| the George
Blanchard Slide Show from his Memorial Party - 6 ... |
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| Toronto, Spring 1999:
George with another Wayfarer legend, Frank Dye: ... |
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| Early 2000s, Wayfarer
Ontarios at Ottawa's Lac Deschênes SC: George again meets Frank
in less formal circumstances as Frank and his wife, Margaret were just finishing a Rideau Canal cruise in W8448. ... |
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| grandaughters, Jenny and
Sandra, and grandson, Adrian ... |
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| Another decade of George's
guardianship of TSCC's Desire and Red Ringer has begun. ... |
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| Lake Ontario Sailor magazine
carried a lovely spread about the 2000 Yachtsman of the Year ... ... |
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| ... George Blanchard ... ... |
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| ... several times Commodore
of the Toronto Sailing & Canoe Club. ... |
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| George speaks at the awards
ceremony - of course!! ... |
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| An early 21st century June
Bug Regatta at ... ... |
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| ... the Fanshawe YC in
London, Ontario. ... |
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| The 2001 Worlds, Strangford
Lough in Northern Ireland: George and his now regular crew, Mike Codd,
were ... ... |
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| ... part of a
record-setting Wayfarer fleet of 84 entries. ... |
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| George and Mike sailed
Martin Collen's lovingly restored W75 Penelope. The 88-year-old George placed 65th despite finishing only three of the six races. ... |
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| George poses with the 2001
co-champions of the Wayfarer world: (l to r) Michael McNamara with Simon Townsend and Ian Porter (far right) with Kevan Gibb. ... |
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| On behalf of his TS &
CC, George exchanges "burgees" with East Down YC Commodore, Jay
Colville. |