Topper NW Area Championship at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Topper NW Area Championship at Bassenthwaite © Ian Hall

Eighteen Toppers arrived at Bassenthwaite for a joint meeting with a Mirror Northern Traveller and the NWJTT event. Despite the light easterlies forecast there was a good northerly which gradually swung to the west. The wind swung further to the SW on the 2nd lap resulting in boats having to tack into the first wing mark, so the race was shortened.

After the course was reset two further races were held as the winds swung to and fro but th e beats were maintained, even though sailors had some major shifts to contend with. Overnight Noé Peckham from Leigh & Lowton was in the lead with two 1st places and one 2nd..

On Sunday morning it was mid-day before the the breeze filled in, and racing got underway. Again, there were two winds vying to take control, and, as on Saturday, it was the westerly that eventually won, but it was a gradual process as the races went on, and resulted in the beat swinging more to the wing mark in a couple of races.

With time being of the essence following the later than planned start, the black flag was introduced, which caught out four boats in total, but there was no need for any general recalls!

Tom Platt from Bolton won all three races on Sunday to win overall, squeezing Noé Peckham into second place.

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