| the 2006
Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Tavares, FL * Feb. 3-5 blow-out Saturday - 2 photos by Dave Moring, Mo Metcalf, Mike Anspach and Uncle Al |
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| Next out were Nick and
Brian in ... ... |
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| ... the FD. ... |
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| Brian and Nick report that
it was a lovely ... ... |
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| ... smooth ride! ... |
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| Saturday afternoon ... ... |
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| ... was turning into ... ... |
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| ... a fantastic sailing
experience. ... |
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| And the occasional healthy
gust cell ripping across the water just made things all the more
exhilarating! ... |
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| Having shepherded us
through our sailing aboard the safety boat, Scott Tillema (l) and Dave Moring were now free to take out Scott's C Scow. ... |
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| And before long, Richard
Johnson and Steve Anspach (r) ... ... |
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| ... had the Chickin ready to
roll. ... |
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| Richard enjoys the thought
of a little sail, while his wife ... ... |
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| ... Michele is the on-shore
support team. ... |
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| Tony Krauss unties the Scow
and ... ... |
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| ... Team Tillema/Moring is
off!! ... |
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| Is it a coincidence that
they are heading straight for the ... ... |
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| ... Oyster Troff??? ... |
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| Lessons in approaching
the dock, part 2: Note how Nick and Brian go close to the weeds so
that they'll have lots of room in which to luff up along the dock if
necessary - an especially wise move when you're not used to the boat. ... |
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| Brian assumes the textbook
crew position, i.e. ready to fend off ... ... |
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| ... with flexible knees.
Denis Oldham (r) admires the technique. Note also Nick's wake
which reflects the fact that he has just enough sail pulling to keep
steerage way. A textbook landing: no fend off needed here as ... ... |
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| ... Nick coasts to a halt
with his bow less than a foot from the dock, where Brian hands the
painter to Tony (r). ... |
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| And now, Richard and Steve
are off to give the Chickin some ... ... |
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| ... free ... ... |
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| ... range!! |
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