Sunday Morning Ribby Sailing 2010 at Yeadon Sailing club on 23rd May, 18th July, 15th August and 10th October
Any members out there with a ribbed National 12 are very welcome to come along and join in with the races. For everyone else come along and see these beautiful old boats close up and watch them sailing. Then talk to the owners, helms and crews when they are ashore. It's a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning if the weather's fine as many
The racing usually starts from around 10.30am through to 2pm. It is all dependent on the weather - if it's too windy then we won't be
Details of some of the boats participating are listed below:
Sail Number Name Year built Age Design
N2 Goldcrest 1936 74yrs Barnt Green One Design
N261 Roamer 1937 73yrs Uffa King
N341 Mat 1938 72yrs Uffa King
N493 Laughter 1945 65yrs Holt 500
N711 Sinner 1949 61yrs Gnome
Their average age is 67 years old (some of the participating helms are
slightly older!)
Tim
Helms slightly older than 67 eh true if a little unkind to at least 4 of the the helms expressing a keen interest.
Just remarking that some 12 helms appear to display as much staying power as the vintage boats they sail.