In the first quarter of 2024, five races were sailed in the LYC Brass Monkey Series with the last raced on 24 March. 15 yachts competed in the IRC and Venture fleets (NHC) crewed by 125 sailors over the series.
It was a mixture of winds and temperatures, at least one race required the crews to clear the ice off the decks before starting.
All races were sailed in the Mersey with at times strong spring tides. Starting with a five tidal stream pushing the fleet across the line is a skill that must be mastered as well as knowledge of the Mersey's changing tides.
The eight boat IRC fleet was dominated by EAZI TIGER with bullets in the first three races. Second place was taken by MAXINE III in the final race with NO MERCY coming third.
In the Venture Class which had a diverse fleet of seven boats including a J109, a motorsailer and a ketch. It was YNOT which led from the start of the series followed by LILLEBOLERO and BOJANGLES.
Looking forward, our next race this weekend which is the Easter Bunny, Race and Bake, where a yacht's race time is adjusted by the standard of their baking during the race. The Race Officer not only has to run the race but also judge the baking. So far, there have been no requests for redress on the Race Officer's judging. I am not sure the RYA rules casebook covers this. Next, we move into the LYC Spring Series.
Overall Results:
Pos Boat Name Boat Type Helm Pts
IRC Results
1 EAZI TIGER Corby 29 A Kyffin/J Oliver 4.5
2 MAXINE III Sigma 33 N Thomas 7.5
3 NO MERCY Prism 25 T Jenkins 10
4 SHAULA Sunfast 37 S Windle/J Anderton 17
5 SKUKUSA Impala S Lofthouse 19
6 DAYDREAM BELIEVER First 34.7 J Cartwright 20
7 JON DO Sigma 33 J Meyerscough 22
8 ARCTURUS Sunfast 42 R Mann 28
Venture Results
1 YNOT Oceanis 37 P Brereton/M Carmichael 7
2 LILLEBOLERO Westerly Konsort Duo A Roaf 11
3 BOJANGLES J109 P Hampson 13
4 LADY DOROTHY Horizon 30 J Nelson 17.3
5 AQUAHOLIC Bavaria 30 C Bailey 21
6 WILDWOOD GibSea 760 M Blackwell 23
7 OCEAN DAYS Westerly 33 D McElvogue 28
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