Sunday 5th September 2010
The St Mathew Cup is in its traditional slot in the racing calendar - the Sunday immediately after Burnham Week so there is no opportunity for a lazy breakfast for the chosen teams!
The officiating club this year is the Crouch and the format will be the same as in the previous couple of years - thanks to the good nature of the 707 fleet who are happy to lend their boats.
New members may not realise the significance of this trophy which was presented to the town by ‘The Officers, Men & WRNS Personnel of HMS ST. Mathew November 1943 – October 1945’ when the Burnham water front was taken over by the Admiralty as part of the war effort. The inscription continues, ‘To be competed for annually by a class selected by the Burnham Sailing Week Committee’ and that has been faithfully carried out ever since, in an unbroken line since 1947, when it was first won by BSC.
