Boxing: Day 2009
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 Participants arrive around 10am and practise begins... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 No 15 needs more duct tape to stay afloat! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 No. 58 needs more aft ballast... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 And a capsize displays secrets of the centre foil design! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 No. 20 is a gunter rigged pond yacht.... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ... but she gets laid on her side by a squall! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 No. 30 looks a good bet for the multihulls, on a run... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...and on a reach. (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Near collision between 9 (on port) and 21 (starboard)... protest? (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 A nice pond yacht, but outside the measurement rules! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 South end of the west shore, preparing to launch and... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...north end of the west shore preparing to launch (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 The first monohull start! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 14 going well while others return to shore! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Preparation for the first multihull race, but a shower is threatening. (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Two multihulls in close competition... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...right up to the finishing line. (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Start of the multihull race from the eastern shore in the rain... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...in the wind squall some don't get too far! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Now the start of the last monohull race from the western shore... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...and they are away! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 The last multihull race from the western shore... (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...they too are away! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 ...and "carbon fibre" catamaran zooms to an impressive victory! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |
 Finally, the indispensable rescue boat! (Photo © Peter Taylor 2009) |