| the 2006
Wayfarer Midwinters East Lake Eustis SC, Tavares, FL * Feb. 3-5 Sunday: Race 3.3 photos by Dave Moring |
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| No big rush among the
Wayfarer leaders, both of whom are sailing with new crews. Gale and
Gary are the first to unleash their spinnaker while Marc and Michele
continue to get organized. ... |
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| Following in fairly close
pursuit are (l to r) Joe, Richard, Jim and Butch. If Richard
can hold this position (4th), he will take series 3rd ahead of Butch
who currently lies 6th. ... |
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| Joe and Brian (1115) pull
away while Uncle Al tries to get his windward sheet in and cleated. ... |
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| Marc and Michele (l)
finally have things straightened away and are pulling away from Gale
and Gary (2nd from right). ... |
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| Butch and Ellen wisely aim
their spinnaker to leeward of Jim and Mike where they can't be luffed
up. ... |
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| The W leaders from left to
right: Marc, Joe, Gale and Richard with two more threats ... ... |
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| ... Butch (yellow &
black spi) and Jim (r) ... ... |
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| ... waiting to pounce.
Meanwhile, the Hylens approach the windward mark. ... |
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| Meanwhile, Jeff and Amy
Linton close in on their second Scot "bullet" of the series. They will
beat ... ... |
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| ... Chuck Lieb and Jelly
Roll Morton for whom a third-race second place finish will ... ... |
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| ... wrap up a 2-1-2 series
and ... ... |
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| ... the Scot title for this event. ... |
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| Robby Brown and Jay
Clarke's 3rd in FS5222 will give them a 3-2-3 series and
second overall, a point ahead of the Lintons' 1-7-1 tally. ... |
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| Spectators?? ... |
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| And now the RC is ready to
record the Wayfarers. ... |
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| Marc and Michele (3854)
cruise in to win both the ... ... |
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| ... race and the series.
This was a very close race as Gale and Gary (right off Marc's
transom) will do no better than 4th. ... |
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| An amazing comeback on the
final leg for Butch and Ellen (blue hull) who have been making
the most of their puffs and shifts. ... |
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| Joe (red hull)
continues to sit on Richard as these two near the line. ... |
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| Butch and Ellen pulled
another rabbit from the hat with a 2nd that almost moved them past Joe
into series 2nd, and killed off any of Richard's and Uncle Al's hopes (yellow
hull) of a top-three finish for the 2006 Midwinters. ... |
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| Butch and Ellen get the
beep to confirm their series 3rd. Joe and Gale will finish 3-4 in this close race before Richard and Al will
round out the top five. Jim Lingeman and Mike Tighe will finish a well
sailed race in a close 6th despite their lack of spinnaker. |
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