Elliot Hanson lead 276 Topper fleet at Nationals

by Event media on 6 Aug 2008 New World Champion, Elliot Hanson from Redesmore SC, currently leads the Magic Marine Topper Nationals qualifying with five straight wins and Felicity Foulds is only two points behind. Three more races to be sailed before the final selection cut-off.

In qualification race three Felicity Foulds took her third win with Richard Cumpsty second and Fergus Barnham third. Tom Francis won race four followed by Robbie Gilmore and Felicity Foulds. In race five Richard Cumpsty got back to his winning ways with Will Hackney second and Dan Bigsby third.

Topper Nationals - Leading results after 5 races (276 entries)

1 Elliot HANSON Redesmere SC -1 1 1 1 1 5 4 pts
2 Felicity FOULDS Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 1 1 1 3 -6 12 6 pts
3 Lorenzo CHIAVARINI Royal Northern Clyde Yacht Club -7 1 1 1 4 14 7 pts
4 Hugh BRAYSHAW Hollowell SC 2 2 -9 2 3 18 9 pts
5 Jordan RUMSBY Hickling Broad SC 2 2 4 -12 6 26 14 pts
6 Richard CUMPSTY Chew Valley Lake SC 10 2 2 (93.0 BFD) 1 108 15 pts
7 Philip DORAN Courtown SC -85 5 2 6 2 100 15 pts
8 George SPEDDING Qmsc -58 8 2 5 1 74 16 pts
9 Micheal BECKETT Solva Rowing & Watersports Club 4 4 -8 4 5 25 17 pts
10 Joe HANSON Redesmere SC 5 -32 3 4 8 52 20 pts
11 Sam KNIGHT Sutton 3 -17 7 2 10 39 22 pts
12 Robbie GILMORE NA 10 7 4 2 -20 43 23 pts
13 Henry WETHERELL Beaver Sailing Club 9 -19 6 8 2 44 25 pts
14 Alex LEONARD Sheffield Viking 2 5 13 7 -21 48 27 pts
15 Alexander ALCOCK Hunts Sailing Club 4 9 7 7 -22 49 27 pts
16 Michael MATTHEWS Sunderland Yacht Club 8 6 -9 9 5 37 28 pts
17 Michael KING Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club 6 7 6 -14 11 44 30 pts
18 Andrew DAWSON Winsford Flash 3 8 17 3 -20 51 31 pts
19 Nathan ACKROYD NA -26 5 8 11 9 59 33 pts
20 Jonathan OLIN Budworth 7 11 6 -12 9 45 33 pts
21 Alex BENBOW NA 3 10 -26 7 14 60 34 pts
22 Emily MOORE Nbyc 4 14 15 -16 3 52 36 pts
23 Fergus BARNHAM Snettisham Beach Sailing Club 6 -35 3 10 18 72 37 pts
24 Hannah TILLEY Llandegfedd Sailing Club -31 7 17 6 7 68 37 pts
25 Christopher EAMES NA 7 -31 12 10 8 68 37 pts
26 Harry HOULDING Fowey Gallants Sailing Club 19 -33 5 3 11 71 38 pts
27 Tom FRANCIS Sidmouth 14 13 -18 1 12 58 40 pts
28 Will HACKNEY North Lincolnshire Sailing Club 12 -34 5 22 2 75 41 pts
29 Jack WETHERELL Beaver Sailing Club 9 -26 3 26 4 68 42 pts
30 Simon BENNETT Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 14 6 13 13 -21 67 46 pts
31 Douglas LLOYD HAYNES New Quay -55 31 4 5 7 102 47 pts
32 Julia BECK Papercourt 14 -27 7 11 15 74 47 pts
33 Tom STEAVENSON Tynemouth Sailing Club 11 12 10 14 (93.0 BFD) 140 47 pts
34 Joseph WELLERD Crawley Mariners 11 -47 12 16 9 95 48 pts
35 Philippa GRAY Oxford -38 24 5 8 13 88 50 pts
36 Jonathan HEWAT Myc 15 -22 14 17 5 73 51 pts
37 Tom PIGGOTT Shotwick Lake Sailing 15 14 -19 4 19 71 52 pts
38 Rory LYNCH Blessington Sailing Club 16 11 15 -25 10 77 52 pts
39 Hannah THOMAS Papercourt 17 -33 23 6 8 87 54 pts
40 Tom BUCKTROUT Grafham Water Sailing Club 1 8 31 15 -32 87 55 pts
41 Daniel TROTTER Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club -25 11 17 5 22 80 55 pts
42 Dan BIGSBY NA -35 20 21 13 3 92 57 pts
43 Ross MORETON Llandudno Sailing Club -65 12 10 29 7 123 58 pts
44 Charlotte BONELLA Papercourt SC 19 3 16 -33 23 94 61 pts
45 David KING Penarth Yacht Club 17 -35 11 19 15 97 62 pts
46 Anna ACKROYD Norfolk Broads Yacht Club -29 3 20 24 16 92 63 pts
47 Rheanna PAVEY Stour SC / Alton Water SC -46 36 10 11 6 109 63 pts
48 Joanna LUCAS Avon/bowmoor -46 15 18 13 17 109 63 pts
49 Ollie WRIGHT Rotherham 5 21 -22 21 17 86 64 pts
50 Richard THOMAS Broadstairs SC -31 6 26 15 18 96 65 pts