National Twelve Burton Week is being held at Brixham Yacht Club from 26 to 29 August 2023 and is kindly sponsored, for a third year by Allen Sailing.
Current champions Tom and Isobel Stewart will be keen to extend their dominance of 2022 which saw then win both the Nationals and the Inlands and make it three championships on the bounce. But Graham and Anya Camm are looking for their first championship win together and if the winds are light they will most likely be the boat to beat. The evergreen Steve Sallis has daughter Jo back in the boat again this year. They are always on the pace, especially if the wind blows and were in very good form at Norfolk Week.
Upper Thames Sailing Club is sending a record fleet this year, and in addition to Ollie and Cally, high hopes will be held for John Meadowcroft and Lyla Jacobs in Max Factor, a wide-body Final Chapter, which John had built in 2002 and has been generously loaned back for the event.
N12 legend Jeremy Hartley is borrowing a Dead Cat Bounce for this year, sailing with son Luke. Jermey won the nationals as a crew and as a helm in the 80s and is often very quick, especially after the 1st day. Jeremy was quick last time we were at Brixham in 2018.
The class are delighted to hear rumours that Nick Copsey might be back in a 12 after illness and if so, he will be in his Hijack with Steve Carver up front calling the shots. Steve was the winning crew at the Firefly Nationals last week. He can make a 12 foot boat go. What a double it would be to win the 12s too.
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