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Fanshawe Yacht Club * June 24-25, 2006 Race 7, 8 & 9 pics by Rick Goldt & Uncle Al |
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| Race 7: Scott
and
Paul Town. Dear old dad seems to re-living his
Finn-sailing days! ... |
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| As the other leaders
near
the end of the run of another triangle-sausage-windward
race, Marc and
Al are leading comfortably up the short beat to the
finish, and will
take a stranglehold on the series with this win. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| Alastair closes in on
the
finish line in Race 7. ... |
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| Race 8: Marc
and Al
have a healthy lead starting up the second beat, with
... ... |
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| ... Jens and Sharon
(7663)
running 2nd. Marc and Al should have tacked by now, to
cover,
especially since Jens is virtually laying the mark here. ... |
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| Some boats have
spotted
better breeze under the cliff and ... ... |
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| ... shave the RC barge to get there. ... |
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| Looking good on the
right
side of the beat, but ... ... |
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| ... so is the left
side. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| In
strengthening winds, Marc has held his healthy lead onto
the run so
that ... click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| ...
Uncle Al
can ... ... |
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| ...
hand
Marc the spi sheet ... ... |
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| ...
haul out
the camera ... ... |
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| ... and
capture this beautifully backlit fleet coming down the
run. ... |
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| (l
to r) Dwight,
Mike, Al Nichols ... |
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| Jens
and
Sharon are ... ... |
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| ...
holding
second place very nicely. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| A
lovely
view on this fine Sunday morning! ... |
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| Sharon
and
Jens looking excellent! ... |
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| Mike
and
Kirk in flawless trim! ... |
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| Al
Nichols
and Ken Nethercott (7380) will pass ... ... |
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| ... Mike Codd (r) and take an
outstanding 3rd in
this race. ... |
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| Note
the
Finn run form for the spinnaker-less Scott Town (9239)
once again.
Theoretically, this keeps the Centre of (the sails')
Effort more
directly above the Centre of (the boat's) Resistance,
and reduces helm. ... |
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| Dolores
and
John (7351), winners of the previous race, have some
catching up to do
here! ... |
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| More
good
spinnaker form from Dwight (4606), Mike (CAN 90) and ... ... |
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| ...
Sharon
and Jens in ... ... |
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| ...
7663. ... |
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| The
Fred
Black spinny (7379) is at last up and drawing but ... ... |
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| ... Bob
Kennedy continues to struggle ... ... |
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| ... to get his spinnaker going. ... |
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| Here's what they saw
from
the RC barge: Marc in a decent lead, while Jens and Al
Nichols fight it
out for 2nd. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| Race 9: The
mark
setters tweak the line prior to our finale. ... |
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| In lighter winds, we
are
off. click here
for full-size pic; then click Back
button
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| Winds look a bit
patchy
over on the right (where Marc and I went!) click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| Mike Codd leads Bob
Kennedy
and Alastair Ryder-Turner down the first reach, while
Marc is lying 7th. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| Only Alastair (3rd from left) and
Marc
(note apparent mast length once more) are taking the
off-shore detour
and will ... click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| ... make their moves
in
more consistent wind pressure. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page ... |
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| An amazing come-back
for
Alastair but especially for Marc who will round in first
or second
place here as I recall. click here for full-size pic; then click Back button to return to this page |
| Index | |
| results report photos:
shore pics - 1shore pics - 2 awards Bobby Hampton action shots |
race 1 race 2 race 3 & 4 race 4 race 5 race 6 races 7 - 9 |
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