2001 Midwinters Awards (and home for SHADES)
photos mostly by Uncle Al
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John deBoer (left) and Bob Brown recap the excitement of the final race.
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(left to right) Dolores deBoer, Roger Shepherd and Ralph Roberts
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Joanne Kumpf (left) and Dolores deBoer
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The gang begins to gather as the awards are about to be presented.
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the excitement mounts???  - larger image
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And tension builds???    - larger image
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Mike Murto (right) presents 3rd place in Non-Spinnaker to... Ed Kraft (and his absent crew, Stan Woodruff)
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Bob Brown (right) presents 2nd place in Non-Spinnaker to... Butch Minson and Ellen Hill.
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And the winners in Non-Spinnaker: Gale Shoemaker and Jim McIntyre (the Younger??)
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3rd place in the Spinnaker Fleet goes to Joe DeBrincat (right) and Marwhil Gamit as Mike and Bob look on.
In a points tie for the Midwinter Overall Championship,
2nd after the tie breaker: John (left) and Dolores deBoer!!
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After Mike Murto collected his kiss from the lovely Dolores, could Bob Brown do less???
Poor lad, Bob had to repeat the kiss twice when Al's camera missed the first two kisses!
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And on the other side of the tie breaker we had Uncle Al (left) and Marc Bennett
receiving less romantic congratulations from Bob and Mike.
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one more time for the cameras
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Midwinters' Most Improved was Bob Brown who beat his seed by two places!
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the award winners one more time  - larger image
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Monday evening in Dayton, Ohio: Marc consults the Outback Steakhouse menu after 12 hours' driving at 95-100 km./hour from Valdosta, Georgia - a trip which Al's venerable VW Golf (270,000 km.!!!, mostly spent towing SHADES!!!) made without a whimper of protest!!!
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Tuesday 13 Feb 2001 at 2:30 p.m., temp. a reasonable +4ºC: Back in Oakville, ready to drop seven rolls of film off to be printed
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2001 Midwinters
results
report
an English perspective
Marc's and Al's trip
Florida sidetrips
LESC candids
race 3 - part 1
race 3 - part 2
race 4 - part 1
race 4 - part 2
awards pics
George Washington's Birthday Regatta

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