GJW Direct Topper NS5 Spring Championship at Rutland Sailing Club

by Dave Rowe 6 Jul 2022 08:47 BST 25-26 June 2022

NS5 GJW Direct Topper Spring Championship at Rutland © Dave Wood

NS5, the last of the series, attracted over a 100 Topper sailors to Rutland Sailing Club. The forecast was for a strong breeze on both days. Sunshine greeted the sailors and the offshore wind was gusting through the boat park as boats were rigged.

Russ from Topper sailboats was on site early and busy helping sailors with last minute repairs. Class chair Martin Cooper lead the briefing thanking GJW Direct and all the class sponsors before handing over to the race officers.

Without delay the fleets were launched and 90, 5.3 and 20, 4.2 sailors headed off downwind towards the dam wall ready for a planned 3 races.

NS5 GJW Direct Topper Spring Championship at Rutland - photo © Dave Wood

The fleet was flighted, and both starts were away cleanly. In 17 to 20 knots Ed Smith of Chipstead and Chris Hampshire of Ripon SC took the race wins with Lewis Bacon of Leigh & Lowton SC and Joe Rowe of Draycote Academy in 2nd.

Race 2 and Race 3 followed a similar pattern with the wind staying constant, and this provided a different winner for each race in each flight.

The sailor with the most consistent results and leading overnight in the 5.3 fleet was Lewis Bacon.

The 4.2 fleet were sailing closer to the club, but still battling a strong breeze. Harry Mitchell of Erith SC was sailing well and with two race wins was to lead overnight.

Day 2 saw more wind forecast. With a steady 20 plus knots from the same direction, sailors were asked to consider reefing and approximately 80% decided this was a good idea.

NS5 GJW Direct Topper Spring Championship at Rutland - photo © Dave Wood

Both fleets launched on time, Leo Yates of Island Barn SC was to dominate day 2 with a 1,2,1 and Jess Powell of Draycote Academy put in a solid 2,3,2 to move up the ladder. It was very tight racing with 2nd to 6th separated by 2 points.

The 4.2 fleet went left out of the club house to the corner of the lake and enjoyed a second day of four races. Harry Sims of Llandegfedd Sailing Club sailed well to take the event win by one point from the overnight leader.

Congratulations to Leo Yates and Harry Sims, thanks to all the volunteers, Rutland Sailing Club and class sponsors GJW Direct, Rooster, Harken and Optimum Time.

The next UK stop is the Topper Nationals at WPNSA, entry is still open so we look forward to seeing you all there.

Overall Results:

5.3 Rig

Pos	Champ No	Sail No	Helm	Club	Fleet	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	317	48153	Leo Yates	Island Barn / Shoreham	White	‑4	1	1	1	2	1	6
2nd	611	46391	Jessica Powell	Draycote Water SC	Blue	‑12	4	1	2	3	2	12
3rd	544	47636	Edward smith	Chipstead SC	White	1	‑6	3	3	1	5	13
4th	698	47768	Lewis Bacon	Leigh & Lowton SC	Yellow	2	1	2	7	‑16	2	14
5th	28	44036	Joseph Rowe	Draycote Water SC	Red	2	5	4	2	‑28	1	14
6th	243	43834	Christopher Hampshire	Ripon SC	Blue	1	3	2	5	‑8	3	14
7th	217	47765	Lily Browning	Island Barn Reservoir SC Thames SC	Yellow	3	3	‑4	4	2	4	16
8th	618	48096	Ben Homer	Dalgety Bay SC	Yellow	6	2	‑7	1	7	3	19
9th	286	47685	Jake Rawes	Oxford SC	White	3	2	‑9	4	5	6	20
10th	539	49007	Jack Sims	Llandegfedd SC	Red	7	7	5	‑15	3	4	26
11th	202	48508	Alex Purrier	Parkstone YC	Yellow	4	4	(UFD)	3	10	12	33
12th	179	48663	Erin Young	Scaling Dam SC	Red	6	‑10	3	9	6	9	33
13th	67	47181	Clem Middle	Draycote SC/Avon SC	Yellow	‑9	6	5	8	5	9	33
14th	156	48744	Graydon McLeod Fleming	Hunts SC	White	11	‑20	8	6	4	8	37
15th	91	47676	Sebastian Davies	Warsash SC	Red	9	11	(DSQ)	5	13	8	46
16th	613	47354	Samantha Mason	Notts County SC	White	8	5	11	10	12	‑13	46
17th	574	47863	Rory Clow	Island Barn Reservoir SC	Yellow	14	‑17	10	6	1	17	48
18th	210	48099	Finley Waterhouse	Budworth SC	White	5	12	12	8	13	‑15	50
19th	36	47775	Ruairi Herrington	Largs SC	Blue	7	‑22	15	12	7	11	52
20th	74	48582	Finley Briggs	Largs SC	White	17	8	14	7	‑20	11	57
21st	114	48433	Alex Jones	Parkstone YC	Blue	15	7	6	25	‑27	6	59
22nd	109	47853	Izzy Johnson	Chipstead SC	Blue	16	‑23	18	10	10	7	61
23rd	398	48758	Charlotte Cooper	West Lancashire YC	White	12	11	13	‑18	15	14	65
24th	100	47658	Alexander Van Doren	Abingdon School SC/Oxford SC	Yellow	18	15	(ZFP)	23	4	7	67
25th	90	46610	jessica taylor	Blackwater SC	Blue	11	9	8	18	21	(DNC)	67
26th	107	48685	Edward Smith	Spinnaker SC	Blue	19	16	10	‑28	6	17	68
27th	510	48315	Finn Brook‑Holmes	Portchester SC / JET's	Blue	10	10	11	21	‑36	16	68
28th	696	47764	Tara Ewbank	Chase SC/Staunton Harold S.C.	Yellow	13	‑18	15	13	12	18	71
29th	159	44652	James Clements	Portishead Yacht and SC	Blue	5	18	21	‑37	23	5	72
30th	529	47734	George Burden	Parkstone YC	Red	18	8	14	28	8	‑31	76
31st	189	48193	Jasper Focardi Dolling	Dovey YC/Shropshire SC	Red	13	19	(DNC)	17	18	10	77
32nd	691	47625	Ellie Thwaites	Snowflakes/NBYC/RSWSC	Red	10	‑20	20	19	17	12	78
33rd	183	47647	Isla Todd	Island Barn Reservoir SC	Red	15	‑32	17	13	14	20	79
34th	685	47835	Sam Brown		Red	‑27	9	13	11	25	22	80
35th	508	48318	merryn attridge	Royal Hospital Sch / Swarkestone SC	Blue	8	25	7	34	9	(UFD)	83
36th	294	0	Henry Powell	CBYC	Yellow	17	13	16	17	24	‑27	87
37th	248	45959	Oliver Gatton	Crawley Mariners YC/Island Barn SC	White	21	19	6	21	22	‑37	89
38th	604	20272	Kyla Baxter	Covenham SC	Blue	22	15	9	‑27	26	21	93
39th	92	48681	Ava Harris‑Scott	Elton SC	Blue	32	‑36	23	11	14	13	93
40th	536	44517	Sasha Leach	Budworth SC	Yellow	23	12	19	24	‑30	16	94
41st	22	46364	Matthew Emerson	Spinnaker SC	White	20	‑26	20	16	18	20	94
42nd	235	48571	Katherine Gunn	Notts County SC / Draycote Academy	Red	25	14	22	12	‑35	24	97
43rd	666	48667	Bronwen Thomas	PPSA	Red	22	23	12	22	19	‑29	98
44th	211	47949	Luke Townsend	Crawley Mariners YC	Yellow	(DNF)	21	28	16	11	23	99
45th	308	48578	Dominic Atherton	Grafham Water SC	Blue	26	21	(UFD)	15	16	27	105
46th	94	48652	Lucas Symons	Island Barn Reservoir SC	Yellow	25	28	27	9	20	‑33	109
47th	93	46593	Rebecca Shearer	Clyde Cruising Club	Blue	20	24	19	22	24	‑32	109
48th	563	43911	Florence Tovey	Mumbles YC	Yellow	21	16	‑31	30	23	22	112
49th	106	48733	Piotr Tokajuk	Island Barn Reservoir SC	Red	23	31	24	14	22	‑34	114
50th	160	48165	Edward Quinn	Notts County SC	Blue	‑33	29	26	33	17	15	120
51st	78		Josh Milroy		Blue	24	13	25	‑35	31	28	121
52nd	285	48974	Nathan Clark	Waveney and Oulton Broad YC	White	14	27	17	33	‑37	30	121
53rd	113	48580	Gloria Smith	Maidenhead SC/IBRSC	White	28	‑31	30	20	19	24	121
54th	369	47173	Dan Powell	Cardiff Bay YC	Blue	31	28	31	‑40	11	23	124
55th	82	48964	Fred Buckley	Yorkshire Dales SC	White	24	17	(UFD)	24	30	29	124
56th	246	46731	Mathilde Phillipps		Blue	30	‑39	27	31	25	14	127
57th	111	46768	Natasha Baker		Red	26	25	16	29	‑34	33	129
58th	26	48907	Keali Rhodes	Northampton SC	Yellow	29	24	26	‑32	29	21	129
59th	119	46447	Ava Francis	Spinnaker SC	Red	‑31	30	28	25	21	25	129
60th	264	48264	Emily Shearer	Clyde Cruising Club	White	16	‑33	23	31	32	32	134
61st	599	46303	Harriet Wood	Elton SC	Yellow	27	‑29	24	29	27	28	135
62nd	95	47026	Paul Roberts	Leigh & Lowton SC	White	33	32	18	26	29	‑34	138
63rd	669	47928	Samuel Clancy	Desborough SC	Yellow	38	(DNC)	35	20	26	19	138
64th	171	45735	George Spence	Ripon SC	Red	29	26	29	30	‑36	26	140
65th	47	45398	Maddie Smith	Poole YC	White	19	14	(UFD)	35	38	36	142
66th	362	46853	Rosanna Joyce	Budworth SC	Yellow	‑35	27	34	26	31	26	144
67th	353	48713	Jacob Blakeway	Trimpley SC/WYSA	Blue	‑36	30	30	19	34	35	148
68th	541	48581	Efa Thomas	Cardiff Bay YC	White	‑40	40	21	27	35	25	148
69th	650	47028	Leah May		Yellow	(DNC)	DNC	25	14	9	10	149
70th	521	47209	Jensen Jakob	NBYC/Snowfakes SC	Red	34	36	34	32	‑38	19	155
71st	512	46921	Tyrii Bell	Cam SC	Red	37	22	38	(DNC)	33	30	160
72nd	332	42542	Charlie Hammond	Covenham SC	White	35	34	29	(DNC)	33	31	162
73rd	656	48261	Kiera Cowell	Scaling Dam SC	Blue	28	35	32	36	‑39	36	167
74th	533	47926	Amelia Smith	Parkstone YC	Red	32	37	33	37	32	‑38	171
75th	327	46611	Jack Wright	Llandegfedd SC	Red	‑38	33	35	36	37	37	178
76th	585	47634	Abigail Penny	Horning SC	Yellow	‑41	35	32	38	39	35	179
77th	306	45506	Finlay Todd	Island Barn Reservoir SC	White	30	‑42	36	34	42	38	180
78th	380	48675	Kitty Rose Davy	Draycote Water SC	Yellow	39	38	37	‑41	40	39	193
79th	632	45152	Kieran Vanhoutte	Ely SC	Blue	42	44	39	(RET)	41	39	205
80th	301	48140	Lorien Howard‑McDonald	Snettisham Beach SC	Blue	34	37	(DNF)	39	28	DNC	229
81st	86	48248	Oliver Smith	Poole YC	Red	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	23	15	18	238
82nd	140	46231	Naomi Edwards	Tata SC	White	36	38	22	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	278
83rd	155	44192	Jago Jennings	Waldingfield	Red	42	34	36	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	294
84th	70	46940	Freya Millar	St Mary's Loch SC	Blue	37	43	37	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	299
85th	366	47731	Isabel Williscroft	Paignton SC	Blue	40	41	40	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	303
86th	291	0	William Powell	CBYC	Red	39	39	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	351
87th	42	47750	Electra Reeves	Cam SC/Christchurch SC	White	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	RET	40	40	353
88th	313	48600	Zachary Chappell		Red	41	(RET)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	405
89th	343	47732	Kyle Muelaner	Cotswold SC	White	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	455
89th	232	48140	Sofia Eaton	Snettisham Beach SC	Yellow	(DNF)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	455

4.2 Rig

Pos	Champ No	Sailor	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts
1st	530	Harry Sims	Llandegfedd SC	2	2	1	3	7	2	2	‑9	19
2nd	352	Harry Mitchell	Erith YC/King George SC	‑7	1	2	1	2	6	7	1	20
3rd	505	Thomas Semmens	Brixham YC/Paignton SC	1	‑5	5	4	1	3	3	4	21
4th	649	Sebastian Sitton	Warsash SC	‑12	3	4	5	4	8	1	5	30
5th	502	Holly Norton	Parkstone YC	4	4	‑10	2	8	1	4	10	33
6th	315	Chloe Grayton	Notts County SC	6	‑7	3	7	3	7	6	3	35
7th	236	Jacob Davies	Warsash SC (& JETS)	3	‑9	8	8	6	4	9	2	40
8th	229	Marcus King	Warsash SC	8	6	6	6	‑10	5	8	6	45
9th	373	Mu En Zhong	Queen Mary SC	10	10	9	‑11	11	10	10	7	67
10th	600	Oscar Lay	Desborough SC IBRSC	5	8	‑13	13	13	13	5	13	70
11th	661	Eliska van der Veen	Llandegfedd SC	‑14	12	11	TAL	9	9	12	8	75
12th	27	Oscar Rowe	Draycote SC	9	13	7	9	14	11	13	(RET)	76
13th	72	George Sims	Llandegfedd SC	13	14	12	10	‑15	12	14	11	86
14th	566	Wilfred Tovey	Cardiff Bay YC/Mumbles YC	15	15	16	(NSC)	12	14	15	12	99
15th	173	Faith Turner	Snettisham Beach SC	17	11	14	14	16	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	114
16th	155	Jago Jennings	Wadlingfield	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	5	DSQ	11	DNC	121
17th	370	Mim Asker	Chipstead SC	16	16	15	(DNC)	18	RET	DNC	DNC	128
18th	614	Ethan Rhodes	Warsash SC	11	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	137
19th	112	Sophia Johnson	Chipstead SC	19	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	17	RET	DNC	DNC	141
20th	169	Toby Turner	Snettisham Beach SC	18	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	144