the 2008 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend
Don Rumble/Nats: race 2.2
photos by Cathy Jessup & Julia Schonborn
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The first reach saw ...
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... Mark and Paul Taylor cruising along off Burfort Point with ...
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... an enviable lead. In 2nd and 3rd were John and Dolores de Boer and Dwight Aplevich with Pat.
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And again, here's how we looked to Cathy on shore.
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Then came a big mess of boats close together:
(l to r) Alastair Ryder-Turner, Ross Jamieson, Sue Pilling, Al Nichols, Frank Goulay, Dave Hansman, Dave Richardson
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Following that group at a discreet distance was Uncle Al (red spi) who has had better first beats than this one.
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John and Dwight cruise along lying 2-3 off the town of Callander.
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Andrew and Lori (r) have picked up a nice gust off the yacht club while ...
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... Al and Michele make a move to join the group.
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A nice gust for the gang. Ross' spinny (yellow) looks no better today than it did yesterday!
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We may have thought sailing was bad in this weather, but there were worse jobs!
Trevor Hughes and Leshya Hunka drop over to see Doreen Chrsitensen.
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Alastair and Andrew at the gybe mark
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A mess in the making with the mark only a few lengths away
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No mess difficulties for Mark and Paul who cruise down a close 2nd reach with a widening lead
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A lovely gust, a little hiking, a big lead - what more could they want? A little rain??
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