The UK Dinghy Sailing Champion of Champions
The RCYC Endeavour Championship is a unique event in the UK dinghy sailing world, recognised by the RYA as the pinnacle of that year's dinghy sailing achievements which will hail a "Champion of Champions". Held on the tidal waters of the rivers Crouch and Roach every October, it's an invitation only three day event, with the guest-list hand-picked from National Champions of selected fleets.
The 2009 Endeavour Championship
Forty-nine year-old Geoff Carveth, who last sailed the event seven years ago, has won the coveted Endeavour Trophy for the fifth time. He and his crew Emma Clarke representing the RS200 class stole the show today and finished the eight-race series, nine points clear ahead of Lark sailors Alan Krailing and Ed McArdle.
Read more about Geoff's achievement...Alan Krailing and Edd McArdle representing the Lark class led the Endeavour Trophy champions of champions series after five races without even winning a race. Krailing and McArdle proved that notching up a consistent scoreline including three second places really does pay dividends. They finished the day just one point ahead of RS200 representative Geoff Carveth and Emma Clarke who included a 1st, 2nd, and 4th in their string of results.
Read more about the first day's sailing...Previous Champion of Champions
The list of the past winners of this trophy is an archive of outstanding figures in the UK dinghy world. Even in these days of sponsorship, this trophy remains the pinnacle of achievement for UK amateur sailors.
1934 America's Cup
For many years the month of October has been marked in the calendar of the Royal Corinthian yacht Club by the weekend dedicated to the Endeavour Trophy. However, ask the average Member, waiting at the bar for his pint or anxious to catch the next launch, exactly what the Endeavour is all about and you may get blank looks. Many will connect it with the scale model of the 'J' Class Endeavour that takes pride of place in the entrance hall but may have no idea how it comes to be connected with a sailing event for the cream of the country's dinghy sailors...
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