Topper Open at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club
by Nick Martindale 1 Sep 2014 09:20 BST
31 August 2014
Toppers at Chew Valley Lake © Errol Edwards
Twenty eight Toppers enjoyed champagne conditions for the 2014 Open Meeting at Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club.
The racing on Sunday followed a training day on Saturday in very different, blustery conditions, when 8 visitors joined 9 Chew boats to benefit from race coaching by RYA Squad coaches.
Racing for the 15 visitors and 13 Chew boats got underway early with two races before lunch in 9 – 13mph breeze and factor 30 sunshine. James Hollis of Bartley SC took the early lead with a 1st and a 3rd closely followed by Hugo Hanson with a 4th and 1st. Chew boats were also in the mix with Kieran Moore leading the way and Murray Scott hot on his heels.
After lunch a further 2 races in slightly more breeze and yet more sunshine completed the series. James Bartley showed consistent form to record a 5th and 1st equally consistent was Ellie Hutchings of Roadford recorded a good series with a 4th and a 2nd to add to a 2nd and 4th in the first two.
Six Topper 4.2's raced alongside the full rigs with some really close racing amongst the younger sailors with Miles Ripley at 9 years old and Eleanor Cooke, 10 years, competing in their first Open Meeting.
Lots of prizes courtesy of Rooster Sailing were enjoyed by competitors throughout the fleet.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Rig | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 5.3 | 47306 | James Hollis | Bartley | 1 | 3 | ‑5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2nd | 5.3 | 45847 | Ellie Hutchings | Roadford Lake | 2 | ‑4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | 5.3 | 46962 | Kieran Moore | CVLSC | 3 | ‑7 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4th | 5.3 | 46410 | Eleanor Poole | Starcross | 5 | ‑11 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5th | 5.3 | 45329 | Hugo Hanson | Cotswold | 4 | 1 | ‑8 | 7 | 12 |
| 6th | 5.3 | 45996 | Oli Martindale | CVLSC | ‑9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 7th | 5.3 | 46665 | Murray Scott | CVLSC | 6 | 8 | 6 | ‑11 | 20 |
| 8th | 5.3 | 44028 | Laurie Tilling | CVLSC | 8 | ‑10 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 9th | 5.3 | 46349 | Alice Senior | Plymouth Youth | 10 | 2 | ‑11 | 10 | 22 |
| 10th | 5.3 | 41619 | Daniel See | Wimbleball | 11 | 6 | 7 | ‑14 | 24 |
| 11th | 5.3 | 47173 | Eleanor Elder | Bowmoor SC | 7 | ‑15 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 12th | 5.3 | 43150 | Dani Middleton | Saltash | 13 | 5 | ‑16 | 15 | 33 |
| 13th | 5.3 | 45236 | Mary Tilling | CVLSC | ‑14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 14th | 5.3 | 45891 | James Fowler | CVLSC | 12 | 16 | ‑17 | 9 | 37 |
| 15th | 5.3 | 46482 | Olivia McKay | Starcross | ‑17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 16th | 5.3 | 45654 | Milly Jinks | Plymouth Youth | ‑16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 17th | 5.3 | 45178 | Oliver Fellows | Castle Cove | 15 | ‑19 | 14 | 17 | 46 |
| 18th | 5.3 | 43606 | Lizzie Cooke | CVLSC | ‑27 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 55 |
| 19th | 4.2 | 47539 | Noah Sheriff | CVLSC | 18 | ‑21 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
| 20th | 5.3 | 42690 | Marcu Stevens | CVLSC | 19 | 20 | 19 | (DNC) | 58 |
| 21st | 4.2 | 40803 | Tilly Gregson | Starcross | 21 | 18 | ‑22 | 22 | 61 |
| 22nd | 4.2 | 44437 | Ollie Minkley | CVLSC | 20 | 22 | ‑23 | 20 | 62 |
| 23rd | 5.3 | 42400 | Rosa McKay | Starcross | 22 | ‑25 | 21 | 21 | 64 |
| 24th | 4.2 | 4360642 | Eleanor Cooke | CVLSC | 23 | 24 | ‑26 | 23 | 70 |
| 25th | 4.2 | 31262 | Mark Ripley | Paignton | ‑25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 72 |
| 26th | 5.3 | 22492 | Henry Widdicome | CVLSC | 24 | 26 | 25 | (DNS) | 75 |
| 27th | 4.2 | 182 | Miles Ripley | Paignton | ‑28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 80 |
| 28th | 5.3 | 11 | William Dell | CVLSC | 26 | 27 | 27 | (DNS) | 80 |
