National 12 events 2005

Gill series #3 - Derwent Reservoir

The third event in the 2005 GILL series attracted 21 boats and Derwent welcomed them with a sunny weekend and a shifty breeze. The family team of Gavin & Jasmine Willis won race 1 showing excellent bursts of speed in "F*in Boat", they were closely followed by Stevie Sallis & Jenny James who just beat Mark & Emma Simpson by a nose. Ian & Alex Gore took an early lead in race 2 with Mike Cooke & Emma Wilkins also showing excellent speed hot on their heels. But as the evening drew in some large holes appeared in the wind and Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne managed to sneak past to take first.

The Sunday started with no breeze "unheard of for Derwent" said the competitors, and the wind answered filling in to a perfect force 3. Sallis & James took the lead gaining a huge port lift to the windward mark, but the Gores worked hard throughout the race and got past to win the race. Race 4 saw equally close racing throughout the fleet with a zigzag downwind course adding to the fun and keeping the fleet close. In race 5 family team Terry & Angela Cooke took an early lead in their recently launched Big Issue II. With the shifty breeze the whole fleet had to fight for their positions and the race was finally won by Graham Camm & Zoe Ballantyne closely followed by Stevie Sallis & Jenny James.

Gill sponsored the prizes and awarded special prizes to the three crews who were doing their first GILL events.

Overall results

1st	Babel Fish	3492	Graham Camm	Zoe Ballantyne	Burghfield
2nd	Tabitha	3441	Ian Gore	Alex Gore	Up River YC
3rd	Dilbert	3436	Steve Sallis	Lindsey Ogden/Jenny James	Hykeham SC

Admiral's cup

1st	Sixth Element	3373	Kevin Iles	Tim Goodhew/Jack Gebhard	Thorpe Bay YC
2nd	Rebel	3209	John Cheetham	Alison Cheetham	Yeadon
3rd	Wendy Windblows	3217	Philip David	Helen David/Graham Sears/Crayston Renner	Yorkshire Ouse SC

****STOP PRESS**** Mike "short attention span" Cooke and Emma Wilkins finished every race in the open meeting, a personal first for this year!