| the
Wayfarer Ontarios Lac Deschênes Sailing Club * July 28-29, 2007 Saturday race 2.2 pics (mostly) by Doug Netherton ... |
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| A tough choice for Al (3854):
continue in Sue's backwind (2nd from
right) and stay with John (7351), or tack for clear air. Looks
like a flat streak ahead and there may be more pressure off to the
right, so we've decided on a short hitch on port, but ... - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| ... only a really short one.
Seconds later, Al (l) has
already tacked back. This pic is misleading: Frank (r) has tacked and looks to be way
ahead, but in point of fact, he ends up barely ... - for full-size pic, click here ... |
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| ... crossing Tony (4105). ... |
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| Al (3854) is about to tack away
from Frank. Note Marc coming up from his leeward perch in order to ... ... |
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| ... facilitate the "roll". Frank
(l) tacks almost
simultaneously - perhaps a bit too ... ... |
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| ... soon, as he will now end up
sitting in ... ... |
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| ... Al's dirt. Sue (4677) looks
to be knocked on her port tack, but won't want to ... ... |
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| ... tack until she can come out
of her tack in clear air. ... |
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| The wind has obviously gone
quite light. Here, Al is about to cross John who will ... ... |
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| ... leave his tack a bit late
and end up in Al's wind shadow. Judging by his wake, Al seems to have found a little puff, but he is getting near the port layline, and so will ... ... |
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| ... tack into that puff, as will
Frank (l). ... |
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| The wind has died again. Note
how far Al is bearing away to take care of light-air priority #1: speed. ... |
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| Once his speed is satisfactory,
Al slowly begins to try pointing, but note how both Frank (red hull)
and Al have their mains well eased in this really light stuff. ... |
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| It's a closely bunched group
near the mark: (l to r)
Andrew Gumley, Paul Pinault (3933), Jamie, Sue Al. It's tight, but Al is able to just ... ... |
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| ... nicely clear Andrew, and
then tack for the mark from a position where he ... ... |
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| ... is well able to judge his
layline. ... |
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| Looks like Al is oversheeting
his main while Marc has the jib just right for post-tack speed pick-up. ... |
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| Andrew looks to be comfortably
in second place, while Frank (648) has dropped back some. ... |
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| A little puff lets Al lean out
as SHADES is about to ... ... |
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| ... round. Again, note the main
eased early rather than late to help out the rudder. |