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Yeadon Open Meeting  

6th October 2019

The National 12 Open Meeting on 6th October at Yeadon Sailing Club began with a changeable and blustery weather forecast, the blue sky quickly being eaten up by a blanket of white fluff.

On the beat

The meeting attracted a full range of National 12s designs from vintage through to double bottom foiling rudder boats.  
The course for the first race was a hard one made all the more difficult because of the ever changing gusts, forcing an early retirement from 1 boat even before the ice-cream man arrived, leaving the remaining fleet battling valiantly on.  After a further 7 challenging laps of the Tarn the race was eventually won by 3209, father and daughter team, John Cheetham and Ali Cheetham from Yeadon Sailing Club.

The Hampshires ahead on the reach

After a carb. loaded lunch the boats were back out on the water; with a change of course for race number 2 – ready to take on whatever the Yeadon weather could throw at them.  Needless to say the weather didn’t disappoint – unfortunately winds lightened and the heavens opened producing a slower and soggier set of crews who came in from this race for a much needed hot drink.  This race was a win to 3330, father and son team Tim Hampshire and Chris Hampshire from Ripon Sailing Club.

Race 3 began, with both 3209 and 3330 hoping for a second win to secure the Open Meeting for themselves.  This time the weather Gods were kinder and all the boats enjoyed a calmer and drier sail.  The chances of a second win for either of the previous race winners were thrown into disarray when 3499, Philip David and his crew Emma Hampshire from Ripon Sailing Club took first place over the line.

At the prize giving ceremony trophies were awarded to the winners of the Open meeting, Tim Hampshire and Chris Hampshire 3330, and to the winners of the Northern Traveller Series, John Cheetham and Ali Cheetham 3209.  Special mention should also go to the first vintage boat 2345 Brian Herring and Ros Stephenson in 4th place.

Yeadon Sailing Club would like to thank all the helms and their crews and especially all the visitors to the club and look forward to welcoming you all back to the next open meeting and joining you on the water.

The Winners - Tim & Christopher Hampshire

 

 

Overall results

Position

Boat No.

Helm

Crew

Club

Design

Points

1st

N3330

Tim Hampshire

Chris Hampshire

Ripon SC

Crusader 88

3 pts

2nd

N3499

Philip David

Emma Hampshire

Yorkshire Ouse SC / Ripon SC

Feeling Foolish

3 pts

3rd

N3209

John Cheetham

Alison Cheetham

Yeadon SC

Crusader

4 pts

4th

N2345

Brian Herring

Ros Stevenson

Redsmere SC

Starfish

7 pts

5th

N3216

Neil McInnes

Katie McInnes

Yeadon SC

Baggy Trousers

8 pts

6th

N3283

Tony Dufton

Gail Kaye

Yeadon SC

Design 8

10 pts

7th

N3367

Richard Oliver

Chris Wright

Ripon SC

Crusader 88

12pts

8th

N2966

Gavin Gulliver-Goodall

Joe Stevenson

Ripon SC / Yeadon SC

Cheshire Cat

16 pts

9th

N3475

Angus Beyts

Berry B

Newburgh SC / Ripon SC

Feeling Foolish – Foiling rudder

17 pts