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| Race
1.04 photos by Sharon Nowak, Janice Ryder, Mike Sharkey ... |
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| Gary and Stephanie Hirsch are
off to a splendid start in their first Wayfarer race, while three
Rebels are still struggling to get underway. Moral: The lighter/flukier
the wind is, the less you want to get away from the start line. ... |
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| Mike Anspach (r) and Mark Murton are underway in
their W, followed by ... ... |
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| ... John Kolstoe with Robert
Mosher in the CL. ... |
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| Mike Smith eagerly awaits the
advancing new breeze while Ryan is otherwise occupied. ... |
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| (l
to r) Jay Topping (3994), John in the CL, and Gail who has just
started in her Sunfish. ... |
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| Eek! Poor Tom Katterheinrich
(75417) is about to get "buried" by two boats who by all rights should
be long gone! ... |
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| Sabotage
has tacked to starboard but will be cleared by Gail (24186) and Dan
Norton (78829). ... |
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| That can't be very comfortable,
Tom! Looking at the angle Tom is making to the north shore, one would
say that Tom has been seriously headed. Then again, if Tom is
going to switch sides, the tack may not be worth the hassle! ... |
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| John and Robert are being passed
by ... ... |
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| ... Rob Stephenson who is
tacking now after being headed. ... |
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| Ditto for Tom (75417) and John ... |
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| Matt
Heywood has tacked on the
knock and is now footing to get/keep his speed up. ... |
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| A look towards the windward mark
from near the start area, as the leading boats approach the end of the
first beat. - click here for full-size image ... |
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| The leading Interlakes have
rounded: Andy Nixon and Kirsten Petro 1st, Scott and Lynn Savage 2nd, Bob and Betsy Bradley 3rd. All are sailing well high of ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... mark #4 , the next turning
mark. ... |
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| The Interlake leaders once more:
(l to r) Scott, Andy,
Bob - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Scott and Lynn gybe to dig back
in towards the rhumbline. Off their bow, we can see Uncle Al and Larry
(R4180) who have come back from their start line debacle to challenge for the Rebel lead. - click here for full-size image ... |
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| All three leaders have now gybed
to starboard. This angle shows the relative positions more
realistically - with Andy and Kirsten holding a healthy lead over Scott
and Lynn, who in turn are well in front of Bob and
Betsy. -
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for full-size image ... |
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| Now nearing the windward mark is
another gaggle of Interlakes with ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... Ron Gall about to round just
ahead of ... ... |
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| ... Brook Smith. ... |
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| Ron (1325) and Brook (1380)
bring a nice little breeze which Bob (red & white spi) is still
waiting for. Scott (2nd from right) also has the puff and is making inroads on Andy (r). - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Five Interlakes and a Wayfarer
(sounds like a movie title, doesn't it?) (l to r) Brook, Gary (still leading the W's), Bob, Ron, Scott and Andy - click here for full-size image ... |
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| Here's what we looked like from
... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... in front of the ... - click here for full-size image ... |
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| ... club. - click here for full-size image ... |
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