the 2007 Rebel Nationals
Awosting YS, Greenwood Lake, NJ - July 14-19
Thursday: awards - 2
photos (mostly) by Neil Robb and Catie Simmons
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John and Judy Washburn won a ...
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... little something as the team that "travelled the furthest". Chicago Fleet Captain, John, then also accepts ...
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... the trophy that goes to the club with the most boats (excluding the host club) at regatta, asking Al Vorel (r) call up ...
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... the rest of the Chicago Fleet: (l to r) John and Judy, Mindy and Phil Faulkner, Peggy and Mark Quiniff, Theresa Stoodley (presumably hiding her dad), Jim Quiniff, Mike Stoodley, Ron Reading, CeCe Smith (hiding her niece, Catie).
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Dave Nickels and Ethan Oslund (r): Best Finish by a Boat from Michigan (Dave forgot that trophy at home.)
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Hard to do better than first!!
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Jack Roe gets stuck with this year's ...
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... Anchorman Trophy.
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Team Clark Lake had the second-best aggregate score of their top three boats:
(l to r) Bruce Nowak, Nick Tanis, Neil Robb, Lee Nowak, Dan Hockenberry, Uncle Al (honorary member)
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Team Awosting proudly hoists the trophy for the best aggregate score by their best three finishers.
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Wendy Gallione (r) with CeCe Smith (and the absent Gail Bado): Best Woman Helm
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Wendy ...
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... looks pretty pleased.
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Jim Quiniff (r) and Mike Stoodley took 14th overall.
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Bob and Josh Zimmer placed 13th, a mere two points behind ...
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... Jack Schuchardt (r) and Ron Steele (with help from Johnnie Schuchardt), who in turn lost a tie-breaker to ...
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... the Coldwater Lake team of ...
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... Jack and Karen Sanderson who took series 11th.
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A break for more food and a thank you to our head waiter (restaurant owner???).
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Special heartfelt and well earned thanks to our Race Committee, represented by PRO, Rose Steele.
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And of course to our Regatta Chair, Bill Selick, who looks happier now that his big speech is behind him!!
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As Regatta Chair of the just completed Nationals, Bill (and his wife, Barbara) take over the Rebels' equivalent of the Olympic torch, the sacred Mint Julep bucket, which alas, last year's Nationals hosts allowed to be "extinguished" by failing to ensure that it arrived primed with Mint Julep at this awards dinner. "That sure won't happen in 2008!" Barbara ...
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... seems to be telling Bill.

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