RNLI Pursuit
The curtain-raiser to the season, raising money for a very worthy cause. Pursuit race.
| Year | Helm | Crew | Class | Sail number | Boat name |
| 1995 | Simon Baber | Albacore | 7946 | ||
| 1996 | Phil Mant | Laser | |||
| 1997 | Neil Mant | Cath Mant | Buzz | 517 | Henry the Wasp |
| 1998 | Not sailed | ||||
| 1999 | Not sailed | ||||
| 2000 | Andy Gould, ESSC | ||||
| 2001 | Not sailed | ||||
| 2002 | Not sailed | ||||
| 2003 | Not sailed | ||||
| 2004 | Trevor Newley | Giles Bowman | Wayfarer | 998 | |
| 2005 | Alex Johnson | Angela Johnson | RS400 | 657 | |
| 2006 | Trevor Newley | Giles Bowman | Wayfarer | 998 | |
| 2007 | Alex Johnson | Angela Johnson | RS400 | 657 | |
| 2008 | Doug Peniston | RS Feva | |||
| 2009 | Matt Johnson, ESSC | Gael Pawson | RS400 | 1124 | |
| 2010 | Not sailed - weather | ||||
| 2011 | Dave Acres | RS300 | 480 | ||
| 2012 | Dave Acres | RS300 | 480 | ||
| 2013 | Dave Acres | RS300 | 480 | ||
| 2014 | Mike Lillywhite, ESSC | Emma Pethybridge | Iso | 815 | |
| 2015 | Ben Davis | Finn | 634 | ||
| 2016 | Cath Mant | Laser 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Dave Acres | RS300 | 400 | ||
| 2018 | David Patterson | Contender | 693 | ||
| 2019 | Dave Acres | RS300 | 400 | ||
| 2020 | Not sailed - COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Patrick Bonner | Laser | 216001 |