Sailing Club Series R6 - Yawl Report.
Published 16:07 on 31 May 2026
10 Yawls came to the line for race 6 of the Sailing Club series, started by OOD John Meadowcroft, assisted by Katie Meadowcroft.
In a fitful South Westerly breeze, 5 yawls got away against an incoming tide, the remaining 5 boats losing way and becoming permanently detatched from the leading bunch. John Burn and Ross Borne (Y170) rounded Blackstone first, followed by Will and Mandy Henderson (Y168) and Olly Turner and Chris Skelhorn (Y186).
Helped by the strengthening flood tide, the fleet became strung out into the bag and up to Saltstone, with Andrew Wood and Pippa Hilditch (Y126) still hanging on to the leaders during the close reach back through the bag.
Crossing to the Portlemouth side to take advantage of the back-eddy off Ditchend the three leading Yawls short tacked up the shore in close contention followed now by Andy & Elizabeth Savell (Y187). Two more rounds followed a similar pattern, with boats strung out on the second and third downwind legs to Crossways, and then closing up again on the beat back up to Blackstone (round 2) and Mill Bay (round 3).
At some point on the windward leg, Y170 took penalty turns after a port and starboard incident, allowing Y187 to close up and overtake on the final beat to the finish to gain 3rd place behind Y186 and the winner Y168. Woody and Pippa were 5th on handicap.
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A. Savell Y187 | Photos L.Burn
