Sunday, October 14, 2012

Simpsons Regatta Day 1

Photos courtesy of Serge mainly, and Nat otherwise

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Elise sailing across the finish line
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On the first day, winds were too light initially and the race was delayed by a couple of hours
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One of the winches didn't work and it looks like it is potentially a manufacturing defect
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Serge hanging out
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Nat and Nathan swapped places to work on the winch
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Hanging out waiting for the start

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and having lunch
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Serge fired the postponement bullets
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Elise at a finish line
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At the start. One the first race we started last (our other starts were very good) but we rounded the windward mark second (so we made up for a lot of the lost time)
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going back and forth before the start
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Downwind racing
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Passing near the committee boat
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In-between races
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It was such a beautiful day
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Serge volunteered for race committee
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Elise leading the pack!
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Hanging out!
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Another start
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 Getting on the rail at the start

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