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The Deer Hunter...

... because we cannot use the third part of the still deer joke, OK.

Like I've just said in the preceding pieces No Idea and Still No Idea, there were some great things going on just before Easter. Anyway, choosing hero pics has been difficult. All pics © Steb Fisher.

Might is right! To help us spot them, they've even painted this large piece of Newcastle pine in red... This is that newish, super sleek R60, whose name I just cannot remember this second.

But man - was this close - or what? It is he of the loud shorts, although Smithy, this pair is almost tame by your standards... She of the red hair and big grin is up on the coaming near the office and we're aboard Mark and Mike Walsh's, Wicked. And look for the guy with the best hair do in the business. He's up at the mast. Bob Downe wants the same hairstylist to work on him! We'll be back for him later...

This also rated highly - you may remember it stepping off in the No Idea piece, which you can revisit HERE.

Moving on then, this is the approach back to it's owner

And this is the handover.

Sticking with the Doll for a second - What's better than ONE?

TWO, of course.

Good hiking.

Great focus - zooming in on the mark.

There must have been something in the water, because it certainly was interesting kite day. This is Schuss.

The Cappers.

Good day for Horizon Sprint.

Red, Red, Red.

The Zilla...

It's happiness like this that may get them the HCOTW prize back!

Good sticker support too!

The Nouannie girls - last seen HERE.

One ringin on the bow I think

Wake is a little Hick that one year in the COB shot out of the blocks in almost no breeze and led the field. Athol Lidgett owned her.

It does look very much like Andrew Coutts with the green sleeves, so perhaps he still does.

Swordfish Trombone is an earlier Chutzpah.

Some faces for those in the know to ascertain.

That'll be John Donati in the navy blue.

And the Sills with INSX in front of them.

Another member of the Adams Family, the fastest of them all - ED

Now this is one of Graham Radford's Sprint 35's - see the resemblance. DNA is proof of his time with the late Joe Adams.

On the left is good and on the right better, as you can definitely make out both R35s

Terrific stuff Steb.

Shielding Ninety Seven - it's the black band-aid that gives it away.

Would have been a chance for the hero pic on a normal day.

Zoom back a little and you can see it is Gienah.

The wake is good.

Addiction coming at us and Jazz Player behind.

Hopefully you'll be back on the water soon - MWS coming up!

SF=Bow wave

How nice. We finish talking about Addiction and have a shot of Mrs Overnewton with her to lead into.... Good work Steb.

If you're here Marc Tracy, let me know...

Our Avanale buddies.

Yep, those pesky kite things again.

S197 = Take Five

It's Jazzy.

Need to go for a yacht. Last boat I was on was the open media boat for CMS6... This looks good.

BOOM STICKER!!!

Spellbound. They really are mesmerised by that leach...

Good SPF here.

More kite issues of the day - Wicked this time. Now I did say we'd be back to the guy with the best hair in sailing - and we will, but in the meantime, here he is again near that mast...

 

Oliver Twist - go deep. Response: Of course you can.

 

By John Curnow