the 2007 Rebel Nationals
Awosting YS, Greenwood Lake, NJ - July 14-19
Tuesday: waiting for the second race
photos (mostly) by Uncle Al, Neil Robb and Nick Tanis
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Paul and David Bryan
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The ladies' team, Wendy Gallione and Gail Bado, check out ...
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... the starting area.
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"We have a Rebel off our bow on a collision course, Captain Gelcoat, er, Captain Dan, I mean!
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Eek! It's that infamous pirate, Greybeard Tanis and ...
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... his skipper ...
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... Neil Robb."
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Another armed vessel coming up from astern - Karyn Schuchardt and Jim Miller - and here we are, armed with only a camera for protection - journalists in the war zone. Are we embedded?
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Jim and Karyn prepare to exchange ... - click here for full-size pic
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... broadsides with Jim Quiniff and Mike Stoodley in Afterburner.
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Karyn then exchanges fire with Junior Champion, Josh Zimmer, who then ...
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... quickly reloads, while his dad, Bob, keeps a look-out for more enemy ships of the line.
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Ron Reading sails along, quietly minding his own business,
but his granddaughter, Catie Simmons, is eager to find victims for her squirt gun.
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Jack and Johnnie Schuchardt (l) meet Bill Selick and Bob Buchtman.
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The Race Committee of course, has more serious matters to attend to. So far, the wind - as can be seen from the flags - is cooperating by blowing from the north at a reasonable rate. (l to r) CeCe Smith, former Star sailor Herb Dickeert, and PRO (Principal Race Officer) Rose Steele.
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