| the 2006
Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Tavares, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 1.1 photos by Dave Moring |
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| Seconds before the start ,,, |
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| And they are ... ,,, |
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| ... off!! ,,, |
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| Ted Benedict (991) has a
great start, but reefed as he is, he'll be fighting an uphill battle! ,,, |
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| Mike Murto tries to squeeze
past the leeward-end mark boat without contact. ,,, |
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| Mike Tighe and Jim Lingeman
(2136) are well placed after a fine windward-end start but seem to be
knocked a bit. Butch Minson (3951) and Peter Hylen (2198) have bailed
out onto port tack. ,,, |
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Joe and Brian De
Brincat (1115) are pointing high but need to do something about the
large backwind bubble in their main. Marc Bennett and Michele Parish
(3854) are footing off for speed and Gale and Gary Shoemaker (4106) may
have to foot off as well, if they want to keep Marc from taking their
wind!
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| A classic battle of ... ,,, |
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| ... two very well trimmed
boats!! ,,, |
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| The knife edge between
backwind and blanketing. ,,, |
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| If one boat slows down even
a little, it will be doomed (for the moment)! ,,, |
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| The passing of the Chickin
(10139, Richard Johnson with Uncle Al) seems to have affected
Gale (4106) more than Marc who is about to take Gale's wind. ,,, |
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| Mike Murto (2959) bears
away for the starboard boats, only to ... ,,, |
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| ... Marc (3854) tack
inadvertently right about dead on ... ,,, |
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| ... Mike's wind. Note how
quickly Marc and Michele get SHADES up to speed after the tack! ,,, |
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| Actually, by footing off,
Mike (2959) has managed to stay out of Marc's (3854) wind shadow, but
Mike will now have to point higher or he'll lose touch with Marc
completely. Our "rookies", Lou and Ben Karably choose an unfortunate
place in which to ... ,,, |
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| ... tack. They will have
two boats sitting right dead on their wind when they look up after
their tack! ,,, |
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| Make that three boats!!
Race leader, Joe De Brincat (1115) has tacked right on Marc's wind.
This leaves Marc with a tough row to hoe: if he wishes to hold port
tack, Marc must immediately foot off, but not so much as to fall into
Mike's backwind! ,,, |
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| With Mike helping by
pointing rather low, Marc is managing to ... ,,, |
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| ... keep ... ,,, |
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| ... his wind clear! ,,, |
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| Perhaps seeing better
breeze off to the left, Marc tacks away. Note how the sheets are eased
and will ... ,,, |
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| ... come in slowly as the boat regains maximum speed. ,,, |
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| On the first run, Richard
(10139) and Marc fight for second place behind ... |
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