| the 2008 Warm Water Regatta Race #5 pics - 2 pics by Joanne Van Kampen ... |
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Here we see a wind streak that
can help us visualize why it works to go up in the lulls, down with the puffs:
If it weren't for the leeward mark coming right up, we could all bear
away, and be able to enjoy the puff longer by going more parallel to it
rather than sailing across it and out the other side, as we are doing
above.
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| Gybe ho!! A brief hiatus and
then ... ... |
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| ... Al and Julia are off onto
the second reach, followed by ... ... |
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| ... Dwight with Pat, Al with Ken
and ... ... |
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| ... Leo with Daryl. ... |
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| Once more, reaching the east
point means bearing away straight towards the leeward mark at last, and
now ... ... |
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| ... it's spinnaker time for Al
and Julia - though not without a healthy dose of the respect (if not
outright fear!) due to ... - click here for full-size pic ... |
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... the series of nasty gusts
that have been coming through. Ideally, you don't want to hoist in one
of these, not just to keep the open side up, but also because in such a
gust, steering with your knees while pulling on the spi halyard leaves
you unable to give full concentration to steering and sail trim can
lead to big speed gains, i.e. possible planing.
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| Dwight and Pat have picked the
spot for their hoist. ... |
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| (l
to r) Marc, Brian, Al N., Leo ... |
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| Leo and Daryl make their move. ... |
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| A fine afternoon for
windsurfing! Meanwhile, Brian and Crystal have decided to forego the
chute and can ... ... |
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| ... relax, leaving others to the
trials and tribulations of the spinnaker. ... |
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| Leeward mark coming right up! ... |
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| (l
to r) Uncle Al, Dwight, Leo, Al N. in front of Marc, Brian ... |
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| The start of beat #2, where it
appears that Al (3854) has already played it safe by putting in a short
starboard hitch, and now has the desired result: (approximately) half his lead to windward and half ahead. |
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