Topper Open Training

With the dreadful winters we have experienced over the past two years there has been very little open training for Toppers in Scotland.  (Even the oppies were frozen off Strathclyde Loch) Despite this the Topper class in Scotland has continued to flourish and this is largely down to the excellent work of training officers and volunteers in clubs and area squads all around the country.   My view is that Open Training is probably best avoided in the depths of winter as the less experienced sailors need to enjoy the training and do not always have the necessary 17 layers of highly expensive racing kit that makes mid winter practice tollerable (sometimes).

One club which has an enthusiastic Topper class is Loch Vennacher and so I am pleased to be able to "trail" that plans are at an advanced stage for a Topper Open Training Weekend on 19th and 20th March 2011 which will be run by Loch Vennacher Sailing Club with support from RYA Class Pathway Officer Adam McGovern.

Further details to follow once confirmed.

G.