GJW Direct Topper National Series 2 at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy

by Chris Woodard 22 Mar 2019 13:20 GMT 23-24 February 2019

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA © Peter Newton

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA © Chris Woodard

After a five month break the GJW Direct Topper National Series got back underway with the NS2 Winter Championships at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy over the weekend of 23/24 February.

Over the past few years this event has gained something of a reputation, with very strong winds curtailing the race programme on each of the previous three years, but this time the forecast looked benign, and fortunately it proved correct! The sun shone, the sky was blue, it was surprisingly mild, and the wind, although a bit fickle at times on Saturday, held at around 10-12 knots for most of the weekends racing. Just to add to the feel-good factor Portlands resident dolphin was in close attendance for much of the weekend, keeping the kids company round the race course and observing the starts from alongside the committee boat!

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA - photo © Chris Woodard

The 137-boat 5.3 fleet raced, as usual, in two flights, giving the race officer the challenge of getting 12 clean starts away, but, for once, line discipline was remarkably good, with only one UFD and one BFD across the entire weekend. In Saturdays three races Sam Jones and Natalie Annels both scored two race victories, with the other race winners being Leo Wilkinson and Ben Purrier, giving Leo Wilkinson the overnight lead. On Sunday Sam Jones was on devastating form winning all three of his flights, with the victories in the other flights going to Natalie Annels, Charlie Gran and Tim Evans. Overall it was a clear victory for our new 5.3 Winter Champion Sam Jones, counting only first places, with Leo Wilkinson and Samuel Shackle completing the podium, with Natalie Annels just missing out but nonetheless crowned first girl, ahead of Kate Robinson and Alex Holborn.

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA - photo © Peter Newton

The 4.2 fleet was a little depleted with 15 boats, and for the first time they raced on the same course area (albeit with shorter legs) and from the same committee boat as the 5.3 fleet a trial that seemed to work well. On Saturday the 4.2s completed only three of their scheduled five races, with race wins shared between Immi Rees, Merryn Attridge and Charlie Hopkinson. On Sunday Bjorn Handley found some great form to nail all four races and secure overall victory, with River Green and Charlie Hopkinson in second and third, and the girls podium was topped by Chloe Mills (4th overall) with Immi Rees and Matilda Phelps completing the podium.

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA - photo © Peter Newton

As always WPNSA proved to be a great venue, and with the support and assistance of the vast band of parent volunteers the event ran smoothly and was evidently enjoyed by the 150 young competitors, even if, without the usual brutal wind and freezing weather, it didnt really feel like the Winter Championship this year!

GJW Direct Topper National Series at the WPNSA - photo © Peter Newton

Overall Results:

5.3 Rig

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	47641	Sam Jones	HILL HEAD SC	1	‑7	1	1	1	1	5
2nd	48249	Leo Wilkinson	Maidenhead SC RLYC	5	1	2	‑10	2	3	13
3rd	47016	samuel Shackle	Broxbourne SC	‑9	3	2	2	3	5	15
4th	47830	Natalie Annels	PARKSTONE YC	1	‑16	1	6	7	1	16
5th	47860	Charlie Gran	CYC	4	‑26	7	3	1	8	23
6th	47426	James Deaton	RHYC	7	2	4	5	6	‑8	24
7th	47740	Sean Woodard	Waldringfield SC & Deben YC	2	9	9	‑13	4	7	31
8th	48513	Freddie Howarth	Poole YC	‑38	4	13	8	6	2	33
9th	46364	Edward Baker	FOSSC/PAIGNTON/CHEW VALLEY	‑27	8	4	14	3	4	33
10th	46770	William Thomas	Notts County SC	2	9	6	8	‑22	11	36
11th	47833	Tom Peacock	PARKSTONE YC	10	7	5	2	15	‑16	39
12th	46387	Tom Mitchell	ROYAL TAY YC	18	11	3	‑34	5	4	41
13th	47077	Joseph Warwicker	Bough Beech SC	3	6	‑19	7	10	15	41
14th	48050	Kate Robertson	SWARKESTONE SC	14	2	10	16	9	‑20	51
15th	47350	Alex Holborn	Parkstone YC/Paignton SC	8	15	14	3	‑18	12	52
16th	48105	Ben Purrier	Parkstone YC	‑44	1	7	43	2	2	55
17th	47344	Alastair COOMBS	LOCH VENACHAR SC	20	10	12	‑40	10	5	57
18th	48264	Eilidh McQueen	HELENSBURGH SC/RNCYC	14	14	‑21	9	20	10	67
19th	48261	Leah Fidling	Chester Sailing & CC/Leigh & Lowton SC	15	‑27	26	19	5	3	68
20th	48092	Louise Davis	Warsash SC	29	15	6	4	‑30	14	68
21st	47101	Iris Singleton	Hollowell SC	6	19	9	15	19	‑23	68
22nd	47173	Gregory Cornes	THE CHASE SC	‑30	13	15	9	15	18	70
23rd	48232	James Crossley	Datchet Water SC/Dovey YC	4	27	11	11	‑34	22	75
24th	48093	Tom Campbell	Parkstone YC	‑23	16	22	14	8	15	75
25th	47220	Mark RIPLEY	Paignton SC	7	19	30	5	16	‑35	77
26th		henry koe	SOUTH BANK SC	6	21	27	‑32	9	16	79
27th	47748	Ciara Woodard	Waldringfield SC & Deben YC	20	5	‑54	23	13	19	80
28th	46148	Archie Burton	Beaver / Pennine	‑46	24	11	16	12	17	80
29th	48365	Iwan Roberts	Trasaith Mariners	5	3	20	33	21	‑36	82
30th	47684	Molly Hinsliff‑Smith	Notts County SC	12	12	19	20	19	‑24	82
31st	47099	Harry Newton	Hampton Pier YC	‑39	37	16	7	4	19	83
32nd	47537	Austin Wright	Pennine SC	17	5	41	‑57	20	6	89
33rd	47779	Robin Stein	FELPHAM SC/HAYLING ISLAND SC	22	12	17	‑25	18	21	90
34th	45991	Keiran Bray	Banbury SC	‑47	23	18	17	25	10	93
35th	48476	James Clarke	Grafham SC	24	21	15	12	24	‑29	96
36th	47636	Alexander Baird	Sheffield Viking	42	13	17	‑44	12	13	97
37th	46927	Emily Procter	Paignton S C	10	8	(UFD)	56	13	11	98
38th	47773	Oliver Vennis‑Ozanne	HILL HEAD SC	‑53	4	29	53	7	6	99
39th	47825	Morven Wood	CLYDE CRUISING CLUB	29	18	12	18	23	‑49	100
40th	48102	James Curtis	Bosham SC	16	‑38	37	12	8	28	101
41st	47950	Oliver Hickling	Wembley SC	‑40	26	8	24	11	33	102
42nd	47796	Cameron Sword	Queen Mary SC/Papercourt	11	17	25	10	39	‑40	102
43rd	46625	Eva Miller	Snettisham Beach SC	21	‑24	24	13	23	24	105
44th	45586	Ryan Walford	Hickling broad SC/SFSC/Snowflakes SC	11	32	26	‑35	11	32	112
45th	46731	Max Robinson	Fishers Green SC	12	22	‑46	42	16	21	113
46th	47806	Luka Franklin	Bough Beech SC	13	44	40	4	‑59	14	115
47th	47808	Joel Traves	Pending Application	13	‑40	16	19	37	31	116
48th	47462	George Colquitt	west kirby SC	16	30	20	20	‑43	30	116
49th	48153	Harry Somerville	Poole YC	41	20	25	21	‑44	13	120
50th	47879	Oscar Fry	WARSASH SC (JETS)	24	28	3	30	‑38	36	121
51st	47926	Peter Walker	Parkstone YC	3	‑50	14	37	27	41	122
52nd	48581	Honor Procter	Cardiff Bay YC	43	14	31	21	14	(RET)	123
53rd	47790	Ben Paling	Notts County SC	‑45	22	38	31	21	12	124
54th	45700	Andy Peng	Warsash SC	26	23	33	11	32	‑41	125
55th	47765	Oliver Keenan	Tamworth SC	37	18	‑49	23	26	22	126
56th	48307	Catherine Albone	CYC/Milton Keynes SC	9	‑43	31	22	36	29	127
57th	48259	Richard Thurlby	Hill Head SC / Jets	36	6	36	‑38	17	34	129
58th	46620	Oliver Payne	STOKES BAY SC AND JETS	30	29	23	‑47	31	17	130
59th	48224	Daisy Desorgher	Rutland SC	‑45	30	34	27	35	7	133
60th	47615	Harry Asplin	SALTASH SC	36	38	10	26	‑42	26	136
61st	47343	Tom Irving	ROYAL TAY YC	19	25	‑59	29	38	25	136
62nd	48246	Lawrence Donnelly	Surrey Docks	‑67	37	38	18	26	18	137
63rd	46521	Jasmin Robertson	NAIRN SC	22	35	‑52	30	28	26	141
64th	48350	Dru Townsend	Portishead Yacht and SC	23	25	‑53	41	24	28	141
65th	48137	Joel Bibby	PARKSTONE YC	19	‑55	42	34	17	30	142
66th	46979	William Thorogood	Orwell YC	‑48	36	47	15	27	20	145
67th	46888	Scarlet Desorgher	Rutland SC	35	11	36	‑54	32	33	147
68th	47676	Ryan Davies	WARSASH SC (& JETS)	17	‑66	21	6	47	59	150
69th	47601	Tom Moss	RIPON SC	33	‑48	35	44	34	9	155
70th	46439	Ben Knights	HUNTS SC	25	43	18	39	33	‑46	158
71st	48101	Felix McMullan	Hollowell SC	33	10	34	41	41	‑42	159
72nd	45802	Emma Ramm	OXFORD SC	28	51	13	32	‑63	37	161
73rd	48252	Thomas Link	Leigh and Lowton SC	49	20	‑59	45	22	25	161
74th	47653	Miles Ripley	PAIGNTON SC	18	33	32	‑48	46	34	163
75th	47386	Timothy Evans	Grafham SC	DNC	DNC	(DNC)	1	14	9	164
76th	47023	Heather Quinn	Notts County SC	40	31	43	‑49	29	23	166
77th	46974	Thomas Machell	CHICHESTER YC	34	48	24	35	29	‑55	170
78th	48433	Robin Phipps	PARKSTONE YC	25	49	‑51	31	36	31	172
79th	48120	Isabella Ferneyhough	Marconi SC	34	46	‑54	17	41	37	175
80th	46733	Daisy Robinson	Fishers Green SC	26	40	28	36	45	‑60	175
81st	4735	Daniel Holborn	PARKSTONE YC/PAIGNTON SC	8	63	8	50	50	‑66	179
82nd	46396	Edward Neylan	CHEW VALLEY LAKE SC	50	28	5	‑55	51	49	183
83rd	48325	Rhys Powell	Llandegfedd SC	32	34	‑55	51	44	27	188
84th	45828	Megan Greaves	Elton SC	21	47	32	48	‑55	42	190
85th	48583	Thomas Willett	Llangorse SC	38	41	28	36	‑63	47	190
86th	47388	Aimee Bray	Banbury SC	28	49	22	‑58	53	39	191
87th	47954	Ollie Freemantle	POOLE YC	35	34	50	‑51	25	47	191
88th	48587	Jack Hardy	WIMBLEDON PARK	‑53	35	37	28	46	45	191
89th	48069	Matthew Stubbins	Llandudno SC	‑54	42	48	26	40	38	194
90th	46127	Ceri Roberts	Trasaith Mariners	‑55	33	48	27	50	39	197
91st	47437	Amber Hale	POOLE YC	15	46	TAL	39	‑56	51	200
92nd	47797	Eloise Hutchings	WARSASH SC/JETS	31	50	46	33	‑62	40	200
93rd	48577	Thomas Bates	RIPON SC	‑50	47	40	38	37	43	205
94th	48364	Llion Morris	LLANDUDNO SC/RYDAL PENRHOS SCHOOL	‑59	41	30	46	40	50	207
95th	48451	Daisy Fisher	HOLLINGWORTH LAKE	51	45	43	22	‑54	48	209
96th	46520	Kaitlyn Wyatt	PAPERCOURT SC	39	39	‑53	53	47	32	210
97th	47777	Finley Hartshorn	Bowmoor SC/FOSSC	57	42	39	29	‑65	44	211
98th	44806	Harris Goodman	Hill Head	‑63	17	51	60	31	53	212
99th	48348	Xavier Dunn	Hillhead SC /Jets	31	52	29	46	‑54	54	212
100th	47077	Sam Walton	MAIDENHEAD SC	27	29	‑63	50	55	52	213
101st	47794	Imogen DAY	Hollowell SC	44	51	‑60	56	30	35	216
102nd	44954	Alicia Biggs	LLANDEGFEDD SC	59	54	‑62	25	28	53	219
103rd	45440	Lucia Aikman	Chester Sailing and Canoeing Club	‑63	53	49	57	33	27	219
104th	47855	Lauren Irons	PAPERCOURT SC	41	56	41	‑58	39	43	220
105th	46459	Isabelle Smith	Brixham YC/Paignton SC	‑62	59	23	47	49	46	224
106th	48074	Joy Odey	JETS ‑ HILL HEAD SC/JETS ‑ HILL HEAD SC	58	36	39	42	‑64	50	225
107th	48083	Arran Goodman	Hill Head	37	54	55	37	‑61	44	227
108th	47665	Joseph Mole	PAPERCOURT SC	54	31	44	‑64	43	56	228
109th	48140	Amelia Eaton	Snettisham Beach SC	55	‑56	45	40	45	45	230
110th	46274	Harriet Sacker	Burnham Overy Staithe SC	51	32	45	‑62	49	57	234
111th	47569	Cadan Pearce	Tresaith Mariners SC	60	39	62	‑63	35	38	234
112th	47219	Jolyon Smoult	Llangorse SC	32	53	44	55	52	‑56	236
113th	48327	Arlo Turner	GLOSSOP SC	49	57	57	24	57	‑58	244
114th	47637	Archie Wright	WARSASH SC (& JETS)	‑57	57	50	45	48	51	251
115th	48138	Wanda Payne	LLANDEGFEDD SC	52	60	‑65	28	58	58	256
116th	46895	Lara Odling	Loe Beach RYA Training Centre	60	58	27	59	‑64	57	261
117th	47764	Tara Ewbank	Staunton Harold S.C./Swarkestone SC	48	61	47	‑66	56	52	264
118th	47126	Lia Horne	BARNT GREEN SC	‑56	55	56	52	51	55	269
119th	15725	Joanna Leake	IBSC	‑68	60	33	61	58	61	273
120th	47685	Arlo Braund	OXFORD SC	‑61	58	60	54	42	59	273
121st	47761	Hugo Asquith	SPINNAKER SC	‑64	63	42	52	59	61	277
122nd	47124	Anne Fredborg	PAPERCOURT SC	47	‑62	52	59	57	62	277
123rd	48185	Islay Goodman	Hill Head SC / Jets	64	45	‑68	62	60	48	279
124th	47725	Liam Curran	PORTCHESTER / JET'S/QUEEN MARY SC	42	61	56	61	‑65	64	284
125th	47266	Ffin Barker	Neyland / Pembs YC	62	62	58	43	60	‑64	285
126th	47306	Andrew Scott	Dale YC	58	(DSQ)	64	65	48	54	289
127th	45772	Georgia Hughes	Llangorse SC	46	64	57	(BFD)	61	62	290
128th	48192	Sofia Daglish	HILL HEAD SC / JETS	52	52	61	‑64	62	63	290
129th	48175	Madeleine Childs	DATCHET WATER SC/LONDON	61	‑64	58	63	52	60	294
130th	42004	Lily Speed	CYC/ITCHENOR SC	43	44	(TAL)	DNC	DNC	DNC	298
131st	47785	Frances Daubeny	NETLEY SC	‑65	59	64	65	53	63	304
132nd	46076	Oliver Wattam	FELPHAM SC	56	65	65	60	‑66	65	311
133rd	45812	Ioan Glyn‑Jones	Oxford SC	66	67	66	49	67	(RET)	315
134th	48186	Lucy Daglish	HILL HEAD SC	‑67	66	67	66	66	67	332
135th	40168	Grace Newbold	HILL HEAD / JETS	66	65	63	DNC	DNC	(DNC)	334
136th	47488	Malachy Brown	OXFORD SC/WEST OXFORDSHIRE SC	65	67	69	DNC	DNC	(DNC)	341
137th	47640	Grace Killen	Parkstone YC	DNC	DNC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	351

4.2 Rig

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1st	45770	Bjorn Handley	QUEEN MARY SC	‑7	6	3	1	1	1	1	13
2nd	45757	River Green	POOLE YC	2	2	4	2	3	‑13	2	15
3rd	48216	Charlie Hopkinson	NOTTS COUNTY SC	4	‑5	1	4	2	2	3	16
4th	47536	Chloe Mills	PENNINE SC	‑9	4	2	3	6	3	5	23
5th	48193	Immi Rees	WARSASH SC	1	3	7	7	4	4	‑9	26
6th	48318	merryn attridge	SWARKESTONE SC	6	1	6	6	‑8	6	4	29
7th	48361	Noah Wood	CHIPAC	3	8	8	5	7	‑11	11	42
8th	46686	Alex Purrier	PARKSTONE YC	8	‑9	9	9	5	5	7	43
9th	48535	Samuel Grayton	NOTTS COUNTY SC	‑13	7	5	8	10	9	6	45
10th	5180	Matilda Phelps	PARKSTONE YC	10	11	11	11	9	‑12	8	60
11th	48572	Jemima Fry	WARSASH SC (& JETS)	11	10	12	12	‑13	7	10	62
12th	46205	Caitlin Thomas	NOTTS COUNTY SC	12	12	10	10	‑14	14	14	72
13th	44954	George Biggs	LLANDEGFEDD SC	5	13	14	14	12	‑15	15	73
14th	48154	Henry Moran	STOKES BAY SC AND JETS	‑14	14	13	13	11	10	12	73
15th	46303	Harriet Wood	JUMBLES/ULLSWATER YC	(DNS)	15	15	DNC	15	8	13	82