Gill Dart 15 Winter TT at Grafham Water Sailing Club

 The Gill Dart 15 Winter TT at Grafham Water got underway in near perfect sailing conditions for the 13 hardy competitors braving a cool, fresh mainly South-Westerly breeze with a steady 22 knots on the start line for race 1 of 3 scheduled back-to-back races.

Winner of the Gill Dart 15 Winter TT was Grafham sailor Mark Aldridge who received the Chris Black Memorial Trophy and a Gill voucher from Judith Black, with Steve Sawford (Rutland Sailing Club) 2nd receiving a blue Gill wet bag and Simon Farthing 3rd (Grafham Water Sailing Club) also receiving a prize of a Gill Hat.

Overall Results:

Pos Sail No Helm Crew R1 R2 R3 Pts

1st 66 Mark Aldridge Grafham Water Sailiing Club ‑1 1 1 2

2nd 2033 Steve Sawford Rutland Water Sailing Club 2 2 ‑4 4

3rd 1898 Simon Farthing Grafham Water Sailiing Club ‑5 5 2 7

4th 1942 Charles Watson Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club 4 ‑6 3 7

5th 2025 Jenny Ball Marconi Sailing Club 3 4 ‑5 7

6th 2023 Ed Tuite Dalton Draycote Water 6 3 ‑7 9

7th 1940 Derek James Draycote Water ‑12 9 6 15

8th 2028 Ray Gall Carsington Sailing Club 7 ‑10 9 16

9th 1962 Jacob Aldridge 9 7 ‑10 16

10th 1988 Jon Pearse Marconi Sailing Club ‑8 8 8 16

11th 2015 Nigel James Marconi Sailing Club 11 11 (DNC) 22

12th 2030 Jan Elfring Draycote Water 10 (DNC) DNC 26

13th 2022 Stuart Snell Grafham Water Sailiing Club (DNF) DNC DNC 32

13th 1522 Andrew Clarke Grafham Water Sailiing Club (DNC) DNC DNC 32

13th 1917 Jason Clarke Marconi Sailing Club (DNC) DNC DNC 32