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Laser Open at Yeadon Sailing Club

by Kieron Wright 14 May 2015 17:28 BST 10 May 2015
Lasers at Yeadon © Kieron Wright

Officer of the Day - Bill Wilson (Solo), Assistant Officer of the Day - John Cheetham (N12)

Race 1 - Sunny, quite warm, moderate SE winds, gusting 2-3

A good start by Adrian Sandilands (UKLA) who had a decent lead from Ian Lees (Scammonden SC) - a lead which was reversed by the second lap. Charlotte Greenmalem (Leigh & Lawton SC) had a tremendous last two laps, moving from 3rd to take the race at the finish, closely followed by Adrian in 2nd, with Ian Lees in 3rd place.

Race 2 - stronger SE winds, gusting 3-4

The wind became stronger with plenty of shifts - typical of Yeadon SC - causing quite a few capsizes. Laura Beardsmore (Yeason SC) came off the water after a difficult recovery, and, determined to race in the third race, stood dripping around the clubroom for 45 mins until it was time to go back out again.

Meanwhile, on the water, Charlotte was obviously getting used to the shifty Yeadon winds as she sailed away from the rest of the fleet to win her second race. Also clear of the 'peloton' - or rest of the fleet - was Adrian Sandilands, who took second. There was a hard fight for 3rd place between Ian Lees (Scammonden), Paul Cornish (Scammonden) and Andy Ratcliffe (Rossendale Valley SC). Ian Lees finally took the honours of 3rd place.

Race 3 - winds gusting 4

After a tiring second race, the fleet went straight into the third race without a break. Undeterred, Charlotte continued to sail brilliantly in even more shifty winds, again getting ahead of the fleet to win the third race. Adrian was beating Ian Lees, until he capzised giving Ian the chance of getting ahead, so Ian took 2nd place, with Adrian 3rd. The remaining fleet trailed in for the minor places, very tired, glad to finish.

Overall Results:

1 Charlotte Greemalen
2 Adrian Sandilands
3 Ian Lees
4 Andy Ratcliffe

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