| the 2007 Canadian Wayfarer Nationals June 23-24 * Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club Saturday: race 2 photos by Ricky Starr ... |
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| The winds continue to blow out
of the south at an ideal 8 to 10 knots, as ... ... |
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| ... Al and Marc cruise around,
awaiting race 2. ... |
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| The 5-minute countdown has
begun, and we begin to check out the line which seems pretty square. ... |
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| Uncle Al (3854) meets Michael
and Kate. ... |
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| Well into the final minute, the
boats start to edge up towards the line. The spread of boats up and down the line reflects the nicely square line set by PRO, Jake Starr. ... |
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| (l to r) Mark Taylor, Uncle
Al, Geoff Edwards, John Cawthorne, Alastair Ryder-Turner, Fred Black ... |
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| Only seconds to go now as ... ... |
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| ... (l to r) Kit Wallace, Michael
Kachkovsky and Heider Funck prepare for a boat-end start. ... |
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| And they're off, with Kit
Wallace (1037) getting ... - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... another super start. ... |
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| Mark and Paul (7673) will go off
from the middle of the line and outpoint everyone, as they seem to have the perfect touch for these medium-air with light chop conditions. - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| Again, Messrs. Taylor rounded
first off the beat, with Heider a close 2nd and Uncle Al 3rd. - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| Mark (3rd from left) held starboard for
the early part of the first run and now gybes to port to ... - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| ... get back into position to
"cover" the three boats fighting over 2nd place: Heider, Alastair and
Al. - click here
for full-size pic ... |
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| Note how Mark (7673) is nicely
placed between any wind shadows that may be created by boats astern. ... |
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| Still, things remain close at
the leeward mark, with the Taylors rounding just in front of Heider
(600) and ... ... |
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| ... Alastair (10137) while ... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al (red spi) has
fallen to 4th. ... |
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| Mike Codd (CAN90) and Geoff
Edwards (9483) remain ... ... |
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| ... right in the thick of things
... ... |
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| ... as well. ... |
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| Mark (7673) completes a nice
rounding and will add to his lead up the second beat. ... |
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| Alastair (10137) is about to
round 3rd, ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Uncle ... ... |
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| ... Al (3854). ... |
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| Fast forward to the finish line
where we see Mark and Paul nailing down their second straight bullet,
while ... ... |
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| ... Alastair and Andrew complete
an excellent come-back with a fine 2nd ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al and ... ... |
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| ... Marc who take comfort from
... ... |
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| ... the fact that at least they
have again edged out ... ... |
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| ... their most feared rivals ... ... |
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| ... Heider and Tom. ... |
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| And a very close finish has seen
Geoff and George (blue & white spi) take 5th ahead of John and
Charles (3654) while ... ... |
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| ... Mike and Kirk had to settle
for 7th. ... |
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| Kit and Thomas improved one spot
to ... ... |
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| ... 8th place, beating out ... ... |
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| ... Fred and Leo. ... |
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| Ted Lacelle and Colin Schwarz
took 10th in front of ... ... |
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| ... Michael and Kate. |
| 2007 C Nats index report results photos Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Saturday post-race Sunday: awards return to C Nats index |