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| Saturday
on shore - 5 photos by Sharon Nowak, Sandra Smith, Janice Ryder, Uncle Al, Robert Mosher ... |
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| One of our most prolific
photographers, Janice Ryder, and her husband ... ... |
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| ... Ken, were visiting their
daughter, Mike Smith's wife ... ... |
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| ... Sandra, and the grandsons,
Riley and ... ... |
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| ... Thomas (7). ... |
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| The dinner was great but the
dessert even better, Thomas seems to think. ... |
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| As usual at Clark Lake,
everybody had a great time! ... |
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| The proud grandparents with
Riley. ... |
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| Mom asks for a goofy shot - and
gets it! ... |
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| Thomas reaches the top. ... |
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| Shannon uses the wait before
race 2 to ... ... |
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| ... get in a bit of hiking
practice. ... |
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| I don't know, Shannon ... that
dismount was only about a 9.0!! ... |
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| Gary and Stephanie ... |
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| Uncle Al in his shirt from the
Rock Hall YC Summer Regatta. That
regatta, sailed annually at the mouth of the Chester River on the
Chesapeake Bay across from Baltimore, is another of Al's
never-to-be-missed favourites. ... |
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| Our PRO (yellow shirt) informs
us that right after this early supper, we will sail a short race #2. Little did he know - well, he may have suspected - just how short it would be!! ... |
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| It was an evening to enjoy!! ... |
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| Our wind indicators were active
as we ... ... |
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| ... finished another delicious
meal. ... |
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| Did someone say Democrats? ... |
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| At right, Patti Schmida chats
with Bob Puckey who may well be explaining how the flukey winds did him and his helm, Neil Robb, out of a gold-plated 2nd!! ... |
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| No complaints from Joe DeBrincat
(r) who won the Wayfarer
race!! ... |
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| Uncle Al's zoom lens strikes
again! ... |
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| Poised near the free drinks
department are Mike Smith (r) and
Craig Spear. From free draft beer to iced tea, there was, as always, something to please every palate. ... |
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| Stephanie Hirsch improves her
mind while awaiting the call to race #2. ... |
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| While Kevin Nickels (light-blue
shirt) chats with the Vorels, his dad, Dave, tells one of his many
great sailing tales to ... ... |
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| ... John Washburn (r). ... |
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| Sitting out in front of the
clubhouse is another great place to be at Clark Lake. (l to r) Brook Smith, Sheri Hartlep, Kirsten Petro, Andy Nixon ... |
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| Alas, the little breeze we were
getting during ... ... |
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| ... supper seems to be dying! ... |
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| But there was other fun to be
had. ... |
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| Guess which of these four won't
be sailing! ... |
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| W2951, Team Quiz, made this a real family
outing. (l to r) Marci Austerberry, Todd and Beth Pascoe, Mike Austerberry ... |
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| The Pascoes brought their
daughter, Katie (7) who seemed to be having a great time, as did the ... ... |
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| ... Austerberry offspring: Robin
(l) and Adam. ... |
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| What mom could refuse a request
made so charmingly??!! ... |
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| It didn't take the kiddies long
to discover a much better ... ... |
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| ... use for the hoist!! ... |
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| Our Cadillac (MI) Wayfarers:
Mark and Lori Murton ... |
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| That Maltese Falcon, Joe DeBrincat and
... ... |
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| ... his wife and daughter, Vicky
and Noelle ... |
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| Sand sculpture in progress as
Noelle enjoys evening on the ... ... |
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| ... beach in front of the club. ... |
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| The artiste admires her work. ... |
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| And the club even provides a babysitting
service along with its fine play area. |
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