tait, David Weatherston, Kit Wallace
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a front view of Nick at last
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Regatta organizers, George Blanchard and Tom Wharton (r) duly thanked the kitchen staff and other volunteers, while Ted Lacelle (foreground) relaxes after a long tiring day of sailing on the Humber Bay chop.
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the aforementioned kitchen and bar staff
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