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| Just a couple
more shots of ... ... |
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| ... Possum
W275. ... |
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| Hurtig Gris
(Norwegian for Fast Pig) sets out across the lake ... ... |
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| ... in
excellent form. Lisa later allowed that it was lucky the camera missed
their rather adventurous unreefing procedure after the wind died down a
lot while they were in mid-lake. ... |
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| Everyone
aboard looks to be enjoying the day ... ... |
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| ... reasonably
well ... ... |
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| ... including
6-year-old Crystal ... ... |
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| ... who is
watching Wildwood with a very jaundiced eye! ... |
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| Half-way
across the lake, in calmer conditions, we put up the spinnaker which
Kevin is always eager to let out of its bag. We had a most enjoyable
close reach right into the harbour at Westport ... ... |
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| ... which has
an interesting breakwater made entirely of tires. ... |
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| Dennis Figley
chooses the marina dock rather than the beach south of the marina. ... |
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| A last couple
of strokes of the paddle and ... ... |
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| ... the voyage
is complete as Judy hands the painter ... ... |
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| ... to Tom
Erickson who is waiting to assist. ... |
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| Ron Baker
prepares to step ashore. ... |
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| The Fast
Pig - with the reef removed - aims at a beach landfall. ... |
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| Cruising in
under a slightly less reefed main are ... ... |
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| ... are André and Monique who find a nice
little dock sticking out from the ... ... |
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| ... beach
where the Fast Pig and the Tasar have duly made a
landfall. ... |
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| Following the
fleet are our shepherds ... ... |
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| ... Tom and
Dave Graefe (l) and Dick and Margie Harrington. ... |
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| Conditions
look a lot more benign than earlier as the pirate fleet prepares to
plunder the marina restaurant and bar! |