A fleet of National Twelves competed
in Filey Regatta as part of their Northern Travellers series
but also for the 2004 Association of North Eastern Yacht Clubs
(ANEYC) trophy.
With high tide coinciding with the time most competitors chose
to arrive for the regatta the organisers had a busy time marshalling
the traffic, and a slight delay in the starting regime gave time
for everyone to get rigged and afloat. Starting last on the 'standard'
course (asymmetric classes were sailing on a separate course
this year), John and Alison Cheetham (Yeadon SC) showed a clean
pair of heels in both of the races on Saturday. Philip and Helen
David (Yorkshire Ouse SC) chased hard but couldn't overtake them.
Mark and Emma Simpson's speed was temporarily halted when Mark
took an unfortunate tumble out of the boat.
Sunday saw more wind, and David and David claimed race 3 which
then put them in contention for first place overall, depending
on the results of race 4. Race four saw the fleet racing in much
windier conditions and Bernard Clark and Richard Willatt (Yorkshire
Ouse SC) found the conditions to their liking to take first place
with the Davids not far behind in 2nd place, and John and Alison
Cheetham in 3rd. Cheetham and Cheetham, with 2 x 1st places and
2 x 3rd places took the trophy home to Yeadon SC.
Place
Competitors
Club
1st
John and Alison Cheetham
Yeadon SC
2nd
Philip and Helen David
Yorkshire Ouse SC
3rd
Mark and Emma Simpson
Scaling Dam SC
4th
Bernard Clark and Richard
Willatt
Yorkshire Ouse SC
Ellie Clark getting in some last minute tuning before the
race
