Harken 29er Grand Prix Series Round 4 at Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club

Yorkshire Dales Harken 29er Grand Prix prize winners © Charlie Stowe

Tales from the Dales

It was a misty morning in the Yorkshire Dales
It was said to be a light day; no forecast for gales
We left the shore, a fleet of just twenty
There were two laps on the board, yet we thought there'd be plenty.

The Joesbury brothers from the start they lead
Arriving at the final gate, they should put this to bed
Yet they dropped the kite and went back upwind
Elliott and Jake cheekily took the win and grinned.

The second race was upon us, four laps this time
A bullet for the Joesbury's, the leaderboard they did climb
With a hail from the race officer; "Go in for a break"
Yet the wind was strong and good, for goodness sake.

After the break, the wind had eased
Holding off Crispin left Rowan feeling pleased
Yet the final race of the day was the one to decide
Because the top three were so closely tied.

Tommy's superior kite work meant he rolled poor Jake
Storming to the finish, leaving the fleet in his wake
So, it was the end of the day, 4 races, no more
We headed in to see what tomorrow had in store.

The next morning the sun rose over our mast
The event was wide open so we had to sail fast
The first race was consistently riddled with shifts
You just had to be on the port lifts.

The second race came but was lacking breeze
Crispin & Hannah reduced the fleet to it's knees
By finding the pressure that was incredibly rare
2113 won the Harken GP with a race to spare.

In the final race, Huw flew across the water
Yet got stuck with no wind in the bottom right corner
Crispin and Tommy avoided the light patch
They returned to shore. Game. Set. Match.

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