ITCA Topper Super South Championship at the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy
by Roger Cerrato 4 Jul 13:53 PDT
2-3 July 2022
Added bonus of a trial in a Nacra 15 during the ITCA Topper Super South Championship at Weymouth © Roger Cerrato
With 59 entries keen to try out the venue for the Topper Nationals 2022 it was always going to be a competitive weekend of racing at WPNSA for the Topper Super South Championship. Originally conceived as a joint event for the Southern, South West and London & SE ITCA regions it was great to also see sailors from the Eastern and Midlands regions joining us for the weekend.
With a stronger than forecast breeze of circa 20 knots PRO Martyn Emberson warned competitors at Saturday's briefing that he planned to start on time and not to delay launching and this set the tone for the weekend; competitive, well run, friendly racing - an ideal match for the Topper class's ethos!
After three races around a "proper length" course on the Saturday the fleet returned ashore tired but happy. Eleven lucky sailors then managed to get out for a blast in two Nacra 15s thanks to the UK Nacra 15 Class Association.
Sunday dawned with wall-to-wall sunshine but lighter breezes to give some of the younger and less experienced sailors a chance to get in the mix. Having said that Leo Yates continued his dominance in the 5.3 fleet with bullets in races 4&5 to go with those from races 2&3 on Saturday.
Ethan Rhodes took the gun in races 4&5 in the 4.2 fleet but after his mixed bag of results from Saturday he couldn't close the gap to Thomas Semmens who finished on a high to take race 6.
As well as the overall prizes we also awarded prizes for the first sailor from each of the Southern, South West and London & SE regions outside the top three overall and also some endeavour awards which meant lots of prizewinners featured in the end of event photo!
As always many thanks to all the volunteers and WPNSA staff that made the weekend such a success. The final event in the Rooster Southern Summer Traveller Series will be at Stokes Bay SC on Sunday 17th July and entries are filling up fast...
4.2 fleet results:
1st Girl - Anna Cameron - Warsash SC
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Region | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 47860 | Thomas Semmens | Brixham YC | South West | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 47776 | Jake Davies | Warsash SC (& JETS) | South | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | (UFD) | 12 |
| 3 | 47830 | Ethan Rhodes | Warsash SC | South | 3 | (UFD) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 46919 | Oscar Lay | Desborough SC | London & SE | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ‑9 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | 46971 | Oscar Rowe | Draycote Water SC | Midlands | 5 | 5 | 5 | (DNF) | 2 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | 34481 | Anna Cameron | Warsash SC | South | 4 | 4 | 7 | ‑9 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | 46293 | Orla Parker | Netley SC | South | 9 | 3 | 4 | ‑10 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | 47797 | Charles Wood | Warsash SC | South | 6 | 8 | ‑9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | 48145 | Helena Mills Bowers | Parkstone YC | South West | ‑8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 |
| 10 | 46771 | Henry Noel | Warsash SC | South | (DNS) | DNF | DNC | 5 | 8 | 9 | 50 |
| 11 | 47021 | Ollie Rawlings | Lyme Regis SC | South West | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | 11 | 11 | 10 | 60 |
| 12 | 47078 | Megan Cerrato | Warsash SC | South | (DNF) | DNF | DNC | 7 | DNS | DNC | 63 |
| 13 | 47796 | Seb Sitton | Warsash SC | South | (DNC) | DNS | DNC | DNS | DNS | DNC | 70 |
5.3 fleet results:
1st Girl - Jessica Powell - Draycote Water SC
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | Region | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 48153 | Leo Yates | Island Barn Reservoir SC | London & SE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑15 | 6 |
| 2 | 44036 | Joseph Rowe | Draycote Water SC | Midlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑25 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 47636 | Ed Smith | Chipstead SC | London & SE | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ‑9 | 23 |
| 4 | 47863 | Rory Clow | Island Barn Reservoir SC | London & SE | 8 | 4 | (DNF) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | 47676 | Seb Davies | Warsash SC | South | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ‑16 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | 48433 | Alex Jones | Parkstone YC | South West | 18 | ‑20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | 46391 | Jessica Powell | Draycote Water SC | Midlands | 6 | 7 | 4 | ‑21 | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| 8 | 48744 | Graydon McLeod Fleming | Hunts SC | Eastern | 7 | ‑12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | 47685 | Jake Rawes | Oxford SC | South | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | (UFD) | 22 | 48 |
| 10 | 48579 | Henry Martin | Portchester SC | South | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 | ‑26 | 55 |
| 11 | 48249 | Rhys Griffiths | Shoreham SC | London & SE | 13 | 6 | 14 | 11 | ‑26 | 13 | 57 |
| 12 | 46364 | Matthew Emerson | Spinnaker SC | South | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | ‑20 | 12 | 59 |
| 13 | 48571 | Kat Gunn | Notts County SC | Midlands | 25 | 25 | ‑26 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| 14 | 47835 | Sam Brown | | London & SE | ‑22 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 74 |
| 15 | 44839 | Ella Bishop | Parkstone YC | South West | 10 | 16 | 18 | ‑29 | 12 | 21 | 77 |
| 16 | 48149 | Oscar Filtness | ASWC Portland | South West | ‑23 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 79 |
| 17 | 45768 | Torquil Morrison | Emsworth Slipper SC | South | 19 | 11 | 8 | 19 | (UFD) | 24 | 81 |
| 18 | 48685 | Ed Smith | Spinnaker SC | South | 17 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 13 | ‑29 | 89 |
| 19 | 45959 | Oliver Gatton | Crawley Mariners YC | London & SE | 21 | ‑23 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 92 |
| 20 | 45398 | Maddie Smith | Poole YC | South West | ‑33 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 95 |
| 21 | 47746 | Thomas Peace | Warsash SC | South | 16 | 18 | 15 | ‑39 | 19 | 27 | 95 |
| 22 | 48652 | Lucas Symons | Island Barn Reservoir SC | London & SE | 11 | 17 | 16 | 30 | ‑31 | 28 | 102 |
| 23 | 48248 | Olly Smith | Poole YC | South West | 28 | 32 | ‑36 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 104 |
| 24 | 48513 | Nicola Richards | Castle Cove SC | South West | 34 | 36 | ‑37 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 108 |
| 25 | 47786 | Emily Brushett | Warsash SC | South | (DNF) | 26 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 113 |
| 26 | 48797 | Jude armstrong | Upper Thames SC | London & SE | 26 | 27 | ‑28 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 114 |
| 27 | 48580 | Gloria Smith | Maidenhead SC | London & SE | ‑30 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 116 |
| 28 | 47658 | Alex Van Doren | Abingdon School SC | South | 20 | 21 | ‑27 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 116 |
| 29 | 48508 | Alex Purrier | Parkstone YC | South West | 3 | 9 | 12 | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | 118 |
| 30 | 46447 | Ava Francis | Spinnaker SC | South | 27 | 28 | 29 | ‑32 | 25 | 23 | 132 |
| 31 | 47833 | Ella Harris | Weston SC | South | 29 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 22 | ‑33 | 133 |
| 32 | 48743 | Tate Kump | West Wittering SC | South | 24 | 19 | 13 | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | 150 |
| 33 | 48878 | Ffion Cerrato | Warsash SC | South | 31 | 29 | 25 | ‑35 | 33 | 35 | 153 |
| 34 | 47028 | Leah May | Thames SC | London & SE | 15 | (DNF) | DNC | 28 | 30 | 34 | 154 |
| 35 | 47949 | Luke Townsend | Crawley Mariners YC | London & SE | (DNF) | DNF | 21 | 20 | UFD | 19 | 154 |
| 36 | 47928 | Sammy Clancy | Desborough SC | London & SE | 32 | 33 | 33 | 26 | ‑37 | 31 | 155 |
| 37 | 48349 | Joseph Shorter | Papercourt SC | London & SE | ‑36 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 36 | 157 |
| 38 | 44301 | Connor Parish | Portchester SC | South | 35 | 38 | 32 | ‑40 | 29 | 32 | 166 |
| 39 | 48909 | Grace Buckley | Warsash SC | South | ‑38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 172 |
| 40 | 45184 | Ali Bishop | Parkstone YC | South West | 37 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 34 | ‑38 | 179 |
| 41 | 44052 | Louis Hiscocks | Castle Cove SC | South West | 39 | (DNS) | DNC | 37 | 36 | 39 | 198 |
| 42 | 48735 | Orlando Orchard | Datchet Water SC | London & SE | (DNF) | DNS | DNC | 38 | 35 | 40 | 207 |
| 43 | 48048 | Luke Edwards | ASWC Portland | South West | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | DNS | DNS | DNC | 235 |
| 43 | 47316 | Vincent Shorter | Papercourt SC | London & SE | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | DNS | DNS | DNC | 235 |
| 43 | 48684 | Hugh Doyle | Andrew Simpson Watersports Center | South West | (DNS) | DNS | DNC | DNS | DNS | DNC | 235 |
| 43 | 44652 | James Clements | Portishead Yacht and SC | South West | (RET) | DNS | DNC | DNS | DNS | DNC | 235 |