ITCA GBR Topper NS1 event at Carsington Sailing Club
by Toby Turner 3 Oct 09:42 PDT
28-29 September 2024
ITCA GBR Topper NS1 event at Carsington © Chris Fenton
Carsington was our closest NS event this series, only 4 hours away! When we got there we ran out of gas and then the hot water boiler wouldn't work in our motorhome so things hadn't started well.
On Saturday the wind was ideal for race 1 but then dropped away gradually throughout the day. The start line was well organized and spread out, the gun went, then the individual recall followed. Six sailors who were over didn't think they were (including me!).
The race went on and Alex Stainton took the lead which he held, followed by Rohan O'Kane in second, Toby Turner was third over the line (OCS) with William Clarke taking third place.
On race 2 the start went without any recalls, Toby Turner took a good lead and held to take the win followed by Rohan O'Kane in second and William Sadler third.
The wind had now dropped and was shifting. The PRO had more patience than the sailors and held us all on course for what seemed like hours, we started to get cold but then the horn went and we gave a cheer.
Race 3 was led by Toby T with a dominating lead by a complete run of 4 minutes to take the win, followed by Sophie Venning second and Sam Mason third.
Saturday night was celebrated in the club house with three birthdays and lots of cake!
The forecast for Sunday was much better, although much much colder. Everyone was fully layered up especially after getting cold on Saturday during the wait.
Race 1 started with a lead from Toby to the windward mark, closely followed by Tristan Shaw, who had overtaken and gained the lead by the leeward gate which he held onto, to take the win, followed by Phileas Rousselle in second and a close battle for third on mark 5 won by Toby over Alex Stainton.
The wind had now increased and lessons were learnt from the wind shadow at mark 1. Race 2 saw Toby taking and holding a good lead, followed by Victory Montgomery to finish in second and Phileas Rousselle in third.
The wind continued to increase for the final race of the weekend. Sam Mason took the lead and won the race, followed by Harry Dence in second and Oscar Rowe in third.
The overall results were Toby Turner in third place, Sam Mason in second place and Tristan Shaw the overall winner for the weekend. Congratulations to all for brilliant competition throughout the weekend.
Carsington SC is a lovely club. The people there were great, really friendly and helpful. It is easy to launch with tons of room for trolleys and kit. Thank you Carsington SC for having us and a huge thank you to everyone at the club, all the volunteers, sponsors and Adam Millington the PRO. Also to Topper Russ for fixing up any broken or leaky boats and supporting us all with spare parts.
Also thank you to all of our parents for making this happen!
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
1st | 49303 | Tristan Shaw | Budworth SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑9 | 10 |
2nd | 46703 | Sam Mason | Silver Wing SC | 11 | 1 | 3 | ‑25 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
3rd | 48677 | Toby Turner | Snettisham Beach SC | (OCS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | RDG | 24 |
4th | 49195 | Rohan O'Kane | Clyde Cruising Club DS/Largs SC | 2 | 2 | ‑18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
5th | 47776 | Henry Noel | Warsash SC | ‑7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
6th | 48176 | Phileas Rousselle | Hamble River SC | 6 | ‑16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
7th | 48196 | Victory Montgomery | Dittisham SC/Paignton S C | 1 | 11 | 11 | ‑16 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
8th | 46512 | Alex Stainton | Hollowell SC / Draycote Academy | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | ‑16 | 27 |
9th | 49176 | Harry Dence | Island Barn Reservoir SC | 4 | ‑24 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
10th | 46447 | Ava Francis | Lymington Town SC | 6 | ‑23 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
11th | 47264 | Reuben Lawrance | Budworth SC | 17 | 3 | (OCS) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
12th | 48672 | Oscar Rowe | Draycote Academy | 9 | ‑22 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
13th | 46007 | Thomas Matthews | Island Barn SC | 2 | 9 | ‑19 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 39 |
14th | 48683 | William Sadler | Reading SC | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | (OCS) | 42 |
15th | 47786 | Meg Webb | Warsash SC | (OCS) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 43 |
16th | 47625 | Faith Turner | Snettisham Beach SC | 7 | 5 | (OCS) | 10 | 17 | 6 | 45 |
17th | 48154 | George Sims | Llandegfedd SC | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 16 | ‑20 | 48 |
18th | 49342 | Robin Hailey | Waveney and Oulton Broad YC | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ‑30 | 11 | 49 |
19th | 47860 | Finlay Rhodes | Warsash SC | 14 | ‑17 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
20th | 49180 | Oscar Lay | Desborough SC
IBRSC | (OCS) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 54 |
21st | 47732 | Edward Lee | Saltash SC | 8 | ‑30 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 54 |
22nd | 48096 | Dougal Jackson | St Mary's Loch SC | 17 | 13 | 11 | (DNC) | 11 | 4 | 56 |
23rd | 48660 | Alex Balding | Island Barn Reservoir SC | ‑15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 56 |
24th | 49193 | Thomas Venning | Port Dinorwic SC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 13 | ‑24 | 16 | 58 |
25th | 49285 | Freya Antonelli | Budworth SC | 3 | 10 | ‑22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 60 |
26th | 44598 | Evan Hellyer | Aqua Sports | ‑19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 63 |
27th | 49199 | James Broad | Hill Head SC/PYC | 23 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ‑27 | 11 | 63 |
28th | 46770 | William Clarke | Hollowell SC | 3 | 9 | ‑18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 64 |
29th | 44144 | Joshua Blackman Northwood | Hunts SC | 16 | 20 | 3 | ‑25 | 14 | 12 | 65 |
30th | 44016 | Nate Sparrow | Waveney and Oulton Broad YC | 12 | 11 | 20 | 5 | (RET) | TAL | 67 |
31st | 45571 | Tara Quayle | Norfolk Broads YC | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | ‑22 | 15 | 73 |
32nd | 48258 | Benjamin Smallwood | Budworth SC | (OCS) | 4 | OCS | 16 | 9 | TAL | 74 |
33rd | 47768 | Oscar Manning | Ripon SC | ‑22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 75 |
34th | 49343 | Toby Hailey | Waveney and Oulton Broad YC | 16 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 22 | ‑29 | 77 |
35th | 49177 | Sam Dence | Island Barn Reservoir SC | 19 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 20 | ‑23 | 78 |
36th | 49191 | Nayth Twiggs | Budworth SC | 11 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | ‑33 | 79 |
37th | 48571 | Sophie Venning | Port Dinorwic SC | 15 | 19 | 2 | ‑30 | 18 | 28 | 82 |
38th | 47926 | Daniel Riley | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 23 | ‑26 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 82 |
39th | 47173 | Griff Attrill | Cardiff Bay YC | 10 | 16 | 13 | ‑27 | 27 | 19 | 85 |
40th | 48409 | Tiphaine Ungari | Wembley SC | 12 | ‑27 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 86 |
41st | 47306 | Georgia Scott | Dale YC/PPSA | (OCS) | 25 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 87 |
42nd | 48798 | James Burton | Notts County SC | (OCS) | 13 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 88 |
43rd | 48707 | Xavier Bramwell | Hollingworth Lake SC | 13 | 24 | ‑31 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 91 |
44th | 47450 | Claudia Savory | Snettisham Beach SC | 20 | 14 | 24 | 23 | ‑26 | 13 | 94 |
45th | 48719 | Anabelle Bramwell | Hollingworth Lake SC | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 21 | ‑33 | 96 |
46th | 46971 | Ed Whittaker | Draycote Water SC | 26 | ‑31 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 100 |
47th | 48246 | Keah Edwards | Cam SC | 8 | 6 | 13 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 101 |
48th | 42919 | Susan Lewis | Papercourt SC | 21 | 19 | 22 | ‑30 | 19 | 22 | 103 |
49th | 46169 | Izzy Beechey | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 29 | 5 | 26 | 26 | ‑32 | 19 | 105 |
50th | 48880 | Cicely Blair | St Andrews SC | 27 | (SCP) | 12 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 105 |
51st | 48628 | Isla Willis | Parkstone YC | 25 | ‑30 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 108 |
52nd | 46768 | Rhys Doyle | Cardiff Bay YC | 20 | ‑33 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 17 | 110 |
53rd | 48069 | Sally Kerry | Snettisham Beach SC | 26 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 20 | ‑32 | 110 |
54th | 44437 | Edward Croxton | Hollowell SC/Hollowell SC | 25 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 21 | ‑30 | 112 |
55th | 47181 | Laurie Lamb | Draycote Water SC / Staunton Harold SC | 28 | ‑34 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 115 |
56th | 49271 | Finlay Nutt | Prestwick SC | 18 | 21 | (OCS) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 116 |
57th | 46853 | Martha Newstead Taylor | Budworth SC | 28 | 15 | 27 | ‑29 | 23 | 25 | 118 |
58th | 48665 | Lotte Kohn | Loch Venachar SC | 10 | 17 | (OCS) | 27 | 28 | OCS | 119 |
59th | 26692 | Eve Pickard | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 30 | ‑34 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 122 |
60th | 49290 | Alex Murray | Parkstone YC/Swanage SC | 14 | 31 | 29 | 31 | ‑33 | 21 | 126 |
61st | 46370 | Fred Seddon | Bartley SC/Draycote SC | 24 | 23 | 30 | ‑34 | 26 | 26 | 129 |
62nd | 41894 | Danny Bird | Carsington SC | 24 | 28 | 28 | ‑31 | 24 | 29 | 133 |
63rd | 47746 | Lewis Flynn | Prestwick SC | 22 | 27 | (OCS) | 29 | 31 | 26 | 135 |
64th | 47389 | Max Attrill | Cardiff Bay YC | 31 | ‑35 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 141 |
65th | 48667 | Euan Pickard | Bartley SC | ‑33 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 145 |
66th | 49196 | Emilia Ewer | Prestwick SC | 32 | 32 | 23 | 32 | ‑34 | 31 | 150 |
67th | 48535 | Tom Moriarty | Draycote Water SC | (OCS) | 33 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 150 |
68th | 45796 | Noah Hughes | Waldringfield SC | (OCS) | 32 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 153 |
69th | 49201 | Daniel Plant | Neyland YC | 27 | (SCP) | 32 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 154 |
70th | 47076 | Maryam Parker | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 30 | ‑36 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 163 |
71st | 47183 | Leo Taylor | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 29 | 35 | 31 | (DNC) | 35 | RET | 167 |
72nd | 101 | Noah Spencer | Bartley SC/ASC Birmingham | 34 | (DNS) | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 172 |