Two-time World Champion John Burnham captured the ‘A’ Series in the International One Design (IOD) fleet by a landslide yesterday.Burnham, who is sharing skippering duties with Peter Rugg in this year’s Bermuda International Invitational Race Week, locked up the series with a third-place finish in the seventh and final race in the Great Sound.“We are happy with the way we sailed for the ‘A’ Series,” Burnham said. “I think we sailed in some really nicely outfitted boats which helped and we got some good starts. “Getting good starts as you know is often the key to success as you can choose where you can go.”Bermuda’s Penny Simmons won the seventh race in the ‘A’ Series to leapfrog Giles Peckham and finish second behind Burnham. Peckham eventually had to settle for third place honours in the ‘A’ Series after dropping off the pace.However, the Englishman bounced back to win the opening two races in the ‘B’ Series which he leads by five-points over the duo of Burnham and Rugg.“It seemed to be going pretty pear shaped but today (yesterday) we got back in a groove and we were very happy,” Peckham said. “It’s always good being in front.“We have four races to go in a varied set of conditions but nothing too changeable compared with the last couple of days.“If we can get the starts right and we’re consistent we should be all right.”Burnham, who still leads the overall IOD fleet heading into the business end of the invitational regatta, had a third and a fourth in yesterday’s opening races of the ‘B’ Series.“We were not quite as fast today, we had a couple of thirds and a fourth,” he said. “But those are good consistent finishes and we are pretty happy with them.”The American sailor paid the price for making mistakes on the race course.“This fleet is so competitive you screw up a couple of times and pay for it big time,” he said. “We made a few mistakes today and we paid for them.“The conditions were windier and shiftier so everybody is going about the same speed. One minute one side is gaining and then the next the other side is gaining and make one little mistake and three guys go by you.”Defending Vrengen Cup champion Dan Faria is currently seventh in the overall 13-boat IOD fleet.Bermuda’s Tim Patton dominated the Etchells fleet yesterday, picking up two firsts and a second to remain hot on the heels of series leader William Thompson.Thompson, who had a first and two seconds yesterday, leads Patton by a solitary point heading into today’s final two races of the 11 race series for the KF Trimingham Trophy.England’s James Hudleston, who is sharing the helm with Vladimir Kolinchenko, sits in third spot some 15 points adrift of second- placed Patton.Bermuda’s Malcolm Smith continues to lead the Laser fleet after ten races.The past World Sunfish Champion leads nearest rival and two-time defending champion Rockal Evans by a comfortable nine -point margin with three races remaining in the 13 race series for the International Race Week Championship Trophy.Smith managed two firsts and a second in yesterday’s three races to stay on course for a first Race Week title in the Lasers in several years.“I made points on everybody so that 1,1,2 was solid,” the veteran sailor said. “But it was hard work because the breeze kicked in pretty good.”Local sailor Brett Wright remains in third in the 16-boat Laser fleet.