Bassenthwaite's inaugural Mirror Spring Championship, sponsored by Ginger Boats, opened in dramatic fashion as Storm Dave forced racing to be brought forward on Saturday.
Strong winds caused major retirements, though James and Meris Date took the first win ahead of Will and Izzy Crocker, with Phil and Lucy Smith third. Andy and Olivia Tunicliffe won race two before conditions became too severe to continue. It was encouraging to see so many juniors braving the weather, including several all-junior helm-and-crew teams who handled the conditions impressively.
With Sunday blown off entirely, the fleet swapped sailing boots for walking boots and headed up Sale Fell. From the summit they could see the gale tearing across the lake, possibly even spotting the shifting patterns from above (unlikely at Bass!).
By Monday the transformation was complete, sunshine, a steady southerly and long, tactical upwind legs welcomed the full fleet back onto the water. Phil and Lucy Smith dominated with two wins to secure the championship, followed by James and Meris in second, Andy and Olivia in third, and Will and Izzy in fourth.
Bassenthwaite Sailing Club's famous social programme, organised by Ellie, kept spirits high despite the storm, with crafting sessions, live music and disco bingo entertaining both adults and juniors.
Overall a blast on and off the water, and useful preparation ahead of this year's Mirror Nationals, also being held in the North and on a lake, giving sea sailors a chance to practise shifty inland sailing.
Overall Results:
Pos Sail No Helm Crew Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts
1st 71013 Phil Smith Lucy Smith/Oliver Smith Bassenthwaite 3 3 1 1 ‑8 8
2nd 70967 James Date Meris Date Burghfield Sailing Club 1 2 5 ‑11 7 15
3rd 70668 Andy Tunnicliffe Olivia Tunnicliffe Bass (DNF) 1 8 9 2 20
4th 70573 Will crocker Izzy Crocker north lincs 2 (DNF) 3 7 9 21
5th 7096 Thomas Chaix NYC 4 5 7 ‑8 5 21
6th 319 David Gebhard Edward Gebhard Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club 6 (DNF) 9 4 12 31
7th 70639 Neil Baker Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club (DNF) DNC 2 6 4 36
8th 58171 Fiona Rigg Duncan Rigg East Lothian 8 4 ‑17 13 11 36
9th 71042 Jonny McGovern Milo McGovern Port Dinorwic (DNF) DNC 4 5 6 39
10th 71059 Matthew McGovern Bodhi McGovern (DNF) DNC 15 2 3 44
11th 70893 Becky Priest Staunton Harold SC 7 (DNC) 14 15 14 50
12th 71069 James Eastbury Felix Eastbury Gresford SC 5 (DNC) 20 16 10 51
13th 71053 Ian Dobson HISC (DNF) DNF 6 OCS 1 55
14th 71080 Michael Hanley Ben Chaix NYC/TBSC (DNF) DNC 12 14 13 63
15th 70608 Tim Smith Bassenthwaite (DNF) DNC 19 3 19 65
16th 70142 Naomi Smith Oliver Smith Bassenthwaite (DNF) DNC 13 12 17 66
17th 71037 Jethro Gebhard Evelyn Gebhard Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club (DNF) DNC 10 10 DNC 68
18th NED 70883 Matthew Bromley Sebastian Bromley RYA (DNF) DNC 11 20 16 71
19th 71062 Kirsty Mitchell Leigh and Lowton (DNF) DNC 16 18 15 73
20th 69663 Oliver Smith Bassenthwaite (DNF) DNC 21 19 18 82
21st 562 Annelies Rooney Noah Caliendo Sligo Yacht Club (DNF) DNC 18 21 20 83
22nd 7098 Ron Vass Reading SC (DNF) DNC 22 17 21 84
23rd 70667 Joe Adams (DNC) DNC DNC DNC DNC 96
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