Brass Monkey Open at Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club

By Philip Whitehead on 21 Feb 201120 February 2011

Despite a recent 4" snow fall on the previous day and subsequent clearing of the road by a plough, 53 boats and 24 visitors entered the Brass Monkey Open at Yorkshire Dales SC.

With the wind blowing a gentleforce 1-2, the race officer decided to take full advantage of the over flowing lake and set a long course using the full reservoir. With so many sailors looking to get a good start, a general recall was inevitable. The black flag kept them all in check for a perfect second start. The 49ers, as expected lead the field around having some very close racing. Musto Skiff sailor Dylan Noble wasn’t letting them get away and secured the win. The Fireball of Neil Thornton (a comeback after 6 years?) with world champion crew Richard Wagstaff held off other challengers for 2nd place, and finishing off the top 3 were Jack Banks and Penny Jeffcoat in their Scorpion. A great meal deal lunch followed after which a slight course change, which was to make big differences for some of the sailors with spinnakers.

There was a clean start for race 2, the wind having picked up to a good force 2-3. Matty and James Lyons's 49er nearly had a full leg lead over the other 49ers as they passed the windward mark. Chris Pickles and Matt Sharman, tried hard to make up the difference to no avail. Keith Escritt and Phil Priestley were having kite issues and lost ground. With the wind deciding to pick up a little, this brought Phil Whitehead’s Vortex into contention to secure 3rd position. The Lyons brothers bagged a solid 2nd but improving on their race one result was Thornton and Wagstaff to take the bullet.

A great event for sailors and spectators alike with the conditions being kind for a late February sail. With a 1st and 2nd, Neil Thornton and Richard Wagstaff in their Fireball sailed consistently well for the overall win. The 49er of Lyons/Lyons edged into 2nd and Noble’s Musto topped off the top 3.

A big thanks to race officer Terry Pressdee and his crew for a great job done, the galley staff for great food efficiently served and Mike Saul of MSDS for sponsoring the prizes.

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	Club	Class	Sail No	PY	R1	R2	Pts
1st	Neil Thornton	Richard Wagstaff	YDSC	Fireball	15036	982	2	1	3
2nd	Matty Lyons	James Lyons	Ullswater YC	49er	997	744	4	2	6
3rd	Dylan Noble		Ullswater YC	Musto Skiff	448	875	1	6	7
4th	Jack Banks	Penny Jeffcoate	West Kirby SC	Scorpion	2017	1055	3	7	10
5th	Becky Priest	Tim Saunders	Staunton Harold SC	Fireball	14954	982	8	4	12
6th	Nicholas Miller		Morecambe & Heysham YC	Blaze	757	1046	10	8	18
7th	April Whiteley	Jamie Whiteley	YDSC/UYC	Mirror	70667	1385	7	14	21
8th	Soeren Vonsild		YDSC	Finn	35	1062	11	11.5	22.5
9th	Wayne Fletcher	Deb Fletcher	Scaling Dam	RS200	1378	1057	14	10	24
10th	Tom Tindall		YDSC	Phantom	1337	1035	13	11.5	24.5
11th	Chris Pickles	Matt	Delph SC	49er	200	744	20	5	25
12th	Bruce Deppe		Hollingworth Lake	Solo	4327	1155	6	19	25
13th	Philip Worth		Delph SC	Phantom	1382	1035	9	17	26
14th	Shanne Deippe		Hollingworth Lake	Solo	4884	1155	5	22	27
15th	Ian Priest	Lucy Lingard	ASYC	RS200	255	1057	19	9	28
16th	Phil Smith	Naomi Smith	Bassenthwaite SC	RS200	9	1057	16	13	29
17th	Phil Whitehead		YDSC	Vortex Asy	1045	937	28	3	31
18th	Richard Whiteley	Dan Phillips	YDSC	RS200	614	1057	17	18	35
19th	Tim Vick	Rebecca Marks		Lark	2370	1073	21	15	36
20th	John Turley		YDSC	Europe	112	1140	15	24	39
21st	Ian Escritt		YDSC	Laser	192560	1080	18	23	41
22nd	Neil Barrett	Sophie Jones	YDSC	RS200	760	1057	24	20	44
23rd	Mark Somerville		Bassenthwaite SC	RS Vareo	570	1038	30.5	16	46.5
24th	Keith Escritt	Phil Priestley	YDSC	49er	688	744	12	36	48
25th	Ian Smith		YDSC	Phantom	1161	1035	22	26	48
26th	John Simms		YDSC/Yeadon	Laser	197932	1080	25.5	29	54.5
27th	Bill Pickup		YDSC	Laser	171874	1080	25.5	32	57.5
28th	Josh Moran		YDSC	Laser	187497	1080	34	25	59
29th	Philip Benn	Ewan Byres		RS200	574	1057	33	27.5	60.5
30th	Mike Cowen			RS Vareo	303	1038	30.5	30	60.5
31st	Neil Ferguson		YDSC	Contender	2422	993	35	27.5	62.5
32nd	Pete Slingsby		YDSC	Laser	185701	1080	29	35	64
33rd	Callum Escritt		YDSC	Topper	41914	1295	27	40	67
34th	Andrew Straton		YDSC	Vortex Asy	1041	937	49	21	70
35th	Mike Rayner		YDSC	Laser Radial	184333	1104	32	39	71
36th	Adrian Brooks	Paul Salmon	Elton SC	RS400	1281	950	38	34	72
37th	Matt Andrews		YDSC	Laser	162810	1080	36	37	73
38th	Ian Smith		Craven SC	Contender	605	993	41	33	74
39th	Becky Partridge	G Edward	Budworth	Fireball	14953	982	23	DNC	77
40th	Ben Murrell		YDSC	RS600	684	920	39	38	77
41st	Jamie Rogers	Alan Rogers	YDSC	Laser4000	4095	908	47	31	78
42nd	Steven Rogers		YDSC	Laser	187091	1080	40	41	81
43rd	Owen Griffiths		YDSC	Laser	132298	1080	42	44	86
44th	Michael Pullin		Halifax SC	Contender	2318	993	43	43	86
45th	Jim Backhouse		Beaver	Laser	33	1080	37	DNC	91
46th	Mark Senior		YDSC	Laser	85318	1080	45	46	91
47th	Geoff Stubbs		YDSC	RS600	981	920	50	42	92
48th	Nick Whiteley	Johanna Whiteley	YDSC/UYC	Kestrel	1612	1038	48	45	93
49th	Julia Pansini-Murrell		YDSC	Topper Byte C2	806	1140	44	50	94
50th	Mike Collins		YDSC	Vortex Asy	1117	937	52	47	99
51st	Brendan Briggs		Halifax SC	Contender	452	993	46	DNC	100
52nd	Michael Hebdon		YDSC	Laser Radial	118127	1104	51	49	100
53rd	Emme Clayton		Otley/YDSC	Mirror	25004	1385	53	48	101

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