the 2007 North American Rally
Sat 21 July & Sun 22 July - 1
photos: Dave/Carol Hansman, Julia/Al Schonborn, Bill Harkins, Alan Asselstine, Andy Douma
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Having decided to "commute" 60 miles or so from Julia's parents' Huntsville cottage in deference to Julia's fear of bears, Al and Julia tended to be a bit late for the Sailors' Meetings. Here, they arrive on the north beach of Lighthouse Point ...
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... just in time for ...   - click here for full-size pic
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... the tail end of Sunday morning's meeting.   - click here for full-size pic
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A friendly greeting from the gang - only about half of the expected number having yet arrived.
(clockwise from left) Joan, Patsy, Mary, Kit, Dick, Tom, Nel, Andy
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(l to r) Patsy Wallace, Mary Abel, Kit Wallace
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"Tour director" Dick Harrington is armed with his morning coffee and thus set for the day, as is ...
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... his beloved Blue Mist.
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Ah, here's Alan Asselstine, who like Al and Julia, has come to greet the gang but has yet to launch.
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Tom and Nel Graefe from Norwell, MA. Tom organizes much of the Rally each year with Dick.
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(clockwise from left) Andrew, Tony, Patsy, Kit, Dick, Tom, Nel, Andy, Julia, Joan, Lori - click here for full-size pic
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Dick ponders the day's possibilities.
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As does Tony - with input from ...
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... Andrew
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Lori, too, gives her chart serious attention.
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(clockwise from left) Joan, Lori, Andrew, Tony
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Joan and Lori discuss the possibilities.
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Mary (l) talks things over with Kit who has brought his own chart, while Nel prepares for possible navigation duties.
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(l to r) Patsy, Mary, Kit
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Kit and Patsy's Ab faB (W1037)
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chez Al and Julia: Having decided not to sleep on site
and having been warned that this can result in a ticket for "failure to occupy", Al and Julia have ...
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... put their Hans Gottschling boat cover to yet another use, as a fake pup tent! As the week wore on, the Schonborns added other clever little touches to try to fool the Rangers into thinking they were sleeping here.
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In due course, SHADES was launched and sailed over to the Lighthouse Point beach, where ...
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... she now lies at anchor, waiting for ...
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... the arrival of Julia who is returning car and trailer to our site - yet another sign of our non-failure to occupy!!
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Also single-handing over to the beach from the launch site,
and showing that you can sail upwind under jib alone was Alan Asselstine, while ...
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... his wife, Mary, enjoyed a very pleasant wait on the beach with Uncle Al and his camera.
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Home is the sailor!!