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Looks
as though
Don Gallagher and Sue Slocum have had just about enough of their spi
for
this leg as Sue prepares to douse. Doesn't Don look every bit the
intrepid
mariner???
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While
Nick
White (82) gets ready to start the bailing portion of the capsize
recovery
drill, Al and Julia (3854) show fine spi reach form (except the
undertrimmed
jib) as they hope to pass Bill de Boer (7351) whose spi has collapsed -
briefly, I'm sure! Note how Al is sitting right against the aft
bulkhead
and Julia, too, is mostly aft of the thwart to try to keep the bow up
and
SHADES
sailing on her flatter after portions.
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Brian
and
Cathy Love show that even a fairly blown out spi that is not really
hoisted
far enough will still give you great speed in these winds. Cathy looks
like she's just recovering from a missed hiking strap???
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Is this
any kind of weather for grandpa and grandma to be racing in??!!
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Having
perhaps
seen the results of excessive spi-related courage, Earl Schnur (1028),
Graham Dodd (3651) and John de Boer (6090) have decided to take a more
relaxed approach to the run ...
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...
as have
Martin and Beth de Boer, ...
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...
and Fred
and Chris Webster.
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Following
Julian Redman and Ian Porter across the line in 3rd place were Geoff
and
Philip Hodshon (198).
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While
many
of us North Americans concentrated on survival, Graeme Hinton (7900)
found
a last-beat corner that moved him all the way up to 4th at the finish,
ahead of Trevor Rose (not visible here) and Jon Townsend (r).
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Colin
Wilson
(1) just edges out Jon Townsend for 5th...
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...
while
Martin Collen (88) does the same to grab 7th ahead of Tony Perkins.
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