| the 2008 Warm Water Regatta Race #1 pics - 3 pics by Joanne Van Kampen and Rick Goldt ... |
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| Second reach coming up: the
dog-leg from #2 around the point to #3. The question will be, is it
worth popping the chute for that short run from the point to #3? I
believe that several of us did this successfully, but not in the first
race. ... |
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| Julia and Al get the first of a
series of gusts just after gybing onto the second reach. ... |
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| Looks like mid-season form for
Julia and Al who have gradually pulled away. Perhaps Al's recent week sailing on the Chesapeake Bay is paying off (time in the boat!!) - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| A bit too much heel for SHADES. At this speed, that
translates into major weather helm, so the main is on its way out, and
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| ... the problem is ... ... |
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| ... solved. Judging from the
downward angle of the ... ... |
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| ... end of the boom, I'd say we
have ample vang here! ... |
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| Same thing for Dwight and Pat,
except that ... ... |
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| ... Pat seems to be hiking
harder??? ... |
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| Mike and Lilly just ... ... |
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| ... sail nicely along. Lilly
looks a tad bored, Mike. Hope she brought a book! ... |
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| Marc with Julie (864), and Brian
with Crystal: not quite enough vang for the perfectionist (boom not
level) ... |
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| Invasion
trucks right along in ... ... |
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| ... Roger's and Rae's capable
hands. ... |
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| A bit less main twist (i.e. more
vang) would likely not hurt ... ... |
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| ... Al Nichols and Ken
Nethercott. ... |
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| Kirk and Virginia reach along
with their unique tri-radial ... ... |
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| ... genoa. ... |
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| Leo and Daryl ... |
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| Kirk (l) is sailing a bit too high of
the rhumb line (needless distance!!) - almost straight at the windward
mark whereas our next mark is the leeward mark which is off to the right around the point. ... |
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| The second beat: Al (l) continues to defend against
Dwight (2nd from left) by
staying between him and the windward mark. ... |
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| Judging by the angle of his
tiller, Al is fighting a bit of weather helm here, but not much. ... |
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| Having hit a soft spot in the
wind, Al checks the leech tickler to make sure his main is not
oversheeted, while Julia ... ... |
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| ... keeps the oh so important
good look-out. ... |
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| Heading towards the windward
mark on the second beat - click here for full-size pic ... |
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| a nice port lift for Dwight and
Pat along the north shore of the West Arm |
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