Sue Pelling Journalist

Yachting | Lifestyle | Racing

Glorious day at the races with mixed bag of results Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (7 October 2023): Although the basking sunshine and winds reaching 22kts for the opening day of the Endeavour Trophy made for a glorious day of racing for most, it was bittersweet for some who suffer...
Competitors arrive en masse for legendary dinghy champion of champions event Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (6 October 2023): A quiet, sultry spell of warm, dry windless weather over the last week or so, gave way to promising racing conditions this morning with winds reaching 22kts...
Impressive win for RS800 national champions Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (9 October 2022): The 2022 Investec-sponsored Endeavour Trophy dinghy champion of champions that took place this weekend at Burnham-on-Crouch (7-9 October) was one of the most interesting on record with the o...
Tom Morris and Guy Fillmore reign supreme in tough, shifty conditions Overnight leaders Tom Morris and Guy Fillmore (RS800) – photo Sue Pelling Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (8 October 2022): Tom Morris and Guy Fillmore representing the RS800 class have taken the overnight lead o...
30 national champions fly the flag for Leukaemia UK Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (8 October 2022): The opening day of the 61st Investec-sponsored Endeavour Trophy dinghy champion of champions event kicked off today. This annual event hosted by Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-...
Town Cup-regulars Richard Matthews’ and team aboard the Carkeek CF520 52ft Oystercatcher XXXV – photo Alan Hana Burnham Week 2022, which is now open for entry, is set to attract a bumper entry thanks to early bird discounts and a new flexible entry format that includes a pay by the day system wri...
Luke Patience and Mary Henderson Olympian 470 representatives on their way to an overall win – photo Roger Mant After a couple of mixed results on the opening day yesterday, including an OCS, silver medallist Luke Patience and Mary Henderson won the Endeavour Champion of Champions title with two f...
Overnight leaders after four races, Ben Palmer and Amy Seabright – photo Sue Pelling Light winds and extremely strong Spring tides threatened to disrupt the opening day of the 60th anniversary Endeavour Trophy but instead four races took place in challenging, shifty conditions,. It was a day of...
The countdown to the 60th anniversary Endeavour Trophy is underway with the first race kicking off at 10.00 today (9 October 2021). As this annual invitational eight-race series (8-10 October) reaches another significant milestone, the battle to become the dinghy champion of champions continues...