Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey, the third event of the 2023/24 Sailjuice Winter Series went ahead despite Storm Gerrit.
Arran Holman and crew in their 420 won both races to take the 2023 Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey.
In second place in both races was Tom Gillard sailing a Streaker to clinch second overall, with Ben Flower in a Laser completing the podium with a pair of third places.
After the winning trio in fourth place was the RS400 of Ollie Groves and Tom Parkhurst, with fifth Nick Craig in his OK and rounding out the top six, the RS400 of Chris Pickles and Jack Hopkins.
After three events, Ben Flower’s ILCA 7 takes the overall lead with Fresh Abendstern and Ross Kemp’s Graduate up 15 places to second overall, and Rob Richardson’s Musto Skiff up one to third overall.
Next up, it’s the Gill Grafham Grand Prix on Saturday 30 December, and more than 120 entries . . . Weather could also be a factor in this one.
Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey – Final leaders after 2 races (42 entries)
1st 420 – Arran HOLMAN and A N Other Hollowell SC – – 1 1 – – 2 pts
2nd Streaker – Tom GILLARD Sheffield Viking SC – – 2 2 – – 4 pts
3rd ILCA 7 – Ben FLOWER Paignton SC – – 3 3 – – 6 pts
4th RS400 – Ollie GROVES and Tom PARKHURST Beaver SC – – 4 5 – – 9 pts
5th OK – Nick CRAIG Burghfield SC – – 9 4 – – 13 pts
6th RS400 – Chris PICKLES and Jack HOPKINS Bassenthwaite SC – – 7 6 – – 13 pts
7th ILCA 4 – Fred BUCKLEY Yorkshire Dales SC – – 6 8 – – 14 pts
8th ILCA 6 – Lewis BACON Leigh and Lowton SC – – 8 9 – – 17 pts
9th Scorpion – Chris MARTIN and John TAILBY Bartley sc – – 5 14 – – 19 pts
10th RS Aero 6 – Ian ESCRITT Yorkshire Dales SC – – 13 7 – – 20 pts
11th ILCA 6 – Finlay COCHRANE Yorkshire Dales SC – – 12 15 – – 27 pts
12th Graduate – Fresh ABENDSTERN and Ross KEMP R.D.N.B.Y.C. – – 17 11 – – 28 pts
13th RS200 – Will TAYLOR and Faye CASWELL Lymington Town SC – – 15.5 13 – – 28.5 pts
14th ILCA 7 – Henry REDMOND Covenham SC – – 19 10 – – 29 pts
15th ILCA 7 – Archie BURTON Beaver SC – – 10 19 – – 29 pts
16th RS Aero 5 – William BAILEY Yorkshire Dales SC – – 11 18 – – 29 pts
17th Solo – David WINDER Hollingworth Lake SC – – 14 17 – – 31 pts
18th 420 – Jasper BRAMWELL and Olly HATELEY Hollingworth Lake SC – – 20 12 – – 32 pts
19th RS200 – James JOHNSON and Tom JOHNSON Roa Island Boat club – – 18 22 – – 40 pts
20th Finn – George COLES MRSC – – 23 21 – – 44 pts
