2023 Burnham Squib Gold Cup at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club

by Dan Wastnage 4 May 2023 20:24 AEST 29-30 April 2023

The 2023 Burnham Squib Gold Cup saw 25 entries, with 6 visiting boats and some ringers added in for a bit of spice. It was great to see Stuart Mears and Tristan Hutt sailing Nenuphar, kindly lent out by Andrew Carley.

At last, we had some sunshine to smile about, the wind forecast for the two days was pretty much the same, with 8-15 knots of gentle breeze.

Edwin and team Pheobe were the race officers, they set windward, leeward courses.

Race one, didn't get under way for at least an hour as the wind died down to 5 knots.

Day 1 saw some consistent results from Jono and Chris. (1st, 2nd, 1st, and 5th) They had exceptional Boat speed, with good starts. Once ahead they were very hard to keep up with.

Ray and Petru had a win in race two, with Micky and Alex having some consistent results. Visitors Stu Rix and Steve Warren Smith won race 4.

After racing, it was a welcome change for all competitors to be able to congregate outside on the sun blessed club balcony to relax and discuss their race tactics after day one.

Day 2 saw much of the same breeze, racing got under way quickly. Race 5 was again won by Jono and Chris. Not only did they win race 5, but also won race 6.

Nigel and Jack Grogan won race 7, they had a much better day, with some good results in day 2.

Race 8 was won by our commodore Phil and his crew Dave, who also had a good day 2 of racing.

The final race did not have to be sailed by Chris and Jono, as they had won the Gold Cup without having to race. Well done to them, for an exceptional weekend of good racing results. The prize-giving Dinner was well attended and the Gold Cup was presented to Jono Brown and Chris Aggar. 2nd overall was Micky Wright and Alex Porteous, with Nigel and Jack Grogan in third.

Silver fleet winner was visiting yachtsman David Lloyd and Munch from Portsmouth.

After the presentation Munch stood up to present the Dick of the Day trophy to Scarlett Anderson. I am darned to tell you why she won it, but I think she is one of the few ladies to win this prestigious award. Some congregated downstairs to strut the moves on the dance floor.

Thanks go to Edwin and team Pheobe for doing a great job. Also, thanks go to all the Staff at the RCYC for keeping us fed and watered. There are some great Pictures taken by Roger Mant and George Winder.

Next event in the Squib Calendar is the East Coast Championships, held at Felixstowe and Haven Ports YC 25th-29th May.

Overall Results:

Pos	Boat	Sail No	Helm Name	Crew Name	Fleet	Club	RI	R2	R 3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	Black Hole	142	Jono Brown	Chris Agar	Gold	RCYC	1	2	1	‑5	1	1	3	(DNC)	9
2nd	Spoof	811	Micky Wright	Alex Porteous	Gold	RCYC	2	‑7	4	2	2	6	2	‑16	18
3rd	Helmut Shoing II	105	Nigel Grogan	Jack Grogan	Gold	RCYC	4	12	‑17	9	4	3	1	‑19	33
4th	Aquabat	13	Stu Rix	Steve Warren‑Smith	Gold	RVYC	11	3	2	1	5	‑14	12	‑18	34
5th	Maverick	63	Daniel Henderson	James Brown	Gold	Portsmouth SC	9	6	‑10	3	‑11	2	7	7	34
6th	Slinky	58	Ray Apthorp	Petru Balau	Gold	RCYC	5	1	11	‑13	6	11	4	‑20	38
7th	Lady Penelope	819	Malcolm Hutchings	Andy Carley	Gold	RCYC	‑17	‑15	5	10	7	4	8	6	40
8th	Nenuphar	618	Stewart Mears	Tristan Hutt	Gold	RCYC	6	‑16	9	‑20	13	5	6	2	41
9th	Humphrey	823	Robert Coyle	Mark Rawinsky	Gold	RCYC	‑13	8	12	4	9	‑15	9	3	45
10th	Sophie	846	Steve Hall	David Hyde	Gold	RCYC	‑19	14	3	11	8	8	‑16	5	49
11th	Guy Fawkes	72	Phil Aspinall	Dave Sheppard	Gold	RCYC	15	11	‑22	15	‑18	7	5	1	54
12th	Seven	111	David Lloyd	Munch	Silver	Portsmouth SC	12	5	13	6	‑24	13	‑14	12	61
13th	Firestarter	129	Chris Rust	Roly Wilson	Gold	Portsmouth SC	3	17	(OCS)	7	14	10	11	‑22	62
14th	Surprise	760	Duncan Grindley	Julia Batchelor	Gold	RCYC	10	4	15	‑16	10	‑17	15	8	62
15th	ROJO	32	Paul Fisk	Richard Tucker	Gold	BSC	‑21	18	14	‑21	3	16	10	4	65
16th	Firecracker	14	Dan Wastnage	Andrew Norden	Gold	RCYC	16	(OCS)	8	12	12	‑21	13	10	71
17th	Electra	709	Charlie Matthews	Fred Brown	Gold	RCYC	7	9	18	‑19	15	19	‑20	9	77
18th	What's The Story	779	Nic Tolhurst	Ross Corbett	Gold	RCYC	8	13	7	8	21	23	(DNF)	(DNC)	80
19th	Outcast	682	Flynn Davies	Hannah Harden	Gold	RCYC	14	‑24	(OCS)	14	16	9	17	17	87
20th	By The Lee	868	Jason Phelps	Carl Anderson	Silver	RCYC	18	‑20	6	18	‑22	18	18	11	89
21st	Artemis 2	36	Philip Rust	Ian Simmons	Silver	Brightlingsea SC	‑24	‑23	16	17	17	20	23	13	106
22nd	Zoom	167	Keith Gilmore	Tye Wichard	Silver	RCYC	20	19	21	22	‑25	12	19	(OCS)	113
23rd	Hey Buoys	698	Scarlett Anderson	Portia Hutchings	Silver	RCYC	‑23	10	19	23	20	‑24	22	21	115
24th	Squabble	854	Ian Scott	John Kilby Iona Martin	Silver	RCYC	22	22	23	‑25	19	‑25	21	14	121
25th	Atalanta	815	Nick Milton	Gavin Kemp	Silver	RCYC	‑25	21	20	‑24	23	22	24	15	125