Race # 1
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After the first attempt at Race #1 had been abandoned the previous day in winds gusting to 44 knots,
the second day was to have a pair of races - in slightly more promising conditions: 12-14 m/sec or 24 - 28 knots.
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So, it was especially nice to have the safety boats with us. Didn't look like much wind inside the harbour but...
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... there was lots of action outside. Hidden by the wall of boats somewhere near the RC boat would be your Uncle Al doing a 720 after getting the RC boat start and trying to tack to port quickly. Alas, our jib sheet caught on our borrowed mast-mounted compass and we ended up hove to in front of several starboard boats - only two or three of whom actually hit us.
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So, my Danish friends: Is the name of this boat - Rummer - the Danish equivalent to a lift (as opposed to a header)?
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This was a day on which you did not want to tack too often.
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Surprise, surprise!! Ian and Simon round first and pop the chute - of course.
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And so did a few dozen others. It was quite the ride!
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Ah! The gybe mark! Home of fun and frolic. Ian and Simon zip around with nary a hiccup, and now it's time for Chris Sallis and Philip Manning to show their stuff - which they did.
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contents:
brief overview   results  Uncle Al's view..
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photos:
preparations at VSK - 1   preparations at VSK - 2   preparations at VSK - 3   preparations at VSK - 4
the dinghy park - 1   the dinghy park - 2   the dinghy park - 3    in the clubhouse
practice - 1   practice - 2   abandoned race #1   race #1    race #3   race #4
added 100501: misc. great action shots scanned in from the Jan 1990 W-nyt
awards banquet - 1   awards banquet - 2   awards banquet - 3   awards banquet - 4
vores nye danske venner - 1   nye danske venner - 1a    nye danske venner - 2    nye danske venner - 3

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