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Yare & Bure One Design Open Weekend at Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

by David Talbot 26 Jun 2023 09:26 PDT 17-18 June 2023
Yare & Bure One Design open weekend at Norfolk Broads © Ruth Knight

Twenty-one Yare & Bure One Design keelboats contested the Dolle Cup at Wroxham Broad.

The first race was sailed in sunshine and a light north easterly wind, enabling Race Officer Paul Barker to set a simple, yet challenging figure of eight course. Chris Bunn and Nicky Tansley in Fox were chased by Henry and Simon Whipp in White Admiral, with Ian and Laura Tims in Scarlet Admiral pushing hard.

During the second race, an unexpected shower saw some crews rushing for waterproofs, others just getting wet. Predictably the rain killed off the wind, but once again it was Chris Bunn leading Henry Whipp at the finish, this time ahead of David and Nicky Talbot in Red Admiral.

After a French themed evening "par excellence" on Saturday, the fleet gathered on Sunday morning to a light south easterly breeze. Paul Barker set a course with three short beats across the broad, but this wind direction is notorious for being very shifty, even for Wroxham Broad! Race three saw Patrick and Julia Richardson in Vanessa, Robert and Sally Self in Clearwing and David Talbot all challenging for the lead and moving away from the rest of the fleet. However, by the finish Chris Bunn and Ian Tims had joined the group, with Chris Bunn winning from Patrick Richardson and Ian Tims third.

In the final race, Ian Tims had found his usual mojo, leading from the first round to win ahead of Chris Bunn, with George Williams in Alder Kitten coming third ahead of Flip and Richie Dugdale in The Miller.

Overall Results:

PosSail NoBoat NameHelmR1R2R3R4Pts
1142FoxChris Bunn111(2)3
22Scarlet AdmiralIan Tims3(4)317
39White AdmiralSimon Whipp228(10)12
427VanessaPatrick Richardson5(DNF)2815
555Red AdmiralDavid Talbot(8)35715
6136The MillerFelicity Dugdale4(11)10418
766Speckled WoodMike Tims6(7)6618
890Alder KittenGeorge Williams106(13)319
961Golden CopperPaul Dennis757(9)19
1014ClearwingRobert Self13(DNF)4522
11134White PlumePeter Hawes9812(19)29
12124IrisMalcolm Kemp119(17)1131
1325MarmoressSue Funnell14139(18)36
1495Little BlueCharles Bellamy(19)10141337
1541Clouded YellowNick Gill16(DNC)111239
16132TaliskerIan Barnett1512(16)1441
1754Silver BlueS Daniels1214(18)1743
18128AlchemistJohn Reid17(DNF)151547
1984HawkElysia Ferrier‑Hanger18(DNF)19DNC59
2056Grizzled SkipperChris Tuckett(DNC)DNCDNC1660
21138Cinnamon TwistAlex Brightwell(DNC)DNC202062
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