Kima at the North Americans

(my photos of the Marion milieu here)

Thursday -- All those spinnakers behind us means that we rounded the mark ahead of them all
Thursday -- All those spinnakers behind us means that we rounded the mark ahead of them all
Friday -- ditto for this shot.
Friday -- ditto for this shot.
Friday we had a seventh (our high water mark)
Friday we had a seventh (our high water mark)
That's the winner of the regatta just inches ahead of us
That's the winner of the regatta just inches ahead of us
Tacking
Tacking
Ahead and to leeward of Phantom and Mirage
Ahead and to leeward of Phantom and Mirage
Every which way
Every which way
Coming up to a mark rounding
Coming up to a mark rounding
Hoisting the spinnaker
Hoisting the spinnaker
Before the halyard debacle on Sunday we were doing well indeed
Before the halyard debacle on Sunday we were doing well indeed
After the debacle we sailed as best we could with the jib
After the debacle we sailed as best we could with the jib
Carl gets ready for the hoist (notice the symmetry of the bow numbers)
Carl gets ready for the hoist (notice the symmetry of the bow numbers)