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A little oil to lubricate the
starter's
pistol - one of the things done differently in Denmark is that the
sound
signal which draws your attention to the flag being hoisted is in two
parts:
a shell is fired about 10 metres into the air (sound 1) and the shell
then
explodes with a louder bang (sound 2) exactly at the moment of flag
hoisting/lowering
(e.g. Warning/Start).
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Lots of damp sails being dried
out as
the cloud cover of the past two days begins to breaks up.
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Mikael Mogensen (r) and
Ebsen
Holst prepare for the final day of the DM.
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More sails drying out ...
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... as breakfast begins to wind
down
in the background.
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Steen (l) and Keld make
last-minute
adjustments.
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The dinghy park at FAS was
certainly
a busy spot on Sunday morning.
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A new and different way to
launch: doesn't
look very promising to me!!
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While others are excited by
pre-race
nerves ...
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... Kristine does the normal
Sunday morning
thing.
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Stephan Nandrup-Bus (r)
gets a
quick explanation from Mogens Just (l).
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The turtle on Sune Sigsgaard's
back was
a singularly inappropriate symbol
considering his and Anders' wonderful
boat
speed!
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The Coach assists under the
watchful
eye of Annette Hansen.
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Regatta Chairman, Jesper Friis,
looks
a bit more relaxed today.
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A short Sunday morning
Skippers' Meeting
got everyone's attention ...
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... especially (l to r) Steen
Madsen and his daughter/crew, Carina,
Per Larsen, and Helene Madsen (not
related?)
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As a teacher, I would love
a class
that was as attentive as this group!
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A little pre-race discussion
among (l
to r) Sune Sigsgaard, Anders Pjetursson and Anders Friis.
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