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Allen National 12 Burton Week 2025 at Brightlingsea Sailing Club - Update

by Isobel Stewart 26 Aug 2025 07:58 UTC 23-26 August 2025

With five races sailed in National 12 Burton Week at Brightlingsea Ollie Meadowcroft and Cally Terkelsen hold a small lead over Graham and Blue Camm with two races to sail on Tuesday.

The most important race of the week - the enduring Burton Cup race, was on Sunday. The two hour battle was fought between Graham and Blue Camm and Ollie and Cally, with the wind building throughout. The strong lead that Graham and Blue had established in the light wind beginnings was pushed to it's limits and finally broken by Ollie and Cally who sailed through to win the sought after trophy.

The wind has built steadily throughout the event, with the Camms dominating in the softer air but Ollie and Cally, Tom and Isobel Stewart, Ian and Alex Gore, and Rory Gifford and Ben Whaley are all teams to beat when the breeze picks up.

On Bank Holiday Monday, our heroes of the day were Rory and Ben who led the fleet around the course with incredible boat speed, though were ultimately overtaken in the final stages of the race by both Ollie and Cally and Tom and Isobel who crossed the line to silence. Ollie and Cally took 1st and Rory and Ben 2nd.

Onto Tuesday for the final two races of the event.

Results after Day 3:

PosSail NoHelmCrewBoat NameClubR1R2R3R4R5Pts
13543OLLIE MEADOWCROFTCALLY TERKELSEND.B.COOPERSALCOMBE YC121215
23530GRAHAM CAMMBLUE CAMMVERY HUNGRYBURGHFIELD SC312147
33544TOM STEWARTISOBEL STEWARTWHITEBAITWALDRINGFIELD SC2433OCS12
43525IAN GOREALEX GOREMOGUP RIVER YC5344314
53483RORY GIFFORDBEN WHALEYTBAEDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SC4575216
63531STEVE SALLISJO SALLISCATBERTHYKEHAM SC7767525
73529ANTONY GIFFORDJO GIFFORDCAT IN THE HATROYAL TAY YC8856625
83471ZOE MEADOWCROFTZOE BALLANTYNELARS PORSENA OFSALCOMBE YC / BURGHFIELS SC661013830
93527KEVIN ILESKATY MEADOWCROFTSNAGGLEPUSSWEST OXFORDSHIRE SC / UTSC9998733
103462NICK BUBBRORY BUBBRED SNAPPERROYAL LIYMINGTON YC12108101038
113484JAMES GIFFORDGRACIE JOSLINFATSOROYAL TAY YC1111119940
123515MARK ADDISONJONATHAN ADDISONHAPPY HOURUPPER THAMES SC101312111245
133548JEREMY HARTLEYLUKE HARTLEYALL TIDE UPSTOKES BAY SC131613121351
143551GEORGE FINCHTOBY HUNTOVER THE RAINBOWROYAL HARWICH Y.C / SWANAGE SC151514141154
153519IAIN MACINTYREFI GRIEVEDEAD CAT BOUNCELOCH TUMMEL SC141215151556
163501ROBERT STEWARTCHARLOTTE STEWARTSILVERFINWALDRINGFIELD SC161417221461
173546ROLAND WHITEHEADKATIE WHITEHEADFENCHURCHSHOREHAM S C171716181666
183429TRE JACOBSLYLA JACOBSFOOLS GOLDUPPER THAMES SC181918172072
193290DAVID HARRISTRYSTAN COOKDR DE SOTOWHITEFRIARS SC201824191976
203459ROB FORDHARLEY FORDCARBON COPYROYAL HARWICHJ Y.C212022231881
213432STEVE LE GRYSSTUART WALSHCRAZY JANEROYAL HARWICH Y.C232321211782
223492JAMES GOODFELLOWGEORGE MAJORBABEL FISHBRIGHTLINGSEA / ARDLEIGH SC1921OCS16OCS83
233528PETER MIATTVICTORIA HURSTBLUE KANGAROOCARSINGTON SC22222324RTD91

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