the 2008 North Bay Wayfarer Weekend
Canadian Nats: race 5.1
photos by Harry Budden & Julia Schonborn
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A sunny Sunday morning, still on the cool side: Lori Jamieson and Trevor Hughes proceed to lay ...
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... our course for race 5 of the Canadian Wayfarer Nationals. Winds SW, 10 to 15 knots, gusting higher.
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The series leaders, Mark and Paul (7673), head for the RC boat to check in - followed by Al and Michele who currently lie 2nd.
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Paul Taylor, crew par excellence!!
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Mostly this breeze will require lots of vang and judicious wind spilling (especially upwind!) to keep the boat from heeling too much.
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(l to r) Al with Ken, Al with Michele, Rob with Samantha
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Wind angling off the south shore of Callander Bay
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Boy Wayfarer (remember him and his outfit from last night???) with Sue Pilling
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Note how they have Mystic well vanged - boom at 90° to mast in the vertical plane. This does two very useful things
1. bends mast and flattens/depowers main
2. keeps main leech under tension which avoids excessive twist-off at the top which would kill pointing
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A sparkling day, but one that will be hard work in these gusty conditions!
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Dwight and Pat check in.
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This is Dwight's kind of wind!! As you can likely tell.
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Grandpa and grandma
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John (l) and Ross cruise past the RC boat.
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Uncle Al and Michele save their strength before the racing starts.
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Rob and Samantha
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Samantha and her dad look like they're set to enjoy this day!
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John and Dolores plane out.
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Alastair and son, Andrew, like these winds, too.
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Quick! Who's the right-of-way boat here, Dave (282) or Rob (7372)?
This was a speed test. I won't insult your racing intelligence by giving the answer.
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Dave and Carol have applied perfect vang tension.
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Mark (l) and Paul check in.
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Also conserving their energy are Dave and Kim.
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Of course, young guys like Taylor and Ryan can afford to hike even before the racing starts!
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Race time nears: (l to r) Dave H, Dave R, John, Andrew, Frank
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The lads continue to work hard as the countdown has begun.
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Taylor (l) and Ryan have it all nicely trimmed.
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The beat will find us angling about 45° towards the south shore. Standard course once more: triangle-sausage-windward, buoys to port.
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Well under a minute to go to the start. At this point the oscillating breeze seems to be favouring the pin (far) end slightly.
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We're off in a further knock which has greatly ...
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... favoured the pin end and port tack. Just visible at the far end are Al and Michele (r) who have nailed this start just right.
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Sue and Steph (937) are the first to take advantage of the port lift, and will ...
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... easily cross all the starboard boats at this end.
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A beautiful, textbook start for the Mystic team!!
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Taylor and Ryan (2nd from right) and a few others have now tacked to the favoured port tack.
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