Please select your home edition
Edition
Lloyd Stevenson - Catalyst GT 1456x180px TOP

Burnham Week 2022 Day 1

by Sally Harbott 27 Aug 2022 23:48 PDT 27 August - 3 September 2022

A fantastic start to the week in great weather with sunshine and building breezes. The dinghies had two races from the Burnham Sailing Club, the cruisers and keelboats starting from the Pile House.

Burnham Week is delighted to welcome back the Sandhopper fleet and also to see a strong ECOD fleet.

The first start of the Pile House racing was the Multihull Class. A competitive start with no recalls saw them head off down river turning over the foul tide towards their first mark which was Outer Crouch 3. Origami sailed by Nick Wood won on corrected time, Triassic second Nigel Stevens, with NRB, Julian Linton third.

Class One saw Slipstream, the Corby 25 helmed by Lizzie Brown, get a great pin end start up with Jackal, Digger Harden, Mike Schneidau and Richard Oram in the J92 also at that end of the line. The long foul tide beat gave Exile,Paul Trueman, and Jackal the longer boats the chance to get ahead but Slipstream and Mantra, Phillip Harbott's Aphrodite 101 beat them on corrected time with Slipstream taking the win.

Class Five the local handicap spinnaker class started next and were a little shy of the line but had a good strong fleet with the biggest boat being a Hanse, Helms Deep owned by Paul Hinkins getting a good start. Grace and Danger the SJ 27 owned by Stephen Gosling won with Richard Moore's Ophelia second and Eclipse the Maxi 1000 owned Daryl Mylroie third.

Class Six the non spinnaker local handicap class started next and again a little shy of the line on the gun. Lucy Lee sailed by Ian Keam George won on corrected time with Voyager Simon Sanders second. Yoffy were third.

The RS Elites then started their first race of the day and started mostly at the pin end. In race one Serious Moonlight Richard Bavin took the bullet with The Outlaw second.

Race two saw Richard Bavin take a second win leaving him in first overall after day one.

The Dragons started next and the race was won by Mark Wade in Avalanche with Ian Gray in Still Crazy second and Peter Marchant in Beauty and the Beast third.

The Squibs in their first race were very keen to start their week and had a general recall and went back for a second go. Mickey Wright led in 811 Spoof and took the win for race one with Squiggle, Jono Brown second and Dirty Sails, Jack Grogan, third. Race two saw another general recall as the ebb built. Jono Brown in Squiggle won with Lady Penelope second and Spoof third.

The Sandhoppers had a good start with Clara Mintern in Sea Phantom from Thorpe Bay Yacht Club taking the win with Blue Jacket, Richard Barnes the Stone sailor taking second, third was taken by Sand Star, William Daly also from Thorpe Bay who has returned to Burnham Week.

Five Ospreys sailed and Smoke Roger Blake won.

The RBOD fleet were also a little premature and caused the race officer to cal ll a general recall and to fly the U flag to help them get away cleanly. Amanda helmed by David Smith was leading at Redward. Amanda won with Simonetta, helmed by Freddie Pitcher second and Ariel, Philip Plumtree third.

Half way through the RBOD fleet were the ECODs and this made an amazing spectacle. The Dallimore designed RBODs celebrating their 90th anniversary this year rounded Redward alongside the Bermudan rigged ECODs, the rig set up which Norman Dallimore was also commissioned to design; these boats all look stunning still today and were enjoying phenomenally close racing. The two Bermudan rigged ECODs Gigi and Widgeon rounded the mark neck and neck and a few boat lengths behind the two gaff rigged boats were also enjoying incredibly close racing. It is great to see two locally designed and built classes of boats still racing hard and competitively on the river.

On corrected time Widgeon, sail number 2, won and is owned by Ian Wilson, Gigi, Ian Ruffles was second.

The 9 Phantoms raced down to number 7 first and then up to number 13 completing the course after rounding number 7 again coming inshore to the North Shore to finish the race.

The ILCAs started next and did a slightly shorter course rounding 7, Priors, 11 and West Quay completing two laps before finishing.

Next off was the RS200 class doing the same as the Laser ILCA class. Jo Tribe and Marcus took the bullet in both races leaving them leading overall after day one.

The second races were started as soon as possible and the boats raced the same course as the morning. The Phantom race saw close racing and the competitive fleet raced at close quarters until the finish.

Related Articles

Formula Kite Europeans in Urla day 4
Despair and dominance define chaotic day Scrappy racing in mixed up breeze kicked off the next stage of the championship as the leaders gave a masterclass in consistency while others dropped kites and places heading towards the medal series. Posted today at 8:37 am
Etchells North American Championship day 2
Three more races held on Saturday The 2025 Etchells North American Championship continued with 3 more races on Saturday. Conditions were more favorable for racing today with wind in the 8 - 12 kt range. Posted today at 2:24 am
Dragon Worlds at Vilamoura overall
NONO wins Corinthian division, and FEVER the Masters title After an incredible week of high-stakes competition and unforgettable on-and-off- water moments, the Dragon World Championship by Tivoli Hotels & Resorts wrapped Posted on 17 May
44Cup Porto Cervo day 3
Team Nika clings on going into final day After yesterday's stomach churning washing machine of a day, the Costa Smeralda turned the glamour conditions back on again for day three of the 44Cup Porto Cervo, organised by the RC44 class and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Posted on 17 May
Galateia claims line honours at Tre Golfi Regatta
The Wallycento completes the course in in in 13 hours, 19 minutes and 42 seconds Galateia, the Wallycento owned by David Leuschen and Chris Flowers, was the first yacht to cross the finish line of the 70th Tre Golfi Regatta. Posted on 17 May
ILCA 6 Women's and ILCA 7 Men's Worlds overall
The northern wind arrives - Qingdao's final challenge Today marks the final day of the 2025 ILCA World Championships. While the champions have yet to be crowned, Qingdao's signature northern wind has already unfurled the curtain on the ultimate showdown. Posted on 17 May
2026 Junior Worlds set for Medemblik, Netherlands
A famous and beautiful sailing venue with a deep-rooted legacy in Olympic-class racing The International 49er and Nacra 17 Class Association proudly announces that the 2026 Junior World Championships for the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 classes will take place in Medemblik, Netherlands, from July 19 to 26th, 2026. Posted on 17 May
Dalton claims Alinghi are still recruiting
Emirates Team NZ CEO claims the Swiss America's Cup team Alinghi are still actively recruiting. In the course of a TV interview following the announcement of the venue for the 38th America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand CEO claimed that the Swiss America's Cup team Alinghi, were still actively recruiting, despite being in an "orderly wind-down". Posted on 17 May
Etchells North American Championship day 1
A strong day for Masfen, Cooke and Wilkinson give the NZL team top position Day one of the Etchells North American Championship started off under an AP flag with mostly cloudy skies. After an almost 90 minute delay, Race 1 got under way at 12:55 with a course bearing of 235 with 1.2 nm legs. Posted on 17 May
May 2025 edition of FINNFARE published
In a new look magazine, the focus is on original feature length content In a new look magazine, the focus is on original feature length content, illustrated with the usual extensive photos. Posted on 17 May
Henri-Lloyd Dynamic RangeMackay Boats 728x90 BOTTOMC-Tech 2021 (Spars-QFX Racer) 728x90 BOTTOM