| 2004
AEC
Wayfarer
Worlds the first day of racing - 1 photos by Bob Thayer (note: all of these photos were - in larger size - on the competitors' CD created by Bob) |
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| Just after the
start
of race 1, sailing into a nice, warm lake breeze - for
full-size
photo, click here ... |
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| Hans Gottschling
and
Pedro Santos keeping a good look-out for starboard boats
- of which
there were many! ... |
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| Mark Johnston and
Roger Challis leading the first race with as comfortable
a lead over
Ian Porter (7588) as you're likely to get. Note Kit
Wallace and David
Weatherston in Ab faB (1037) in a nice safe
leeward on Ian. ... |
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| Neil Fletcher and
Chas
Edwards - in good form as always - have just crossed
Stewart Reed
(10288). ... |
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| Some of Roger
Challis'
nearest pursuers close in on the windward mark. They
included Ted and
Wendy Gadd (7699), ... ... |
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| ... Gordon Harris
(968), Graham Barker (8888), and Kit Wallace (1037). ... |
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| While David
Weatherston keeps an eye out, Kit Wallace glances astern
- perhaps to
admire the many boats behind him? ... |
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| Also in good
shape at
the first mark were Roger Shepherd and Joanne. ... |
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| Toby Mace (r)
approaches the windward mark with a bit of "ground" to
make up.
Meanwhile starboard tackers, Doug Netherton (blue hull)
and Mike
O'Malley behind him present a problem for Jay Colville
(404) and Peter
Rahn (286). On the far right, the Taylor brothers (7673)
may be about
to meet John Goudie. ... |
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| Jay Colville and
Ian
Harley in Sink the Pink are headed for the mark, having crossed and tacked on Mike O'Malley with Justin Denny. ... |
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| Not off to the
most
auspicious beginning to their Worlds are John Dowling (l)
and
John de Boer (7351) as they approach the windward mark in the bottom half of the fleet. ... |
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| And the Taylor
lads
can't be too pleased, either. Here they have just taken
Reg Bunt's wind
as they prepare to round. In the background, Søren
Jensen (9355)
is about to ... ... |
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| ... pass astern
of Bob
Kennedy on their way to the layline which here is
occupied by Andrew
and Nigel Gumley who in turn are being chased by Peter
Kozak and
Annelies Groen. But if you think, Andrew looks
under-amused, have a
look at ... ... |
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| ... Uncle Al and
Marc
Bennett who are about to round well into the 40's - a
rare frown on
Marc's usually smiling countenance. The one saving grace
is that Uncle
Al's Worlds buddies and arch-rivals, Søren and Jesper
are even further
behind, just crossing astern of Alan Bell (gray hull).
This would be
the first of 6 Worlds races in which Al managed to near
the windward
mark out of the top 40! Not his usual form!! ... |
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| (l to r)
Peter
Ayres, Dave Hansman (I believe), Liz Feibusch, Ed Gillespie, Brian Mills and John Goudie in front of Alan Chaplin. ... |
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| As Brian, John G
and
Alan prepare to round, Søren makes sure he'll lay the
mark by
crossing Ed before ...... |
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| ... he tacks to
follow
Liz Feibusch and Frances Lilley. ... |
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| Doug Honey and
Becky
Robson have tacked to leeward and ahead of Chris Purtle
and Chris Ryan,
who ... ... |
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| ... get set for
their
spinnaker run. ... |
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| Andrew Haill
rounds
just ahead of Alastair Ryder-Turner who has Alan
Simpkins on his tail.
Despite a very loose jib halyard, Ed Morysiak (white
hull behind Alan)
has hung in there quite well against Dave Hansman off
his bow. Just to
the left of the mark is Ted Lacelle, I think. ... |
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| The yellows
battle it
out: Richard and Michele reach the mark just ahead of
Kevin and Shirley
Pegler, leaving Dave H and Edward M to try to catch up. ... |
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| About to round
the
right-hand gate mark more sedately than Nick (864) are
John Dowling
(8322) and Hans (938). ... |
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| The left-hand
mark
gets more action - (l to r) Alan Bell, Andrew
Gumley, Bob Kennedy, Reg Bunt, Thomas Vendely, Geoff Edwards ... |
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| Most of the
leaders - l
to r: Graham Barker, Gordon Harris, Roger Challis
and Neil
Fletcher - are going right. Just rounding is Chris
Purtle. Just rounded
are - l to r: Ed, Stephan, Alan B, Bob K, Thomas
with Geoff
just off his leeward bow. |