A few more early-action regatta pictures from Chatfield (12:27 to 12:28 pm, PHRF fleet!)

no. 3643 Michael Cotton's Hunter 23 "High Cotton" heads upwind no. 3644, 12:27 pm 23 June 2012 High Cotton between fellow members of the PHRF fleet at the 2012 Colorado Leukemia Cup. no. 3645 The Moreland's Catalina 25 no. 4986 "Rainbow Chaser" and sail no. 325, Ron Chalian's blue-hulled Lancer 25, "Dream Weaver" no. 3646, 12:27 pm 23 June 2012 sail no. 7593 in foreground, Catalina 22 "Azure Luna", Trey Hegstrom no. 3647 Don't be fooled by the 15088 jib; that's still no. 7593, Azure Luna! no. 3648 Panorama of PHRF fleet boats at the race start. Sail 6148 in left background is the Catalina 27, Bruce Budy's Kaija. no. 3649 Azure Luna and Kaija in left and right foregrounds, respectively. Kaija went on to win the PHRF fleet, always finishing (corrected) in the top half of the fleet and scoring three bullets in the seven races. 3650 Kaija and Rainbow Chaser head up the course 3651 Dream Weaver gives starboard tack a try