An enthusiastic fleet arrived at Yeadon for the 2011 open meeting to be
greeted by a warm welcome but a very light and variable to non-existent
breeze.
Photo: N2769 Barrow Boy and N3356 Squidgy Bits 2nd and 3rd
Overall
Photo Sarah Chadwick
Despite the conditions race officer Bill Wilson and his intrepid team
managed to get the racing off almost on time and it was local boat N2769
Barrow Boy sailed by Howard Chadwick and Helen Nicholson who prevailed
in the difficult and light conditions with N3499 Out of the Blue sailed
by Philip David and Katie McInnes in hot pursuit finishing second whilst
N3356 Squidgy Bits sailed by Austin and James Flather finished third
with Brian Herring and Ros Stevenson N1673 finishing fourth and first
vintage in the race.
Photo: N2335 Saskia Tim Gatti and Ben Palmer 1st Vintage
Overall
Photo Mike Cox
After an excellent lunch provided by Sarah, Margaret and Cathy the
course was changed and the breeze had picked up but only slightly and
race two was started. Philip and Katie were taking no chances this
time and were manoeuvring against Howard and Helen even before the
start, a move which worked well and allowed Philip to take up the lead
and hold it to the end. Howard and Helen recovered to second place and
N3468 Pillow Fight finishing third closely followed by Austin and James
Flather in fourth. Brian and Ros were again first vintage in N1673
whilst N2335 Saskia sailed by Tim Gatti and Ben Palmer was 2nd vintage
in sixth position. John and Sue Nixon in N3514 had travelled up
from Carsington but unfortunately had only brought their winged rudder
and found that the shallow water and (uncharacteristic) weed at Yeadon
were making their Feeling Foolish very difficult to sail so they called
it a day after race 2 vowing to come back without wings in 2012.
Photo: Philip David and Katie McInnes winners of the Yeadon Open
Meeting October 2011
Photo Mike Cox
In race three Austin and James made a great start and led the fleet,
however Philip and Katie again got through whilst the positions behind
them were changing frequently. As the breeze finally picked up Tim
Gatti was in second place and a close dual was fought between Howard and
Tim over several laps whilst Austin and John were never far away.
Eventually Howard got past Tim and at the finish it was Philip first,
Howard second and then Tim. Tim’s hard fought 3rd place in this
race allowed him to take the overall first Vintage on a tie breaker.
Overall results
|
1st
|
N3499
|
Philip David
|
Katie McInnes
|
2 points
|
Double Bottomed
|
|
2nd
|
N2769
|
Howard Chadwick
|
Helen Nicholson
|
3 points
|
AC- single bottomed
|
|
3rd
|
N3356
|
Austin Flather
|
James Flather
|
7 points
|
AC- single bottomed
|
|
4th
|
N3468
|
John Cheetham
|
Alison Cheetham
|
8 points
|
Double Bottomed
|
|
5th
|
N2335
|
Tim Gatti
|
Ben Palmer
|
9 points
|
1st
Vintage (clinker built)
|
|
6th
|
N1673
|
Brian Herring
|
Ros Stevenson
|
9 points
|
Vintage
|
|
7th
|
N3216
|
Neil McInnes
|
Rachel Dean
|
14 points
|
AC- single bottomed
|
|
8th
|
N3514
|
John Nixon
|
Sue Nixon
|
15 points
|
Double Bottomed (winged
|
Report:- Howard Chadwick
Photos:- Mike Cox/Sarah Chadwick on page 2 and as
attachments to email.
