Dire wind forecasts, unseasonal temperatures, heavy rain and a national fuel crisis did not stop the smiles at this year's National 12 Open at Ripon.
The 9th event in the Dinghy Shack series started with a steady Southerly blowing down the lake and a clean start for the fleet. Ian & Alex Gore set the theme for the day and pulled ahead of the fleet to get a solid win. Places were traded behind them with Philip & Em taking the 2nd spot after a hard fight with Paul & Isobel who had their best finish of the day with a 3rd spot.
Sailing for the first time at a Ripon National 12 event were juniors AJ, Ethan and Isobel. The cold got through to a couple of them, not least for the several swims that Ethan had, but Isobel's smile warmed everyone up at the prize-giving. We had juniors in the race office too with Lucy Priest being ably assisted by her two helpers, Katie & Calum, and by AJ for the afternoon races.
Overall Results:
Pos Helm Crew Sail No Club
1st Ian Gore Alex Gore 3525 Up River Yacht Club
2nd Philip David Em Hampshire 3499 Yorkshire Ouse & Ripon Sailing Club
3rd Tim Hampshire Chris Hampshire 3330 Ripon Sailing Club
4th Paul Keeling Isobel Keeling 3285 Blithfield Sailing Club
5th John Cheetham Alison Cheetham 3209 Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club
6th Tony Dufton AJ Gregory/Patrick Gregory 3283 Yeadon Sailing Club
7th Steve Jackson Ethan Wild 3505 Ripon Sailing Club
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