ITCA GBR Rooster Southern Summer Traveller Series Round 4 at Hamble River Sailing Club
by Alice Ryan 7 Jun 2022 01:47 PDT
29 May 2022
The Hamble River Sailing Club Topper open, and leg 4 of the ITCA GBR Rooster Southern Summer Traveller Series, took place on 29th of May.
32 boats took part, with a number of sailors taking part in their first Topper Open. Racing was held out at Cat Head, with some tricky conditions as the wind shifted around the race course, causing the second race to be abandoned. The race committee did a great job to keep the racing going and getting 5 races in.
There was some tough competition across the two fleets with Finn Brook-Holms in the 5.3 fleet winning the first and forth race. In the 4.2 fleet Ethan Rhodes coming first in Race one to four, using his discard for race five.
Overall Results: (top three)
5.3 Fleet
1st Finn Brook-Holmes (Portchester SC)
2nd Tate Kump (West Wittering SC)
3rd Henry Martin (Portchester SC)
4.2 Fleet
1st Ethan Rhodes (Warsash SC)
2nd Thomas Matthews (Grafham Water SC)
3rd Jake Davis (Warsash SC)
After sailing, everyone returned to the Hamble clubhouse for pizza and drinks, followed by a presentation of medals and prizes. Thanks to the race officers, volunteers and parents who contributed to the running of this successful event.
Full results can be found at: