| avoid ther racers. The skipper
of the tug, John Arntsen, still
managed to wave cheertally
as the boats went by.

‘o mak the bell-buoy
on one tack and:had:to tack
-around the freighters anchor-.
ed at the western. extremity.
‘of ‘the harbour Some: ‘nice :

| _ Motoring in ac dinghy oven:
Kees Fr:

second: place prize. the judges

were = eet be : a. cng. Bree of

Speck’s: crew. also: picked up
; - Most. Inexperienced
Crew”? :

to. the boats ‘over ° “to, SB iat
» Grey: and the bell-buoy. The -
wind was gusting to approxi-.
. mately. 20: knots and the: four

"foot: westerly. swell: caused

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hs sew BtCeh | faces amivng SOM

o known es Dearly Dick’ to.
cing colleagues, is
A Westiound tug towing a well-known * in local. racing
“rail. barge, the Seaspan:: circles. He entered the North
Champion, was - forced to :
“change course three times. to ;

‘conn had. te boat, B she. was -
‘beaten ‘across’ the” Tine» by
“Ab-Mo-Go”,

imensnnanat tinea reetenannmnter chasis nag

to: ‘tag : crewed: by Anna
Vaughan and Leilani: King.
despite: strong competition -

'), from some other members of OUR ESCAPE was just onc of the many boats enjoying the companionship and weather . ee
the. racing fleet.The winsome , 7 On ‘Sunday. [Ellsworth Dickson: photo] - erence

- pair ‘sailed their. Duich-built : : Ce | ' ae en _ Pe
Van der: Stadt sloop to a fine.

finish Pog

‘ fees . uy

‘Many. other’ prizes. were,
~ awarded. ‘Brian: Morse’ s own *
“boat, ’ “Shirralee’’, | ‘treated |
the visiting: judges to chilled:
‘wine in long-stemmed glass-
es'and alarge bucket of fruit,
served by a.crew outfitted in.
white * ‘uniforms with red
sashes. After some discus-—
sion: ithe judges ‘awarded the |
‘crew ‘the plaque for ‘Best.
- Attitude of: Crew ‘on Inspec-'
ton’, despite the complaints
. of.one of the judges that. the.
wine glasses were plastic, as
“was ‘most of, the. fruit.’ His.
criticisms. were dismissed by
his. colleagues. as..‘nitpick- —
ing’. a eo ote, ae : mb

1 “4 rey
.. : _ 1 .

| “Best Varnish and Patnt-:’
work’? went'to Barry’ Griblin,

. Am “ sion fished ! cn _— oo . |
ARTHLY DELIGHTS helped win‘ “*Annallsn’’ finishe : : _—_
vey “A GARDEN OF TE Morso the sped win | PRIZE WINNERS Lollant King.and Anna Vaughan of ‘Tug’ were honoured for ‘Beat

award for Most Ornate Head. es CONTINUED ON P AGE 2. . ‘Bottom - ~ crew or boat.’ Worthy winners. {Ellsworth Dickson photo) .

oaks | . , 4 e
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