the 2007 Rebel Nationals Awosting YS, Greenwood Lake, NJ - July 14-19 Monday: Junior Nationals - 2 photos (mostly) by Uncle Al, Neil Robb and Nick Tanis ...

After the gybe, John and Thomas continue to defend 3rd place against Maurice and Graham while ... ...

... Theresa and Ethan round onto the final beat inside and just ahead of ... - click here for full-size pic ...

... Josh and Stephanie. The latter wisely ... ...

... tack to clear their air, and Theresa (4179) quickly puts in a nice, crisp tack to cover. Not too far back in 3rd place ... ...

... are John and Thomas with the Maurice-Graham team in close pursuit. ...

No mistakes on the final beat for Theresa and Ethan who pulled away to ... ...

... finish first and ... ...

... move into ... ...

... a tie for the series lead at 1-2 with Josh and Stephanie. ...

Meanwhile, Catie and Bobby get ... ...

... a bit of high-powered on-the-water coaching. ...

While Zach and Johnnie (4183) cruise down the second reach, Josh and Stephanie cross the line in ... ...

... 2nd place, the only blemish on their otherwise perfect series of "bullets". ...

And it's a fine 3rd-place finish for ... ...

... John Tesser and Thomas Schneiders. ...

Race 3??? Interesting action at the leeward mark. Was Theresa (4179) entitled to room? John (4174) ... ...

... does not appear to think so. Or perhaps it's just the zoom lens effect? ...

Skipper Maurice directs crew, Graham, most emphatically as ... ...

... they near the leeward mark where ... ...

... both Theresa and John squeeze around without major incident. ...

It will be a much more relaxing rounding for Maurice and Graham. ...

It's victory in race 3 for Josh and Stephanie (1592) while Catie and Bobby work hard to hold off a challenge from Zach and Johnnie. ...

After a poor first beat, Theresa and Ethan have moved into 2nd place past John and Thomas (l).

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