| The
Mississauga SC Wayfarer/CL Regatta Race 4.2 by Gord Leachman & Alan Hallwood |
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| ... most of the others will have
to run down towards it, lull or no lull! ... |
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| As Mark (l) runs down towards the mark,
Gary is forced to defend his wind by Colin (r). ... |
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| The beat to the finish of this
once-around course saw Al and Colin in good shape: They tacked a couple
of times to position themselves between Mark and the finish line, and
sailed a light but steady breeze to a convincing win. ... |
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| A tough race for Rob who is
still working on his run. ... |
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| No problems for Mark and Paul
who above are cruising towards 2nd place as ... ... |
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| ... Stuart goes by to windward
on the latter part of his run. ... |
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| A fine race for Gary and John
who will place 3rd overall and move into the series lead among the CL's. ... |
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| A nice comeback for Kit who will
take 4th place. ... |
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| Colin and Heather made this
their best race, taking a ... ... |
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| ... solid 5th ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Geoff and George. ... |
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| Stuart and Ben happily head
towards an 8th-place finish, having finally escaped last place. Looking
good!! ... |
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| Rod and Rod complete the day's
finishers and ... ... |
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| ... we can all relax and head
back to shore. Aboard SHADES,
Colin has done a super job and is even willing to steer the boat back into harbour so that Al can lounge. ... |
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| Lounging technique also appears
to be one of Paul's strengths. ... |
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| Well, it's been a stressful day,
what with the light and fitful winds. So we've earned the rest!! |
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