Topper Inland Championships 2011

279 Toppers converging on Grafham Water this weekend for the 2011 Inland Championships (246 boats) and 4.2 Nationwide Series 2 (33 boats).  Plenty of Scots have made the trip.  Good luck all.
G.

2011 Programme

ITCA (GBR) Membership

Accoroding to my latest message from ITCA we have only 22 paid up members in Scotland.  As we had over 30 at both the last two Nationals this is seems a very small number.  Everyone who plans to partcipate at the North Berwick Nationals this summer will require to have a championship number and be an ITCA member so come one everyone - you might as well pay up now and get the benefits of a full years memebership for your hard earned cash!

Please vsist www.gbrtopper.co.uk and follow the links to the membership section where you can pay on line via sailracer.

Please be aware that only 999 championship numbers exist and with the increasing muber of active sailors around the world they are in very short supply.  Unless you pay up on time your number may well have to be allocated to another sailor. 

Graham

Strathclyde Loch Spring Regatta is on the 8th MAy 2011

Topper Open Training

There will be a Topper Open Training Day at Largs SC with head coach Emma Wilkie on Saturday the 28th of May 2011.  Please spread the word.

Graham.

Annandale Results

Sorry I did not get back in time to join you at Annandale.  We missed a great event by all accounts.  Alec reports Annandale as a club that really understands Junior sailing and for once I am in full agreement.

Winds over the weekend were generally light but all six races were completed.  The chocolates on this occassion (it is Easter after all) went to Aaron Murray after a most firsts countback with Kae Clark tied on Net points.  Third was Lewis Marr, (repeating his result from the very well attended 4.2 Nationwide at Rutland last week).

Drew Mitchel Annandale from was victor in the Regatta fleet.

Here are the full results:-

Rank	Sail No	Club	Helm
1st	44782	Loch Earn SC	Aaron Murray
2nd	45409	Helensburgh	Kae Clark
3rd	46172	Largs	Lewis Marr
4th	45515	Lochaber YC	Ryan MacIntyre
5th	45806	Largs	Ross MacLean
6th	45772	Helensburgh	Jack Aitken
7th	46836	Helensburgh	David Abraham
8th	45644	Helensburgh	Calum Wilson
9th	43842	Largs	Dean Malcolm
10th	45737	Helensburgh	Andrew Mitchell
11th	25759	Loch Venacher	Rory Wilson
12th	45742	Loch Venacher	Dugal Wilson
13th	45400	Craignish	Mara Lyon
14th	34598	Helensburgh	Calum Rosie
15th	45631	Largs	Lindsay Johnstone
16th	14575	Aberdeen& Stonehaven	Callum Symmons
17th	42670	Westlothian	Harriet Reeder
18th	41791	Wormit	Martin Blewett
19th	40624	Loch Venacher	Rachel Dingley
20th	43581	Aberdeen& Stonehaven	Rona Rose
21st	45778	Lochcarron	Fraser Kitson Jones
Regatta Fleet
Rank	Sail No	Club	Helm
1st	41189	Annandale	Drew Mitchell
2nd	118	Annandale	Jamie Baulcombe

Annandale Traveller 1

It is Finally time for our first traveller event of 2011 at Annandale this weekend.

Briefing is at 12.00 on Satruday 16th April with the first race at 13.00.  The club is situated on Castle Loch in Lochmaben which is just a few miles due West of Lockerbie.  Six races areschedules and entries will be accepted at the club on the day.  We are sharing with the Optimists so with an expected entry of around 80 boats in total there will be limited parking and no Motor homes or campers at the club please.  There are several campsites close by which well be pleased to accomodate you.


On Saturday night there will be a social from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. Hot food will be provided for all. Sailors meal is included in the price. Adults £6.00, Children 12 and under £4.00 children under 5 free. MENU Pasta Bolognaise (meat and vegie) Jacket potato Chilli (meat and vegie) with rice Jacket potato, garlic bread, salad and choice of deserts. As the event is in the Church Hall there will be no alcohol allowed on the premises. Diluting juice, tea and coffee will be provided free, other soft drinks will be available to purchase. Of course people are welcome to bring their own soft drinks. Please email Richard Bryant (address at right) with any dietary requirements.
 
With Sammi en route to Youth Squad residential training and Jo drafted in to 420 crewing it looks like the Fostertravelling roadshow will not be back in time to participate this time.  Will someone e-mail me the full results please?
 
Have a great weekend.
 
G.

Toppers on top at RYA Spring Championships

Joanne gets a Sheepish cover upwind

Despite an increasingly strong showing by our friends in the little square boxes it was still the Topper class who managed the largest turnout at the RYA Spring Championships at Largs last weekend.

Jack Aitken took the overall prize with Joanna Barrie second.

Read all about it on Yachts and Yachting or view and buy Alan Henderson's great photos on fotoboat.