| the
Pumpkin Regatta Fanshawe YC, London, ON * September 30 - October 1, 2006 Saturday photos by Hans Schaffner & Uncle Al |
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| Saturday at 0900 hrs, view
of Fanshawe Lake looking north from the dam with rain clouds moving in. ... |
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| A slight breeze already
present is the only saving grace on this cool morning with a forecast
high of 12C. ... |
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| An hour later, the
pre-launch dinghy park is already being well watered. ... |
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| After two rainy races and a
lunch break, Uncle Al (3854), Jeff Baker (3917) and Bob Kennedy (3571) head out for race 3 towards the RC barge where Hans Schaffner is now working the CWA camera. ... |
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| Steve Carroll (W6066) cuts
a swath through the rain with his Laser 156896 as race 3 nears. ... |
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| Nicely bundled up, Uncle Al
(r) and Marc Bennett cruise past the barge on their way to
the leeward mark with ... ... |
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| ... a healthy lead over the
Wayfarer fleet. ... |
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| The battle for 2nd place
continues between Richard Johnson (l) and John de Boer. ... |
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| It didn't pour all the
time. Sometimes the rain was a bit lighter. ... |
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| After rounding the leeward
mark, Al and Marc put off their tack for as long as possible since
moving was more uncomfortable! ... |
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| I believe this may be Jens
Biskaborn (W7663) running in his Laser while Al and Marc (3854) remain frozen in position along the east shore. ... |
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| Jacob Marsh and Greg
Midgely lead the Laser 2's down the run. ... |
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| John and Dolores de Boer (l)
start run #2 after rounding mark B off the Race Hut. ... |
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| Jim MacKenzie and Carleen
Hone lead the Y-Flyers into the wind and the rain. ... |
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| The Wayfarers have just
begun the 4th and final Saturday race. ... |
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| Wayfarers running from the
rain toward the Pumpkin mark on the right. ... |
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| A broken mast spells the
end of Saturday racing for this Laser sailor who seems to be taking his
misfortune in stride! ... |
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| It was a fast day for SHADES
on the runs, quite possibly because Marc and Al were so happy not to
have to face into the rain. |