GJW Direct ITCA Topper Inland Championships at Grafham Water Sailing Club

by James Ripley 5 Jul 2021 15:42 BST 26-27 June 2021

GJW Direct ITCA Topper Inland Championships at Grafham © Georgie Altham / www.facebook.com/galthamphotography

On 26-27 June, 99 Topper 5.3s and 25 Topper 4.2s descended on Grafham Water Sailing Club for the GJW Direct National Inland Championships.

Saturday brought a light but constant breeze. Both classes were sailing on the same course, with the 4.2s setting off first on a smaller outer loop course. Then came the first half of the 5.3 fleet on the full size outer loop, before the other 5.3s on the inner loop.

After the first day it was very close at the top of both fleets. In the 5.3s, Joseph Warwicker and Edwin Cross were level on 4 points. Thomas Semmens led the 4.2s after Alex Jones had to retire whilst leading race 3 with equipment failure.

GJW Direct ITCA Topper Inland Championships at Grafham - photo © Georgie Altham / www.facebook.com/galthamphotography

The second day brought more wind. Joseph and Edwin continued to battle it out at the top of the 5.3s, ending the regatta on equal points and identical race scores! Joseph took the title only by virtue of his win in the final race. Hugo Valentine completed the podium.

With the extra breeze, the 4.2 fleet were more mixed up, with Imogen Green rising to the top of the overall standing courtesy of three straight bullets. Alex Jones recovered from his DNF on day 1 to finish second, with Samantha Mason in third.

Overall, it was a great event, and a big step back towards normality - despite remaining Covid restrictions and comprehensive safety measures that were put in place. A huge thank you to Grafham Water SC who stepped in at the last minute to host this event. Thank you also to all of the volunteers who made this event happen, and to our amazing sponsors.

GJW Direct ITCA Topper Inland Championships at Grafham - photo © Georgie Altham / www.facebook.com/galthamphotography

Congratulations to all of the competitors - many of whom were competing at their first ever national event.

To find out more about 'the friendly class', visit our website www.itca-gbr.co.uk or search for us on Facebook.

We return to Grafham in August for our 'Not the Nationals' event.

GJW Direct ITCA Topper Inland Championships at Grafham - photo © Georgie Altham / www.facebook.com/galthamphotography

5.3 fleet results:

Pos	Sail No	Name	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	47077	Joseph Warwicker	Shoreham SC	1	2	1	2	‑3	1	7
2nd	48600	Edwin Cross	Shoreham/Island Barn	1	1	‑2	1	2	2	7
3rd	45170	Hugo Valentine	Chipstead/Shoreham	4	4	‑9	1	2	4	15
4th	45047	Samson Cross	Shoreham/Island Barn	3	‑10	4	4	4	3	18
5th	48153	Leo Yates	Island Barn / Shoreham / Burghfield	2	‑20	1	5	9	3	20
6th	48100	Roo Purves	Dalgety Bay SC/East Lothian YC	9	5	‑24	3	1	5	23
7th	47879	Oscar Fry	Warsash SC	7	3	7	4	5	‑12	26
8th	48603	Daniel Palmer	Ballyholme YC	11	1	3	7	‑14	5	27
9th	45770	Bjorn Handley	Island Barn Reservoir/Queen Mary	5	3	2	‑10	10	7	27
10th	48433	Robin Phipps	Parkstone YC	2	15	‑18	3	9	2	31
11th	46771	Alfred Noel	Warsash SC	7	‑28	3	11	7	7	35
12th	48678	Kaitlyn Wyatt	Shoreham/ IBRSC / Papercourt	5	6	6	‑14	12	10	39
13th	47601	Tom Moss	Ripon SC/Scaling Dam SC	‑32	10	14	7	4	8	43
14th	48617	Immi Rees	Warsash SC	6	‑24	6	18	5	9	44
15th	48451	Daisy Fisher	Hollingworth Lake	6	7	‑12	11	10	10	44
16th	47680	Oliver Jennings	Waldringfield SC	‑27	7	15	8	16	1	47
17th	46989	Jadon Brockdorff‑Kennedy	Phoenix Outdoor Centre / Queen Mary	12	‑29	20	2	6	9	49
18th	47731	Finn Caddy	Bristol Corinthian/West Wilts Youth	‑22	13	20	9	3	6	51
19th	48098	Hayden Moore	Notts County SC	23	8	11	5	‑25	4	51
20th	47927	Reuben Hudson	Shoreham/Island Barn	16	‑26	5	6	11	15	53
21st	48663	Erin Young	Scaling Dam SC	13	6	11	‑14	13	12	55
22nd	48586	Finlay Morgan	Chase SC/South Staffs SC	‑18	15	12	9	13	8	57
23rd	47649	Jibriel Bostan	Tideway Sailability	9	8	‑31	12	14	14	57
24th	47765	Lily Browning	IBRSC / TSC	‑34	9	15	13	8	13	58
25th	46168	Gwyneth Lanyon	Notts County SC	3	16	(OCS)	20	6	14	59
26th	48692	Megan Thomson	Island Barn Reservoir/Royal Lymington	‑23	14	9	13	7	17	60
27th	48258	Chloe Mills	Pennine SC	‑36	23	7	6	15	11	62
28th	48526	Tom Thwaites	Snowfakes SC	13	‑32	10	8	25	6	62
29th	48744	Graydon McLeod Fleming	Hunts SC	12	9	17	‑30	18	17	73
30th	43834	Christopher Hampshire	Ripon SC	19	‑38	10	23	8	15	75
31st	48096	Ben Homer	Dalgety Bay SC	11	4	8	‑42	23	32	78
32nd	47777	Katherine Burgess	Royal Harwich YC	10	2	(OCS)	24	20	24	80
33rd	47746	Thomas Peace	Warsash SC (JETS)	17	14	21	25	12	‑36	89
34th	45398	Maddie Smith	Poole YC	4	16	13	‑32	27	31	91
35th	46391	Jessica Powell	Draycote Water SC	‑31	21	4	17	24	25	91
36th	47299	Jasper Bramwell	Hollingworth Lake SC	15	‑31	14	17	21	24	91
37th	47676	Sebastian Davies	Warsash SC	8	22	13	21	‑30	28	92
38th	47775	Ruairi Herrington	Largs SC	28	‑33	16	21	19	11	95
39th	48185	Arran Goodman	Hill Head SC / Jets	‑29	29	16	16	15	19	95
40th	48249	Rhys Griffiths	Shoreham SC	32	18	‑42	15	11	20	96
41st	30827	Isabel Glazebrook	ASWC Portland	8	12	36	20	‑39	27	103
42nd	48628	Erin Tinkler	Burghfield SC	15	22	23	22	22	‑28	104
43rd	46205	Caitlin Thomas		14	5	‑33	31	26	30	106
44th	47265	Lewis Bacon	Leigh & Lowton SC	‑27	23	21	26	16	20	106
45th	46522	Joseph Reid	Exe SC	20	27	17	19	‑33	23	106
46th	48572	Jemima Fry	Warsash SC	18	‑40	5	26	29	30	108
47th	47786	Emily Brushett	Royal Southern	35	24	8	23	‑40	18	108
48th	45197	Polly McMullan	Draycote SC	25	11	22	19	32	‑45	109
49th	47764	Tara Ewbank	Chase/Staunton Harold	‑29	26	28	16	18	21	109
50th	48165	Edward Quinn	Notts County SC	19	12	24	‑38	31	29	115
51st	47855	Lauren Irons	Papercourt SC	‑36	30	26	15	17	27	115
52nd	48582	Finley Briggs	Largs SC	17	17	32	30	22	‑33	118
53rd	48878	finley Southon	Bough Beech SC	‑34	18	18	34	19	29	118
54th	48654	Josh James	Felpham SC	‑46	43	28	18	17	13	119
55th	48667	Millie Hardiman	Bartley SC	14	34	31	22	‑44	19	120
56th	48758	Charlotte Cooper	West Lancashire YC	‑41	30	22	28	23	18	121
57th	48651	Harriet Temple	South Staffs SC	28	25	‑45	24	21	25	123
58th	48259	Edward Paling	Notts County SC	26	21	23	28	‑35	26	124
59th	48066	Jack Sims	Llandegfedd SC	24	19	33	‑40	35	16	127
60th	47863	Rory Clow	Island Barn Reservoir SC	21	20	29	‑39	20	37	127
61st	47808	Oliver Smith	Poole YC	10	13	27	44	36	‑45	130
62nd	45772	Georgia Hughes	Llandegfedd SC	25	27	26	27	28	‑34	133
63rd	47181	Clem Middle	Draycote Water SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	12	1	22	137
64th	48709	Finlay Geri	Felpham SC	16	33	19	29	‑43	43	140
65th	47625	Ellie Thwaites		24	25	29	41	‑44	22	141
66th	48264	Rebecca Shearer	Clyde Cruising Club	37	37	‑38	10	24	35	143
67th		Torquil Morrison		43	11	30	‑46	34	26	144
68th	48309	Harry White	Snowflakes	41	‑44	25	31	31	16	144
69th	46271	Sam Morley	Llandegfedd SC	33	19	37	37	33	‑39	159
70th	47743	Lion Kadioglu	west kirby SC	20	‑42	39	27	41	38	165
71st	48578	Dominic Atherton	Grafham Water SC	35	‑39	34	25	38	34	166
72nd	46891	Eloise Cusden	Ppsa	38	‑41	19	34	38	38	167
73rd	19266	Tyrii Bell		30	34	34	36	‑37	33	167
74th	47685	Jake Rawes	Oxford SC	33	38	32	33	‑42	32	168
75th	48719	Theo McGonigle	Ripon SC	26	36	35	‑47	37	39	173
76th	45006	Alistair MacKinnon	East Lothian YC	‑45	42	30	36	34	31	173
77th	44144	Lucy Rains	Waldringfield SC	‑47	32	25	41	41	35	174
78th	46227	Harry Sims	Llandegfedd SC	31	17	38	44	45	‑46	175
79th	43911	Florence Tovey	Mumbles YC	‑44	35	41	32	26	42	176
80th	47725	Piotr Tokajuk	Island Barn Reservoir SC	22	36	41	38	‑45	40	177
81st	31922	Ffion Cerrato	Warsash SC (& JETS)	40	28	‑44	43	30	37	178
82nd	48193	Jasper Focardi Dolling	Dovey YC	21	(OCS)	27	43	46	46	183
83rd	46977	Elizabeth Whitefoot	Snowflake SC	39	‑45	35	45	29	36	184
84th	16942	Adele Burbidge		‑44	31	43	35	36	40	185
85th	48317	Noah Wood	Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	33	28	23	186
86th	46512	Jessica Hedgecock	Draycote SC	30	37	36	42	‑47	41	186
87th	47028	Leah May		43	(DNC)	DNC	40	32	21	187
88th	47750	Electra Reeves	Cam SC/Christchurch SC	38	41	39	29	42	‑44	189
89th	20272	Kyla Baxter		‑42	35	37	37	39	41	189
90th	48819	Finn Goodman	Teesdale	40	‑46	46	35	27	43	191
91st	48682	Charley White	Snowflakes	37	‑43	40	39	40	42	198
92nd		Harry Wemyss		39	39	42	‑45	43	44	207
93rd	46439	George Macfadyen	Brancaster Staithe/Hunts	42	40	40	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	224
94th	48652	Antonio Pascali	Island Barn Reservoir SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255
94th	48535	Sam Grayton	Notts County SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255
94th	44036	Joseph Rowe	Draycote Water SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255
97th	48509	Henry Moran	Royal hospital school	(DNC)	OCS	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255
97th	46610	jessica Taylor	Blackwater SC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255
99th	48627	Grace Newbold	Hill Head SC/JETS	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	255

4.2 fleet results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	48653	Imogen Green	Draycote Water SC	‑19	3	3	1	1	1	9
2nd	46025	Alex Jones	Parkstone YC	2	1	(DNC)	4	3	3	13
3rd	47354	Samantha Mason	Notts County SC	8	‑9	1	3	4	5	21
4th	47860	Thomas Semmens	Brixham/Paignton	1	2	2	‑10	10	7	22
5th	48743	Tate Kump	West Wittering	‑17	6	12	2	2	2	24
6th		Marcus King		6	5	4	‑9	6	6	27
7th	48571	Katherine Gunn	Notts County SC	‑14	4	13	5	5	4	31
8th	48667	Chloe Grayton	Notts County SC	7	8	5	6	8	‑9	34
9th	34481	Anna Cameron	Warsash SC	3	‑18	7	12	12	12	46
10th	48409	Thomas Lloyd	Snettisham Beach	5	‑15	10	13	11	13	52
11th	46593	Emily Shearer	Clyde Cruising Club	15	7	9	8	14	‑17	53
12th	48602	William Brown	Island Barn/Queen Mary	11	10	6	14	16	‑18	57
13th	45384	Lucas Symons	Island Barn	9	16	18	7	7	(DNC)	57
14th	47776	Jacob Davies	Warsash SC (& JETS)	4	12	17	18	‑19	8	59
15th	47796	Sebastian Sitton	Warsash SC	10	17	‑22	11	13	10	61
16th	47637	Freddie Day	Warsash SC	12	13	8	15	17	‑19	65
17th	47543	John Whitefoot	Snowflake SC	13	11	11	17	‑22	16	68
18th	48159	Eliska Van der Veer	Llandegfedd SC	16	20	16	‑22	9	11	72
19th	48368	Julia Smith	West Riding SC	‑24	24	15	19	15	14	87
20th	48087	Zoe Morley	Llandegfedd SC	‑22	21	19	16	18	20	94
21st	45248	Sam Macfadyen	Brancaster Staithe/Hunts	20	14	14	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	100
22nd	27192	Arthur Quinn	Notts County SC	‑23	22	23	20	21	15	101
23rd	48798	Isabel Ritchie	Notts County SC	18	23	21	(DNC)	20	21	103
24th	46734	George Sims	Llandegfedd SC	21	19	20	21	‑23	22	103
25th	48149	Oscar Filtness	ASWC Portland	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	130