Streaker Open at Yeadon Sailing Club
by Neil McInnes 17 Sep 2009 08:36 BST
13 September 2009
Streakers at Yeadon © Neil McInnes
As people turned up for the Solo and Streaker Open they found an open meeting in full swing already. This was the Leeds and Bradford Model Boat Club having a One Metre Class Open with about 20 boats taking part. Luckily with a brisk Northerly wind both events could take place on the
Tarn without interference.
After the briefing the bigger boats joined the smaller boats out on the
water with the fleets keeping a respectable distance apart.
The Streakers on the second start chased the Solo fleet around the Tarn,
Pete Tyerman, the lead Streaker, got quickly clear but the rest of the
Streakers had a close tussle for the first few laps. Chris Wright
eventually broke clear and closed the gap on Tyerman leaving Denis Beard
to bring the rest of the fleet in.
For the second race for the Streakers Pete Tyerman and Chris Wright
contested the lead for the first 2 laps with Clive Wood, the late comer
after sitting out the first race, getting away from the mid fleet bunch.
By the end Pete Tyerman got away from Chris Wright, in the end, to lead
by a safe distance.
Over the tea break the wind appeared to ease but as the sailors launched
for the third race the wind returned.
In the Streakers Clive Wood, took an early lead with Chris Wright
keeping close behind in whilst Pete Tyerman was stuck behind in the main
bunch. With the winds freshening it started to catch people unaware and
the occasional capsize was seen. However, at the halfway point Pete
Tyerman had got over his early set backs and took over the pursuit of
Clive. Pete was eventually successful and took first place on the last lap.
At the end of the day everybody had a good sail in decent conditions. At
the Prizegiving the winner of the Streakers, Pete Tyerman, on behalf of
both fleets thanked the OOD and Yeadon Sailing Club for running an
excellent Open Meeting
Overall Results:
1st 1586, Pete Tyerman (Pennine)
2nd 1374, Chris Wright (Ripon)
3rd 1527, Clive Wood (Yeadon)
4th 1563, Denis Beard (Yeadon)
5th 1482, Tim Hatterley (Yeadon)
6th 1597, Rob Crossland (Yeadon)
7th 1236, Pete Smith (Ripon)