Mirror Inlands at Bassenthwaite Sailing club - click here for results

  The National Mirror Inland Championships were held at Bassenthwaite Lake over the three-day bank holiday weekend. Fifty-three boats entered from as far afield as Falmouth and Shetland.

Saturday saw two races held in perfect weather - sunshine and a force 2-3 wind. Local boys Tim and Rob Smith took an early lead and stayed in front for half the race. Some tricky shifts on the final beat saw them slip to fourth behind European Champion Dave and Joric Gebhard (Derwent) who won, with Anna MacK enzie and Holly Scott (Royal Windermere and Shustoke) second and Eloise and Kayleigh Hansen who were third. Gareth Hughes from Hollingworth won the single handed fleet.

Dave and Joric kept their form and won the second race, followed by National Champions Dan and James Ellis from Plymouth in second and father and son team, Craig and Mitchell Bond form Brightlingsea in third.

Sunday morning started very wet, but did dry up now and then. The OD stayed in his tent until the rain eased off a nd the sun made an appearance, but got the fleet away on time. However, the wind was stronger than on Saturday and caused a few capsizes. In the first race, Eloise and Kayleigh had a superb first beat and streaked away from the rest of the fleet. By the finish line, however, Dave and Joric had pulled back and were within a few feet but could not quite take the winning gun. Tom Robinson and Shaun Mason (Hillhead and Warsash) were third.

After lunch the boats went out for the windi est of the weekend's races. A force 4 wind, gusting force 5 caused a few capsizes and kept the excellent rescue crews busy. Racing at the front of the fleet was much closer than on earlier races, with positions changing on each leg. Dan and James eventually finished first, with Eloise and Kayleigh in second.

Thankfully for the tired crews, the wind eased a bit for the third race on Sunday. Dan and James kept up their winning form and were followed home by Anna and Holly. After two days, Dave and Joric were leading the fleet by three points, but with another four boats within striking distance.

By Monday morning, the rain had eased off and the westerly wind was a force 3. However, the OD had a difficult job setting the course as the wind was shifting. This allowed significant leads to be opened up. William and Rebecca Kalderton (Itchenor) were out in front with Eloise and Kayleigh also way ahead of the rest of the fleet. These two boats held their positions for the rest of the race and were followed home by Juliet and Richard Long (Plymouth).

The sailors were all keen to start the final race - so much so that two general recalls were required plus the first showing of the black flag. Eloise and Kayleigh were first to the windward mark, followed closely be Dave and Joric Gebhard and then Craig and Mitchell Bond. Dave managed to hitch a ride on a gust down the reach and was first to the next mark. The boats then all played 'follow-my-leader' on the next leg and took in a couple of gybes, except for Tom Robinson with Shaun Mason who headed straight for the mark and picked up a good few places in the process. Dave and Joric continued to stretch their lead and won the race with Anna and Holly in second and Eloise and Kayleigh in third.

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Overall Results: Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Pts Notes Double Handed Fleet 1 70332 David Gebhard Joric Gebhard Derwent 1 1 2 3 3 6 1 11 Gold, Master 2 70176 Eloise Hansen Kayleigh Hansen Covenham 3 5 1 2 9 2 3 16 Gold, U17 3 70132 Dan Ellis James Ellis Royal Plymouth Corinthian 7 2 6 1 1 4 7 21 Gold, U17 4 70172 Anna MacKenszie Holly Scott Royal Windermere and Shustoke 2 4 8 6 2 9 2 24 Gold, U17 5 70281 Craig Bond Mitchell Bond Brightlingsea 6 3 9 4 4 12 4 30 Gold, 6 70222 Juliet Long Richard Long Plymouth 9 7 10 7 5 3 8 39 Gold, U15 7 70003 Tom Robinson Shaun Mason Hill Head & Warshash 10 6 3 11 6 8 6 39 Gold, U17 8 70274 William Kalderon Rebecca Kalderon Itchenor 11 15 7 5 10 1 11 45 Gold, U15 9 69667 Martin Egan James Wilkinson Restronguet 5 21 11 12 17 5 BFD 71 Gold, Master 10 70154 Simon Lovesey Tom Lovesey Warsash 15 12 4 21 7 19 19 76 Gold, Master 11 70162 Jackie Gebhard Louise Gebhard Derwent 16 17 5 16 12 17 14 80 Gold, Master 12 70142 Tim Smith Rob Smith Bassenthwaite 4 11 13 20 DNF 23 10 81 Gold, U19 13 70223 Liam Arrowsmith Natalie Roach Plymouth 19 23 16 14 23 7 5 84 Silver, U17 14 70167 Gavin Tullet Henry Westropp Royal Windermere 24 8 14 13 15 15 BFD 89 Silver, U15 15 70055 Emma Houlihan Emily Mackensie Royal Windermere 18 22 21 9 20 11 12 91 Silver, U15 16 70010 Gerry McGill Luke McGill Sunderland 22 16 18 17 8 13 20 92 Gold, Master 17 63224 Andrew Greenhalgh Sam Rogerson Annandale 13 9 24 10 DNC 25 13 94 Gold 18 70024 Silvania Booth Kate MacGregor Poole 14 14 17 18 14 22 24 99 Silver, U15 19 70253 George Yeoman Jack Yeoman Itchenor DNC 13 DSQ 8 11 21 9 113 Gold, U15 20 70171 Nicola Brook Hannah Mitchell Hollingworth 8 20 12 DNF 18 14 BFD 123 Silver, U17 21 70085 Abi Stodel Michael Conlon Brightlingsea 26 28 20 DNF 13 24 17 128 Silver, U15 22 69891 David Conlon Chris Rust Brightlingsea 28 DSQ 15 27 25 18 15 128 Silver, U15 23 70228 Edward Fitzgerald Charlotte Fitzgerald Itchenor 12 18 22 15 21 DNC DNC 139 Silver, U17 24 70330 Judi Gebhard James Lovesey Derwent DNF 10 23 28 DNF 10 18 140 Silver, U17 25 70258 Jamie Knill Sarah Burge Poole 25 25 26 23 16 27 27 142 Silver, U17 26 69776 Emma Barry Martina Barry Brightlingsea DNF 19 DNF 25 19 16 16 146 Silver, U15 27 69334 Shaun Hampton-Matthews Ed Hampton-Matthews Warsash 27 26 25 24 27 31 28 157 Gold, Master 28 70166 Chris Swinchatt Christopher Swinchatt Chipstead 21 24 19 19 26 DNC DNC 160 Gold, Master 29 69366 Duncan Greenhalgh Douglas Frost Annandale Bass 20 36 29 DNF 29 29 23 166 Gold, Master 30 70000 Paddy Adams Dan Coates Chew Valley Lake 35 34 DNF 33 24 28 21 175 Silver, U17 31 70153 Philip Benn T Tindall Ripon 30 31 32 22 32 30 30 175 Silver, U15 32 70216 Jillian Darling Stephanie Tagg Itchenor 32 29 27 29 33 34 26 176 Silver, U15 33 47566 Inge-Lisa Hansen Matthew Kiddle Covenham 29 33 28 31 34 35 22 177 Silver, U15 34 56566 Andrew Benn Kieran Claiden-Yardley Ripon 23 27 30 DNF 28 20 BFD 179 Silver, U17 35 69524 Darren Forrest Emma Inkster Shetland Sailing Centre 34 30 33 32 30 37 31 190 Bronze, U15 36 30792 Lilly Carlisle Becky Wallbank Ripon 31 39 34 26 31 36 33 191 Silver, U15 37 1 Roger Haigh Nicky Haigh Royal Windermere 39 35 31 34 DNC 38 29 206 Gold, Master 38 70100 Julian Haigh Sam Gore Royal Windermere 36 37 DNF 35 DNC 33 25 217 Bronze, U17 39 70159 Jake Gebhard Jack Gebhard Derwent DNF 38 DNF 30 22 26 DNF 218 Silver, U15 40 68325 Martin Wishart Craig Forrest Shetland Sailing Centre 38 40 37 DNF 37 39 34 225 Bronze, U15 41 58227 Jon Bonsor Jake Bonsor Warsash 40 42 35 DNF 35 42 32 226 Silver 42 68171 Timm Hughes David O'Callaghan Hollingworth 42 41 38 DNC 36 40 35 232 Bronze, U17 43 29767 Allan Hoyle Mark Johnson Annandale 45 45 36 DNC DNC 41 36 254 Bronze 44 69515 Ross Manson Paul Forrest Shetland Sailing Centre 46 46 39 DNF DNC 43 38 263 Bronze, U15 45 907 Ernie Turpie Rhiannon Inkster Annandale and Shetland 41 44 DNF DNF DNC 44 37 268 Gold, Master 46 58625 Robbie Cwik Rhiannon McKeown Hollingworth 33 32 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 269 Gold, Master 47 69960 Robin Dawson Ethan Dawson Bassenthwaite 17 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 272 Gold 48 40984 Tim Gatti Seb Gatti Yeadon 37 DNC DNC DNC DNC 32 DNC 273 Gold, Master 49 19636 Bruce Leask Carole Forrest Shetland Sailing Centre 43 43 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 290 Gold 50 69417 Thomas Partington William Partington Hollingworth 44 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 299 Bronze, U15 single handed Fleet 1 66433 Gareth Hughes   Hollingworth 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 6   2 940984 Tim Gatti   Yeadon DNC 2 1 2 3 DNC BFD 20   3 70013 Tom Kiddle   Covenham 2 3 3 DNC DNC 4 4 22   4 70112 Lindsay Haig   Shustoke 3 DNF DNF DNC 2 3 3 23   5 958625 Robbie Cwik   Hollingworth Lake DNC DNC 4 DNC DNC 2 2 26   Position Trophy Helm Crew Club Number Eligible U15 third   Gavin Tullet Henry Westropp Windermere   U15 Second   William Kalderon Rebecca Kalderon Itchenor   U15 First (other than overall winner or U17 winner) Mirror Challenge Juliet Long Richard Long Plymouth 18 U17 First (other than overall winner or U19 winner) Anchor trophy Eloise Hansen KayleighHansen Covenham 13 U19 First (other than overall winner) Commodore's Bowl Clock Tim Smith Rob Smith Bass 1 First Lady Helm G&C Sheward Eloise Hansen   Covenham 13 First Master (other than overall winner) Sailing the Mirror Martin Egan   Restronguet 12 First Committee Member Helm Apple Trophy Craig Bond Brighlingsea   Second Single Handed   Time Gatti   Yeadon   First Single Handed   Gareth Hughes   Hollingworth 5 FurthestTravelled Bruce Leask for organising and driving the Shetland Crews, and Ross Manson for being the furthest travelled all the way from Unst in Shetland. Winner First Race Derwent Cup Dave Gebhard Joric Gebhard Derwent Reservoir   Winner Second Race Techno Sunley Dave Gebhard Joric Gebhard Derwent Reservoir   Winner Third Race Fox & Hounds Trophy Eloise Hansen Kayleigh Hansen Covenham   Winner Fourth Race Peter Drysdale Trophy Dan Ellis James Ellis Royal Plymouth Corinthian   Position Trophy Helm Crew Club Number Eligible Winner Fifth Race Directors Trophy Dan Ellis James Ellis Royal Plymouth Corinthian   Winner Sixth Race Clock William Kaldertno Rebecca Kalderton Itchenor   Winner Seventh Race Clock Dave Gabhard Joric Gebhard Derwent Reservoir   Bronze Third   Martin Wishart Craig Forrest Shetland   Bronze Second   Julian Haigh Sam Gore Windermere   Bronze First   Darren Forrest Emma Inkster Shetland 6 Silver Third   Emma Houlihan Emily MacKenzie Windermere   Silver Second   Gavin Tullet Henry Westropp Windermere   Silver First   Liam Arrowsmith Natalie Roach Plymouth 19 Overall Fifth   Craig Bond Mitchell Bond Brightlingsea   Overall Fourth   Anna McKenzie Holly Scott Windermere/Shustoke   Overall Third   Dan Ellis James Ellis Plymouth   Overall Second   Eloise Hansen Kayleigh Hansen Covenham   Overall First George Over Trophy Dave Gebhard Joric Gebhard Derwent Reservoir   click here to return to top of page Results generated and submitted using Sailwave sailing scoring software