National 12 events 2005

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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.

Pevensey Bay SC

A westerly force 3 and a few grey clouds greeted a high quality fleet of national twelves at Pevensey Bay on Saturday 23rd July. The tide was strong and the waves and angles of reaches great for surfing down ensuring a typical day of sea sailing at a longstanding favourite venue for the twelves.

Race one saw Frances Gifford and Sophie Mackley lead off the start and round the windward mark, only to be overtaken by Jon Brown and Rachel Williamson on the second reach by sailing lower and faster. Gifford and Mackley regained the lead on the second beat and held this for the sausage and to the upwind gate finish. Richard Williams and Stella Brown snuck past Brown and Williamson and to take second and almost first.

Gavin and Jasmine Willis flew off the start line in race two, never to be challenged for the lead. Gifford and Mackley sailed round in second, and Brown and Williamson, having been recalled to the start and having to run back against the fast ebbing tide to get there, started a minute and a half late, whizzed round the course to finish third.

Waking on Sunday, predominantly in tents, the driving rain was disappointing. The wind increased throughout the morning to a constant 25 knots and as the water came in, the ten foot waves were breaking onto the pebbly beach. This is apparently known as the Pevensey dump and with the wind known to be gusting a seven and launching by now all but terrifying, racing was cancelled for the day.

Often described as a championship form indicator, this proved unlikely to be the case this year, with Gifford and Mackley taking the open meeting with many more likely championship contenders further down the fleet.

1st - 3431 Frances Gifford and Sophie Mackley 3pts
2nd - 3450 Richard Williams and Stella Brown 6pts
3rd - 3483 Jon Brown and Rachel Williamson 6pts
4th - 3485 Gavin Willis and Jasmine Willis 7pts

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