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GRAFHAM WAYFARERS |
THE 2006 SEASON (for 2001:
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Sat 6th May 2006 |
Saturday 3rd June |
Saturday 10th June |
Serious pre-race tuning (Douglas Butler, 10024) and bouyancy testing for ... Gordon Oscroft (10263), assisted by Ray Scragg ... and the queue to get on the water. Richard Stephens (9786) and Tim Baribeau (7967) also represented GWSC. The photos show a sparkling summer day with temperatures around 28-30° What is less clear is the WIND - fabulous, clean, steady breeze from the SE, but Force 5-6, gusting 7 (31 knots)!! Of the 45 entries to the first race, only 18 finished! Watching the professional cope with this was a treat - they made rounding the jibe mark with spinnaker flying in a Force 6 look so easy! These were far too difficult conditions for ordinary sailors, and a few of us decided to leave the race to the experts and join the wind-surfers on their favourite reach - a rare chance to get the Wayfarer planing high! |
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- Last updated: 19th October 2006