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RYA Yorks & Humberside Masters at Grimwith Sailing Club

by Jonathan Lister 24 Sep 2003 11:11 BST 20 September 2003

A forecast of 5mph winds wasn't the best omen for the day, but 21 competitors from 10 clubs braved the light winds for a great day of racing. This annual event is one of those where the RYA gives something back to members with lunch included and prizes galore - everyone agreed it was a great day.

Either the light winds favoured the RS200 or else the hot helms happened to be sailing RS200s. Race 1 was led from the start by Keith Escritt and Anne Saul, with the top 6 places all RS200s. The usual domination by Grimwith Vortexes had been broken at last!

Colin Newman's International Moth made all the running in race 2 but he slowed on the last lap of a long race letting the top RS200s win on handicap. Tony Wetherell had been leading the closely packed bunch of RS200s until the third lap when Keith Escritt crucially banged the left side of the beat to take the lead and the series.

Tony and Jack Wetherell came back with a vengeance for race 3, leading off the line and never looking in danger of being caught. Martin / Barbara Smith and Andrew / Eve Hartley had also decided that the slightly stronger breeze suited them and they took second and third after a great battle, with Keith Escritt snapping at their heels all the way round.

Keith and Anne won overall, Andrew and Eve Hartley took the Ton Up Trophy and Stan & Dawn Speer the Grand Masters Trophy. Everyone will be back again next year - why not come and join us?

Overall Results:

Pos Class Sail No Helm Crew Club PY R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 RS 200 876 Keith Escritt Anne Saul Grimwith 1059 1 1 4 2.0
2 RS 200 721 Tony Wetherell Jack Wetherell Beaver 1059 4 2 1 3.0
3 RS 200 332 Martin Smith Barbara Smith Delph 1059 3 4 2 5.0
4 RS 200 888 Andrew Hartley Eve Hartley Ripon 1059 2 6 3 5.0
5 RS 200 620 Jonathan Lister Natasha Lister Grimwith, Craven 1059 5 3 5 8.0
6 MOTH (INTERNATIONAL) 4024 Colin Newman   Draycote Water 1000 9 5 11 14.0
7 RS 200 549 Richard Fonder Susan Fonder Sheffield Viking 1059 6 8 9 14.0
8 RS VAREO with spinna 142 Martin Barrett   Craven 1030 7 7 13 14.0
9 SOLO 3524 Tony Langley   Denholme 1155 14 9 6 15.0
10 GRADUATE 2875 Satish Shah Rakhi Gosrani Denholme 1167 17 10 8 18.0
11 470 771 Stan Speer Dawn Speer Grimwith 973 8 11 12 19.0
12 LASER 165676 Mike Green   Grimwith 1078 DNC 14 7 21.0
13 LASER 137097 Richard Benson   Pennine & Huddersfied 1078 11 13 10 21.0
14 RS 400 1127 Jeremy Bartle Mathew Bartle Ripon 952 10 16 DNC 26.0
15 LASER VORTEX 1046 Trevor Jefferson   Grimwith 963 15 12 DNC 27.0
16 12 3245 Peter Slingsby Charlotte Barrick Yeadon 1096 13 15 14 27.0
17 LASER VORTEX 1140 Jim Christie   Grimwith 963 12 19 DNC 31.0
18 RS 200 220 Kevin Richardson Diane Richardson   1059 18 17 15 32.0
19 LASER 4000 4300 Steve Rickwood David Ingles Grimwith 906 15 20 DNC 35.0
20 LASER 2000 2906 Leslie Walker Hugo Shires Ripon 1091 19 18 DNC 37.0
21 LASER 4.7 163346 Adi Benson   Pennine & Huddersfield 1175 DNF DNC DNC 44.0

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