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Just
after
the start.
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And
still
not all 41 boats have crossed the start line.
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John
Hammond
(7887), Bill Fyfe (6739), Nick White (82) and Keith Davies (5208) look
good off the pin end of the line but will be pressed to tack should the
wind knock starboard tack which is a distinct possibility on this
relatively
small lake.
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A
few boats
have decided to try their luck going right.
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A
few moments
later.
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Nearing
the
gybe mark, it's Julian Redman (8189) with a slight edge over Jon
Townsend
(6288) while Colin Wilson (1) holds 3rd spot. Note Uncle Al on the
extreme
right who is trying to recover from another poor first beat by going
low
on the reaches.
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The
leaders,
Julian and Kevan, gybe ...
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...
with Jon
Townsend and Mark Allerston in hot pursuit. Also approaching the gybe
mark
are Martin Collen in 88 (l) just ahead of Robin Barker and, on
the
right, Ian Porter (7588) and Tony Perkins (7043, white spi).
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And
then the
rest of the pack.
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Colin
and
Neil Wilson about to gybe around in 3rd place while Ian Porter (7588)
has
made a comeback by going low into clear air and will also have the
tactical
advantage of being inside at the mark. Also identifiable on the
approach
to the mark are Trevor Newley (extreme left), Geoff Hodshon
(dark
spi top), Robin Barker (radial head spi), Martin Collen (88) and Uncle
Al (just to the left of the mark).
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One
of the
few colour shots I can still get my hands on. Identifiable from left to
right: Don Gallagher (red/black/white), Mike Codd (421), Graham Dodd
(yellow/green),
John Hammond (yellow/black), Graeme Hinton (7900), Brian Love
(multi-coloured
cross-cut), Derwyn Hughes (red/white), Nick White (82) and Richard
Stone
(4960).
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A
glorious
action shot as Uncle Al (3854) gybes around
inside Nick
White
(dark hull) and Graeme Hinton (7900).
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