Royal Burnham Yacht Club

HISTORY and living memory both confirm the yachtmans long-held belief that the Easter weekend, whenever it falls, is rarely the ideal time to start the sailing season. All too often the weather is stormy and yacht racing dangerous and uncomfortable. But there are exceptions and it was surely a good omen for the future of the newly opened BURNHAM YACHT CLUB that one such occurred on Easter Saturday, April 13, 1895. The London Weather Centre reports winds 24 on a 0 to 12 scale. It was undoubtedly... more