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South West Topper Open at Paignton Sailing Club

by James Ripley 30 May 2013 14:15 BST 25 May 2013
Toppers at Paignton © Adam McElroy

The South West Topper fleet once again returned to Paignton to be greeted with sunshine but an apparent lack of wind. It was a warm day and Tor Bay was filled with boats of varying types from high performance racing powerboats to cruising yachts and racing dinghies.

After a short delay, the PRO got the race off cleanly and after some very close racing, the winner of race one was Paris Thomas from Paignton who had clearly lost none of his skill whilst away competing in the 29er skiff. Emily Lloyd was second with Hal Sanderson third – both members of the RYA National Topper squad.

After the course was re-layed due to a wind shift and one false start, the fleet got away for the second race of the day in a steady 6-8 knots. After a disappointing race 1, Bella Fellows won race two with Luke Robertson second and Hal again in third.

Race 3 was a similar story this time with Luke taking the victory and Ewan Gribbin from Paignton in second. Hal stayed consistent gaining a third third. The points remained close at the top with no repeat winner from the three races. A lot rested on this final race.

With the wind dying, the PRO got the fleet away quickly. 45 minutes later, Hal won the race to secure second place overall. Bella got a decent second to put her third overall and first female and Luke did enough in third to secure the overall event win.

Paris was first Paignton boat overall in fourth despite a poor last race in 9th. Emily was 5th, Ewan 6th and James Ripley from Paignton 7th. The rest of the top ten was made up of Ella Methan, Luke Gribbin and Kieran Moore.

A big thanks to the race committee, safety crews and galley staff. A great day thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Overall Results:

PosHelmRigSail NoClubR1R2R3R4Pts
1stLuke Robertson5.347350RTYC‑42136
2ndHal Sanderson5.347081 ‑33317
3rdBella Fellows5.347399 ‑71528
4thParis Thomas5.3182Paignton Sailing Club144‑99
5thEmily Lloyd5.346349Saltash Sailing Club25‑8411
6thEwan Gribbin5.347028Paignton Sailing Club672‑815
7thJames Ripley5.345437Paignton Sailing Club567‑1018
8thElla Methven5.345925 9‑139523
9thLuke Gribbin5.346895Paignton Sailing Club‑16961126
10thKieran Moore5.334451 ‑121110627
11thRoss Morris5.345547Saltash Sailing Club810‑151230
12thJess Harding5.343524 13‑1513733
13thEllie Hutchings5.345847 ‑148111433
14thAlex McFarlane5.346835Paignton Sailing Club101212‑1634
15thFreya Cumpsty5.346396 11‑14141338
16thEleanor Poole5.346410Starcross Yacht Club15‑16161546
17thDrew Gibson5.346927Paignton Sailing Club17‑18181752
18thRory Gladstone5.345059SYC18‑20171853
19thJoss Creswell5.346301 191719‑2055
20thAriel Thomas4.231262Paignton Sailing Club201920‑2159
21stNathan Gribbin5.329013Paignton Sailing Club‑2221211961
22ndBen McElroy4.247414Wimbleball2122(DNS)DNS66

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