National Twelve Open Meeting at Yeadon 7th October 2018
Following on from the successful National 12 Open Meeting at Ripon SC the day before a smaller, but perfectively formed, fleet assembled at Yeadon on the Sunday to
resume battle.
Staunch supporter Angus Beyts had
camped overnight at Ripon but with crew issues and a fixed rudder decided not
to compete and start his long journey back to Scotland a little earlier.
After a briefing by the Race Team for the day
Tony Langley, David Statman and Sarah Cooke the fleet took to the water in a freshening south westerly breeze. Philip David and Emma
Hampshire in 3499 were quick off the line leading John and Allison Cheetham in
3209 then Tim and Christopher Hampshire in 3330 up the first beat. John and Allison fought through into first
place only lose it again to Philip.
Further back Brian and Ros in the only vintage contender filled up on one
of the gybe marks and decided to retire.
The excitement of being back in the lead must have been too much for
Philip as he fell in also after a rocky gybe leaving John to take the win but
recovering to finish second.
After a splendid Yeadon Lunch the
fleet again took to the water although Brian and Ros decided the wind was a bit
frisky for them so headed in to try the ice cream vans offerings. Tim Hampshire was first off the line
although after the first lap Philip had regained the lead and on lap 3 John
also sneaked past into 2nd place.
Further back Neil McInnes and Jon Wheble were sailing in a very
consistent 4th place in N3216 followed by Patrick Gaunt and Tony
Dufton in Tony’s recently acquired Design 8 N3283. After some hard racing it was Philip and
Emma who took the win closely followed by John and Allison.
Race three was set to be the
decider between Philip and John but it was Tim and Christopher who pulled into
the lead after the second lap, Philip and Tim swapped the lead numerous times
with John snapping at their transoms but in the end Philip and Emma prevailed
to take the race and the event win.
Big thanks to the Race Team and the Catering Team who looked after everybody throughout the day and to Ginger Threads for the National 12 embroidered prizes !
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N3499
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Philip David/Emma Hampshire
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YOSC/Ripon SC
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2 points
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1st
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N3209
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John and Allison Cheetham
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Yeadon SC
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3 points
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2nd
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N3330
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Tim and Christopher Hampshire
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Ripon SC
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5 points
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3rd
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N3216
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Neil McInnes/Jon Wheble
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Yeadon SC
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8 points
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4th
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N3283
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Patrick Gaunt/Tony Dufton
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Yeadon S C
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10 points
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5th
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2345
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Brian Herring/Ros Stevenson
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Winsford Flash SC
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12 points
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6th
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Report and photographs by Howard Chadwick
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| The fleet in Race 1 going up the first beat |
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| Philip David and Emma Hampshire N3499 - Overall Winners |
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| John and Allison Cheetham N3209 2nd overall |
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