Burnham Gold Cup 2012
Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May 2012
The weather forecast of cold damp conditions with a cool northerly F4 breeze didn't deter four visitors from attending the three day bank holiday Gold Cup Regatta. This event is always held in Burnham and is the first of the National Squib Travellers' Series and for this year only, the 707 fleet joined us on the race course for their Eastern Area Championship, our other local race officer having other commitments.
New Squib Buoys
Thursday 3rd May 2012
The Squib's new buoys have arrived and are ready to go. They are bigger than I anticipated, they’re the diameter of the dumpy buoys but six feet high. I have put them next to one of the Dragon’s marks to give you a size comparison - bear in mind that we’ve always talked about the Dragon marks as 'the big marks'. No more...
Training Weekend
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April 2012
The Squib Fleet once again welcomed Adam Bowers to the club for an action packed weekend of sail training. The event was well attended with twelve Squibs taking part. The format is very simple, classroom theory followed by practical exercises that in turn are followed by shore based de-briefing including watching the video recordings of our masterful manoeuvres and crazy misjudgements.
Squibs at Easter 2012
Friday 6th to Monday 9th April 2012
On Friday afternoon the Squibs Champagne Race was sailed in light airs with Micky Wright in Spoof securing the win. Light winds and strong tides presented the challenges for Saturday and Sunday, the first two days of the Mike Flint Trophy.
Burnham Squib Fleet gets all Social
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
The Burnham Squib fleet are joining the 21st Century - by setting up their own Facebook page, where they will be posting brief race reports and news, as well as uploading pictures from the weekend's on and off the water activities and antics.
Triumph for Tribe!
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
You probably missed Steve Tribe's triumph! He was the only person to get the right time for the Squib start on Saturday and so beat the Commodore, who was an hour late. There was some confusion the night before about start times because half the room thought the starts went to their normal time after the clocks leapt forward whilst others thought the Dragons had a 'special' time...
2011 Squib Annual Report
Saturday 12th November 2011
The Squibs had a contrasting year as the travellers were highly successful but the stay at home
fleet participated less frequently. The challenge remains to keep local numbers up whilst the
pursuit of another National champion continues.
Squib Last Chance Regatta
Saturday 22nd October 2011
The Squibs' Last Chance Regatta took place on Saturday in near perfect conditions. Fifteen competitors sailed in sunshine and a shifty SSE force 3-5 breeze, and were subjected to a tightly run and well-organised series of five races under the scrutiny of Principal Race Officer Kim Allen, fresh from his recent Endeavour experiences.
RCYC at Squib Inlands
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2011
In the balmy conditions at Rutland Water, Malcolm Hutchings and Andy Ramsey Lady Penelope 819 won the National Travellers' Trophy and the Inland Team Trophy for the RCYC with Nigel & Jack Grogan Helmut Shoeing 105 and Micky Wright & Chris Dunn Spoof 811. Carl Anderson and Jason Phelps Magic Roundabout 736 added the Bronze Fleet winners' award to make a triple success.
Hutchings and Ramsey Still Winning!
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th September 2011
Malcolm Hutchings and Andy Ramsey won the Squib South Coast Championships over the weekend to add to their tally of wins this season. In a weekend of two completely different weather patterns, the boys in Lady Penelope showed that they have speed in all conditions.
Squib Report BW 2011
Burnham Week 27th August to 3rd September
With some of the fleet feeling slightly worse for wear after a Friday night with Nigel Grogan to celebrate his birthday, twenty Squibs lined up on the start to once again form the biggest fleet.
Burnham Squib Success at Cowes
Cowes Week 6th to 13th August 2011
Two Burnham Squibs entered Cowes Week and occupied two places on the podium out of a fleet entry of 27. Lady Penelope and Surprise were separated by Aquabat after sailing consistently over the eight day regatta.
Squib National Championships
Sunday 26th June to Friday 1st July 2011
The six Squibs who had travelled to the Nationals in Plymouth had put up
a terrific performance and all finished in the top 20 of the 61 entrants.
Jimmy Starling Trophy at BSC
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2011
Twelve Squibs, including the six Squibs who had returned from a
successful Nationals in Plymouth, had a competitive weekend on the water
for the Jimmy Starling Trophy, hosted by the Burnham Sailing Club.
Squib Gold Cup 2011
Saturday 30th April to Monday 2nd May 2011
A strong entry list of 18 boats was drawn to the first event of the Squib Travellers' Trophy over the Mayday Bank Holiday with the prospect of eight short course windward/leeward races. However with the wind blowing dogs off their chains on Saturday, the fleet was significantly reduced to nine boats.
Squibs over the Easter Weekend
Friday 22nd to Monday 25th April 2011
The Easter weekend 2011 will always be remembered for record-breaking sunshine even if the wind was not always exactly right. The Burnham Squib Fleet produced nine entrants for the Champagne Race on Good Friday and sixteen for the Mike Flint Trophy, sailed over the remaining three days.
RCYC Squibs at the Nationals
19th to 25th June 2010
The Corinthian Squibs gave a good account of themselves at the National Championships hosted by Royal St George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. In a fleet of 69 boats, Nigel Grogan (105 Helmut Shoing II) with crew Daniel Cripps registered his first ever championship race win in Race One when the arrival of the sea breeze allowed him to roll past Malcolm Hutchings and Andy Ramsey (819 Lady Penelope) who had led the race throughout.
The Gold Cup
Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd May 2010
The first major event of the season for UK Squibs, the Squib Gold Cup, was held May 1st to 3rd hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, attracting a quality field of nineteen boats including five visitors from Yorkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk & Romford. Eight races were scheduled but this programme was severely curtailed by the weather.
Last Chance Regatta
17th & 18th October 2009
Once again, the pleasant October weather and excitement of windward/leeward racing made the Last Chance Regatta a fantastic event and enticed ten Squibs to relaunch after the National Inland Championships. Visitors Dave White & Peter Ballam in Easy 83 won all five races and the Mike Flint Trophy, sponsored by Colman Coyle LLP. In a revised format to avoid conflict with the Dragon mini-series, Race Officer Edwin Buckley managed to get three races completed on Saturday afternoon and a further two on Sunday morning before the wind died away.
The Cheeseboard Trophy
Sunday 26th July 2009
The Squib fleet once again had a massively enjoyable day competing for
the Rice & Cole's Cheeseboard Trophy in front of the club. Four short
races on a trapezoidal course really sharpened mark rounding skills of both helms and crews bringing large smiles to everyone's faces.
My First Try at the Squib Nationals
Monday 20th July 2009
It was only because I finished the school term early after completing my GCSEs, that made it possible to enter the Squib Nationals. My dad only entered on the Wednesday before so it was all a bit of a rush as we checked the forecast was okay before heading to Weymouth taking the last (108th) place.
Squib Gold Cup
Bank Holiday Weekend 2nd - 4th May 2009
A great weekend was enjoyed by the twenty-one boats participating in the Gold Cup. Average wind was perfect but nearly all of it was on Sunday. Nevertheless, seven of the eight races were sailed, thanks to excellent race management.
Squib Class Captain's 2008 Report
Friday 28th November 2008
It has been very much a celebratory year for the Squib fleet as we recognised the 40th birthday of the Squib design, which was originally conceived and built in Burnham by Oliver Lee. It is an amazing fact but not entirely a coincidence that this year the RCYC Squib fleet grew to an astonishing 40 boats, a real credit to the appropriateness of a two-man open keel boat for club racing and cruising...
Squibs in Burnham Week
Saturday 23rd - Saturday 30th August 2008
The largest fleet at Burnham Week was once again the Squibs with 23 boats and 56 various crew combinations. The quality of the fleet produced
seven different winners across the nine races with the weeks' points winner still open entering the final race. The number of entrants ensured everyone had their own boat to boat battles and a lively social calendar gave lots of opportunity for incidents to be discussed and enjoyed.
New Boats for Old!
Friday 13th June 2008
The organisers of the Squib 40th Regatta in June excelled themselves in their efforts to offer a brand new race-ready squib as a raffle prize... Long standing RCYC member Nic Tolhurst flew back from skippering a yacht in the Carribean to take part in the event, and ended up going home with more than he bargained for!
Squib 40th Anniversary Regatta
7th-13th June 2008
It is forty years since Oliver Lee, a boat designer based in Burnham-on-Crouch, launched his new Squib onto the river. It was destined to become one of the most successful one-design racing keelboats, with fleets based in over thirty locations. RCYC was proud to host a regatta to celebrate those 40 years...
The Squib Gold Cup
3rd- 5th May 2008
The Squib Gold Cup, the most prestigious annual regatta for the fleet, saw the return of the trophy to Burnham after a four year absence. The eight windward / leeward race series over the 3 day event drew a strong contingent of 18 entrants which included visitors from the east coast and new boats from the local fleet.
Maximus wins the Squib Gold Cup
5th, 6th and 7th May 2007
Local boats clearly demonstrated that they have benefited from the early season training delivered by our own Paul Manning and Squib technical guru, Tony Saltonstall. Malcolm Hutchins and Sarah Hastwell, Lady Penelope, led the fleet into the final race of the six race series and might have had the series sown up if not for a spinnaker failure in the last race of Sunday.
Squib 'Last Chance' Regatta
21st & 22nd October 2006
Once again the Squib Last Chance Regatta had the desired affect of getting Squib owners to re-launch their boats after the Inland Championships at Rutland and sail the club autumn series followed by this event. Eleven boats entered for the weekend despite very strong winds being forecast for the two days, earlier in the week.
Lady Penelope leads the fleet!
Sunday 3rd September 2006
Lady Penelope (819), with Malcolm Hutchings and Sarah Hastwell on board, won every Squib trophy on offer during Burnham Week 2006.
Squib Nationals at RVYC
1st - 8th July 2006
The 11 strong entry of Burnham based boats won the prize for the largest visiting fleet at Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight, which was impressively hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. In a week that saw the full trickery of the Solent winds and the associated exasperation of several competitors, Peter Marchant & Andy Biddle in Tears for Fears were top Burnham boat with a highly commendable 6th overall.
2006 Squib Gold Cup
29th April - 1st May 2006
The Royal Corinthian hosted the Squib Gold Cup over the bank holiday weekend of 29th April - 1st May which attracted 14 entries, including 3 visitors. The event consisted of 6 races on windward / leeward type courses with fairly short laps providing action packed, close quarters racing..