Topper Open at Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club
by Carol Carter 1 Sep 2010 14:48 BST
28 August 2010
Twenty six Toppers arrived at Mengeham Rythe Sailing Club, Hayling Island, to mark the return of summer and were rewarded with a shifting north westerly wind, freshening from force 2 to force 4.
Race 1 was keenly fought and was won by David Paul from Hamish Streeter and Josh Stone, with four premature starters paying the penalty for not returning.
Race 2 was a clean start, and after moving the windward mark to cope with a thirty degree shift, Josh Stone led from Matthew Stephens and David Paul.
The tide had turned for Race 3 presenting competitors with difficulties in starting and consequent general recall. A black flag soon concentrated the minds and the fleet had a good race in the strengthening wind with the same results as for Race 2 giving Josh Stone 1st overall ahead of David Paul and Matthew Stephens.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1st | 46655 | Josh Stone | Burghfield SC | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | 46241 | David Paul | Queensmead SC | 1 | -3 | 3 | 4 |
| 3rd | 46625 | Matthew Stephens | Burghfield SC | (OCS) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | 46852 | Geoffrey Sherwood | Hayling Island SC | -5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 5th | 46736 | Ellie King | Emsworth Slipper SC | 4 | 6 | -7 | 10 |
| 6th | 46702 | Hamish Streeter | Hayling Island SC | 2 | 11 | -13 | 13 |
| 7th | 46216 | Niall Houston | Mengeham Rythe SC | (OCS) | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 8th | 45968 | Chris Cowan | Portchester SC | 9 | 5 | -11 | 14 |
| 9th | 45123 | Ian Stone | Maidenhead SC | 8 | -12 | 6 | 14 |
| 10th | 46699 | Adam Stone | Burghfield SC | 6 | 8 | (BFD) | 14 |
| 11th | 44551 | Cameron Tweedle | Oxford SC | -14 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 12th | 45180 | Isabella Cardu | Spinnaker SC | (OCS) | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 13th | 46448 | Thomas Goodbourn | Burghfield SC | 10 | -13 | 10 | 20 |
| 14th | 37200 | Caitlin Tweedle | Oxford SC | 7 | -14 | 14 | 21 |
| 15th | 46437 | Tristan Beckett | Datchet SC | 11 | -15 | 12 | 23 |
| 16th | 27423 | Chloe Mae Barr | Lee-on-Solent SC | 12 | -16 | 15 | 27 |
| 17th | 42357 | Sophia Harper | Bosham SC | 13 | -18 | 16 | 29 |
| 18th | 46720 | Hamish Munro | Spinnaker SC | 15 | 17 | -18 | 32 |
| 19th | 33443 | Jack Drew-Leventon | Norsols? Boat Club | 18 | -19 | 17 | 35 |
| 20th | 43087 | Callum Mitchell | Oxford SC | 16 | 20 | (BFD) | 36 |
| 21st | 34139 | Josh Cooter | Mengeham Rythe SC | 17 | 21 | (DNF) | 38 |
| 22nd | 4621 | Georgie Houston | Mengeham Rythe SC | 20 | -23 | 20 | 40 |
| 23rd | 45491 | Joe De Banks | Oxford SC | -22 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 24th | MRSC4 | Liz Sherwood | Hayling Island SC | 19 | (DNF) | DNF | 46 |
| 25th | 33527 | Carrie Cushion | Poole YC | 21 | (DNF) | DNS | 48 |
| 26th | 45241 | Douglas Mileham | Hayling Island SC | (OCS) | 24 | DNS | 51 |
