| the 2006
Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Tavares, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 2.1 photos by Dave Moring |
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| The fleet edges towards ... ... |
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| ... the start line in the
final minute. ... |
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| Just after the start: Gale
(4106) and Richard (10139) go left, as do ... ... |
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| ... several others. ... |
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| Choosing the "windward"
end: (l to r) Jim Heffernan, Mike Anspach, Marc Bennett, Eddy
Kraft and ... ... |
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| ... Mo Metcalf (10245). ... |
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| At this point, the leeward
end appears favoured. ... |
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| Jim Heffernan (2458) is the
first to tack to the favoured port tack, perhaps ... ... |
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| ... overdoing the post-tack
easing of the sheets!! ... |
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| The windward mark: Going
centre-left, Marc and Michele (3854) have carved out a comfortable lead
over ... ... |
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| ... Peter Hylen (yellow
hull) who is sailing high of the mark to play it safe but will thus
permit Gale (4106) to ... ... |
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| ... tack ... ... |
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| ... inside him and ... ... |
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... round 2nd! Coming
in from the left is Butch (blue hull) while first-race winner, Joe De
Brincat (red hull astern of Gale) has a ton of ground to make up after
a poor start and a not much better beat!! Of course, we haven't even
seen Uncle Al (and Richard) yet in the Chickin!!
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| Peter rounds 3rd, to be
followed by a Scot (l), and then ... |
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