the 2008 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend
Don Rumble/Nats: race 4.3
photos by Julia Schonborn
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The wind has veered some more and the leaders have gybed onto a port run long before reaching the gybe mark.
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Alastair (10137) has taken full advantage of the new wind and caught Al Nichols.
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Sue and Steph have Mystic in fine fettle.
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Krista and Nathaniel drop by for a chat with ...
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... Trevor.
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Enough goofing off, guys! Back to work!!!
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Fast forward to the end of the second beat: Mark and Paul have again taken the lead and will round nicely ahead of ...
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... John and Uncle Al (3854). The latter has come back nicely from the dead to lie 3rd ahead of Frank (648).
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From her new perch in the windward mark boat with Trevor, photographer Julia gets a nice close view of the action.
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After the veer in the wind direction, what was to be a run will now be a port-tack broad reach.
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And John and Dolores (7351) are ready for it!
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As is Al. A nice little roll gybe for Al and Michele who are actually well clear of Frank here.
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John and Dolores have taken the lead as Mark and Paul appear to be heading for the gybe mark again rather than the leeward mark.
Well, as I can certainly attest to, we all make mistakes!
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As the SHADES spi hoist progresses, Frank approaches a rounding that won't help his speed any, involving as it does ...
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... a 270° turn that will ...
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... slow him down far more than Dave's rounding will slow Dave (282).
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As Alastair (10137) who has made a fine come-back himself, sails into view, followed by ...
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... Dwight (4606), Al's spinnaker fills and SHADES is set to pursue the leaders ...
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... John (not visible here) and Mark (far left).
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Here we can see all four top boats, (l to r) John, Mark, Al and Frank
nursing their way towards the leeward mark in a breeze that isn't what it once was.
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