| 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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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”,

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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.

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‘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

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| “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) .

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