| the 2006
Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Tavares, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 1.2 photos by Dave Moring |
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| ... Joe and Brian De
Brincat. ... |
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| It's still a ... ... |
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| ... close fight among the
three leaders. ... |
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| Richard and Al (10139) gybe
away from ... ... |
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| ... Marc to clear their air. ... |
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| Separated by a pair of
Flying Scots, Butch (l) and Gale set off down the first run. ... |
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| Two-sail entries: Eddy
Kraft (555) is chased by ... ... |
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| ... Jim Heffernan (r). ... |
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| Peter and Peter Hylen
display lawless downwind two-sail form as Mike Murto and Arlen Bensen
hoist their spinnaker. Coming in from the right are Mo Metcalf with
Kevin Rankin, making their approach to the offset mark. ... |
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| Lou and Ben sailing their
new W nicely upright - just as recommended! ... |
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| Our leaders, Joe and Brian
do a crisp last-second spinnaker douse, followed by ... ... |
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| ... a textbook rounding of
... ... |
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| ... the right-hand gate
mark. Marc and Michele will be entitled to room from the Scot but will
have to ... ... |
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| ... go some to catch Joe. ... |
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| By going left on the run,
Richard and Al (dousing the spi) have lost considerable distance. ... |
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| The early douse was a
safety play from a crew not familiar with the system, but ... ... |
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| ... now it seems to be
taking the Chickin forever to reach the left-hand gate, which
they will round with a view to ... ... |
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| ... going right on the
second beat. Not a good move on this day as Team Chickin would
discover oh so slowly as the day wore on. ... |
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| The Wayfarer leaders (3rd
from left) wisely dig in towards the rhumb line, as Gale (4106), a
Scot and Butch ... ... |
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| ... prepare for a
challenging rounding of the ... ... |
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| ... right-hand mark. ... |
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| Wily veteran that he is,
Gale (4106) cuts inside at the mark and leaves himself the option of
trying to pinch out over Butch (3951). Butch and Gale both head left
while ... ... |
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| ... tactician Al leads
Richard ever further into the unfavoured side. |
| In the end, it was Joe and
Brian De Brincat who led from there to the finish of our 2.5 lap race.
Marc and Michele took an comfortable 2nd, while Richard and Al barely
held 3rd ahead of Butch (with Ellen) and Gale (with Gary). Tops among
the two-sail boats were Jim and Linda Heffernan who started their
come-back with a fine 6th in this, their first W race in 25 years! Well
done, guys!! |
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