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| SOLO 1 Tony Dallimore the winning Solo |
With a
strong turnout of Streakers but sadly only three Solos, competitors
were greeted with almost no wind at Yeadon however as the fleet
rigged the wind slowly started to pick up from the North East to give
a light and changeable breeze.
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| STR 3 David Hinks Streaker sailor for his 80th birthday |
Race 1
saw Ian Lees from Scammonden in Streaker 1826 take an early lead for
the part lap however it was Steve Blackburn of West Lancs who then
pulled through from second place to take the lead a position he
maintained to the end. Ian Priest of Scaling Dam sailed a solid and
consistent third place having moved up to third at the part lap in
Streaker 1852 whilst Chris Wright of Ripon Sailing club did the
opposite in Streaker 1754 a theme that continued for most of the day.
In the Solo fleet it was Tony Langley of Yeadon in Solo 4163 taking
the early lead but chased hard by Tony Dallimore of Ripon who took
the lead on lap 2 in Solo 5367. New to the fleet Bob Dootson also of
Yeadon sailed a solid race in third, positions they then held to the
end despite some close racing between the two Tony’s.
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| STR 1 Streaker start |
In Race
2 the breeze had increased slightly although still with some very
quiet moments in places however the competitors proved very
consistent with Steve Blackburn leading the Streaker fleet throughout
the race chased hard by Ian Lees then Chris Wright. In the Solo
fleet Tony Dallimore again lead the charge with Tony and Bob in hot
pursuit. Towards the end of the race the breeze has increased further
and settled slightly to give much improved sailing for all.
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| STR 2 Steve Blackburn leading the Streaker fleet |
Race 3
was started promptly to make the most of the breeze which in fact
remained throughout the race to give some excellent racing. In the
Streaker Peter Kitchen of Tees and Hartlepool clearly liked the
increased breeze and led for the first two laps before dropping to
third place but then pulling back to finish in second place it was
however Steve Blackburn who once again pulled through to take the win
with Ian Lees in third place. In the Solo fleet Tony Langley pushed
Tony Dallimore hard occasionally taking the lead but in the end it
was Tony Dallimore who took his third win of the day and the event,
Steve
Blackburn having won the event with three wins thanked Yeadon Sailing
Club, in particular the race and catering team etc. for a very
enjoyable event. Prior to the prize giving a very special award was
presented to local Streaker sailor David Hinks to celebrate his 80th
birthday in the coming week.
Streaker Fleet
|
Position
|
points
|
Boat
|
Helm
|
Club
|
|
1st
|
2
|
1881
|
Steve Blackburn
|
West Lancashire Yacht Club
|
|
2nd
|
4
|
1826
|
Ian Lees
|
Scammenden Sailing Club
|
|
3rd
|
7
|
1852
|
Ian Priest
|
Scaling Dam Sailing Club
|
|
4th
|
7
|
1754
|
Chris Wright
|
Ripon Sailing Club
|
|
5th
|
8
|
1616
|
Peter Kitchen
|
Tees and Hartlepool Yacht Club
|
|
9
|
1779
|
Sal Ratcliffe
|
Scammonden Sailing Club
|
Solo Fleet
|
1st
|
2
|
5367
|
Tony Dallimore
|
Ripon Sailing Club
|
|
2nd
|
4
|
4163
|
Tony Langley
|
Yeadon Sailing Club
|
|
3rd
|
6
|
3470
|
Bob Dootson
|
Yeadon Sailing Club
|
Report- Howard
Chadwick
Photographs-
Clare Rutherford
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