the 2008 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend
shore pics - 5
photos by Dave Hansman, Andy Douma, Cathy Jessup, Harry Budden & Uncle Al
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Ah! Now we have some guys dancing: a line dance???
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It was a relatively short set, and left us awake enough afterwards to enjoy ...
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... Sunday's forecast: Wearing their official Bruise Sisters shirts, our weather prognosticators, Carol and Lori, again gave us the word.
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And naturally, their segment of the show is not complete with another sailing fashion tip, this one starring ...
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... Uncle Al in a union suit 2007 retrospective. But little did Uncle Al realize
that his moment in the fashion sun was to be eclipsed in short order:
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The usually pretty shy Steph Romaniuk made his grand but oh so brief entrance as the successor to Wayfarer Man ...
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... Boy Wayfarer!!!
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Wow!!
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But Uncle Al soon got over his fashion ego being crushed. Not only did he get to sit and chat with a pretty young lady, but he got to do so while enjoying a Dark 'n Stormy. What a marvellous surprise had awaited Al when he asked for a rum and coke at the NBYC bar inside. "What kind of rum?" asked the lady behind the bar as she proudly whipped open the refrigerated display case. "Doesn't matter," replied Al. Perhaps a bit wounded that I was not admiring their great selection, the bartender said, "Well, make up your mind!"  "I don't ..." I began to say when my eyes suddenly shot wide open! "Is that Gosling's Black Seal Bermuda Rum?" I gasped. "You wouldn't happen to have any ginger beer, I suppose?" "Oh," she grinned, "you want a Dark 'n Stormy?" Well, of course, I did, and excellent it was, too! Or should I say "they were"??? Who would have thought it - a little touch of Rock Hall in the frozen North!!!
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Sunday morning: Bringing back fond memories of our Trout Lake glory days, RC Chair, Fred McNutt ...
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... summons one and all to the Skippers' Meeting with a blast of his Tibetan horn.
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Today is sunny but still cool with gusty breezes.
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Wayfarer Man, Frank Goulay, is poised to help Robin Allardyce with a quick ...
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... halyard repair.
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Much later, after the day's racing: Proper sail care demonstrated as Kim and Frank roll up their main.
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Robin gets his Wayfarer road-ready.
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The die-hards who sailed even the last Nationals race begin to ...
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... come back in.
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Lori and Andrew
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Mr. Mills is again on duty.
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