National 12 events 2005

Untitled Document Series Results:

Series, (e) Eastern, (m) Midlands, (n) Northern, (s) Scotland, (sw) South West, (t) Thames, (v) Vintage- Download iCAL

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Date	Venue
January
2nd	Yorkshire Ouse S.C.
2nd	Grafham Water S.C.
8th	Queen Mary S.C.
9th	Ranelagh S.C.
29th	Northampton S.C.
February
6th	Tynemouth S.C, Newburn-on-Tyne
5th & 6th	Rutland S.C.
26th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
27th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
March
5th & 6th	Alexandra Palace & Starcross Steamer
19th & 20th	Burghfield S.C.
26th – 28th	Waldringfield S.C.
April
2nd & 3rd	Bristol Corinthian Y.C.
9th & 10th	Aldeburgh Y.C.
9th	Blithfield S.C
16th	Avon S.C.
17th	Ely S.C.
17th	Annandale S.C.
23rd & 24th	Notts County S.C.
30th – 2nd	Salcombe Y.C.
May
7th	Nottingham S.C.
8th	Trent Valley S.C.
14th & 15th	Derwent Reservoir S.C.
21st & 22nd	Scaling DamS.C.
22nd	Desborough S.C.
28th – 30th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
June
4th & 5th	Yorkshire Ouse S.C.
4th & 5th	Thorpe Bay Y.C.
11th & 12th	Weston S.C.
18th & 19th	Tynemouth S.C.
18th	Spinnaker S.C.
19th	Ranelagh S.C.
25th & 26th	Northampton S.C.
25th & 26th	Northampton S.C.
July
2nd	Earlswood Lakes S.C.
16th & 17th	Filey S.C.
23rd & 24th	Pevensey Bay S.C.
30th – 7th	Bassenthwaite S.C.
30th – 6th	North West Norfolk Week
August
6th – 12th	Burton Wk, S Caernarvonshire
8th – 12th	Salcombe Y.C.
14th – 19th	Salcombe Y.C.
20th – 21st	Solway Y.C.
22nd – 26th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
28th & 29th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
September
3rd	Derwent Reservoir S.C.
3rd & 4th	Waldringfield S.C.
10th & 11th	Starcross Y.C.
18th	Grimwith S.C.
18th	Henley S.C.
25th	Redesmere S.C.
25th	Twickenham Y.C.
October
1st	Ripon S.C.
2nd	Yeadon S.C.
8th	Grafham Water S.C.
15th	Oulton Mere
22nd & 23rd	Salcombe Y.C.
November
5th & 6th	Middle Nene S.C.CANCELLED
13th	Tynemouth S.C.
19th	Trent Valley S.C. (Midland Area Dinner)
December
3rd	Yorkshire Ouse S.C.
26th	Royal Harwich Y.C.
8th Jan ‘06	Yorkshire Ouse S.C.

Ranelagh SC

Following the gales of the day before, the fleet was initially doubtful as to whether they would in fact get on the water. However 11 crews turned up, with 9 eventually taking to the water and 2 deciding to spectate from the recently refurbished club.

With a strong current pushing the boats over the line, starting was difficult. Two packs developed at the start with those at the windward end going for the stronger current and those at the leeward end going for the inside of the bend in the river. Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne initially looked good on the windward side but John & Mandy Thornton on the leeward side then pulled ahead in a gust to take a convincing lead. The fleet came back together at the leeward mark with Mike Cooke and Emma Wilkins rounding in second place just ahead of father David Wilkins sailing with another daughter Jenny, who caught a gust and broached during the gybe, causing some anxious moments but no collisions. On the second beat Mike & Emma fought it out for second place with Graham and Zoe, but after gear failure Mike & Emma dropped back allowing Fran Gifford and Jess Brown to slip through to third place.

On the next couple of laps, the top three places remained the same. Tactics on the beat included dodging the Christmas trees, avoiding the tide and the wind effects of Fulham's football stadium. On lap 4 Graham & Zoe caught up the Thorntons on the run with a large gust, allowing them to match tacks and eventually slip past on the approach to the football stadium.

Final Results

1. Babel Fish Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne, Burghfield SC
2. Pillow Fight John & Mandy Thornton, Henley SC
3. Zippy Fran Gifford & Jess Brown, Waldringfield SC

Special prizes were awarded to the youngest crews on the water, Alex Storey (7) and Mary Henderson (8)

Photo courtesy of Nick Price

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