Craftinsure Nationwide Series
Nationwide 3 - Paignton Sailing Club
7th & 8th July, 2007
Text Box: Paignton Sailing Club hosted the third Craftinsure Topper Nationwide of 2007 over the weekend of 7th and 8th July. The Nationwide Series has grown significantly over the last couple of years and entries frequently exceed 175. The busy summer programme and the fact that Paignton wasn't a qualifying event for squad selection meant that the entry was down but 122 sailors traveled from all over the UK to enjoy the competition.

The fleet launched Saturday morning at high tide with a light South Westerly breeze blowing out across the bay, and for once there was plenty of sunshine. The varying breeze made good tactics essential.

For a Nationwide event the fleet is divided equally into four flights and round-robins are raced so that every flight races against each other. The first pair of races were won by Felicity Foulds and Anna Ackroyd, with Iain Millar and Nathan Ackroyd taking second places. In the second races Iain Millar went one better taking a first with Richard Cumpsty winnig the other race by a very comfortable margin. Seconds were taken by Felicity Foulds and Michael King. The third race was delayed as the wind had swung significantly to the South making it necessary to change the course. Once the wind had settled the third race produced a result that was the start of a sequence that would decide the event with Phil McCoy and Freddie Connor taking firsts, Felicity Foulds taking another second along with Philip Doran.

The forecast for Sunday was for light wind that delayed the start of the fourth race, whilst waiting for the breeze to build. Once away Phil McCoy and Freddie Connor wasted no time both repeating their wins from race three, with Richard Cumpsty and Matt Johnson taking seconds. Eventually the South Westerly breeze built to be fresher than the previous day. In the fifth and final race Phil McCoy took his third first along with Andy Brown, Freddie Connor and Richard Cumpsty taking second.

The Nationwide series is producing good close racing, with Phil McCoy winning at Paignton being the third winner with three Nationwides sailed. Freddie Connor equaled his second at the previous Mumbles Nationwide and will be looking to go one better. It could be a nail biting end of the series! The remaining Nationwides are Chew Valley, Sunderland and Carsington.

The Topper Class Association would like to thank everyone who contributed to a successful event, including RIBEYE of Dartmouth for providing a RIB to help with safety cover. In particular we'd like to thank our hosts Paignton Sailing Club, we look forward to returning to Paignton in 2008 for the Topper Nationals.
Craftinsure Nationwide Series
Nationwide 3 - Paignton Sailing Club
7th & 8th July 2007
Results - Provisional
NB. Does not include amendments to results for Philip Doran and Lorenzo Chiavarini (Clarification being sought)
Sailed:5, Discards:1, To count:4, Entries:122, Scoring system:My scoring system
Rank Champ No. Helm Rig M/F Age Club Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total Nett
1 280 Phil McCoy   Male U15 Emswoth Slipper 3 -8 1 1 1 14 6
2 352 Freddie Connor   Male U16 Bexhill on Sea -9 4 1 1 2 17 8
3 504 Felicity Foulds   Female Y Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 1 2 2 3 -12 20 8
4 278 Richard Cumpsty   Male U15 Chew Valley S.C. 6 1 -9 2 2 20 11
5 62 Andrew Brown   Male U16 Budworth 4 -7 4 4 1 20 13
6 441 Philip Doran   Male U15 Courtown SC 3 -6 2 -61 5 77 16
7 367 Nathan Ackroyd   Male Y Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 2 12 4 5 -17 40 23
8 87 Hugh Brayshaw   Male U15 Hollowell S.C. 4 4 8 -12 8 36 24
9 266 Matthew Johnson   Male Y Grafham Water -21 14 6 2 3 46 25
10 124 Joseph Wellerd   Male A Crawley Mariners -27 9 5 5 7 53 26
11 288 Marina Brassington   Female Y Grafham Water 6 -19 3 3 15 46 27
12 88 Matt Rivers   Male U16 Leigh-on-Sea Sailing Club 7 3 8 9 -21 48 27
13 149 Stephen Beckett   Male U16 Solva Rowing & Watersports -15 11 10 4 4 44 29
14 241 Iain Millar   Male U15 Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club 2 1 18 9 -29 59 30
15 370 Robin Elsey   Male U16 Restronguet -19 10 3 14 4 50 31
16 159 Tom Francis   Male Y Sidmouth 5 11 -17 7 8 48 31
17 232 Michael King   Male U16 Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club -18 2 6 11 13 50 32
18 328 Heledd Brown   Female Y Teifi B C 14 -36 5 10 9 74 38
19 17 Lynn Billowes   Female Y Bristol Corithian YC -27 3 7 19 11 67 40
20 262 Julia Beck   Female U15 Papercourt 13 -29 12 12 7 73 44
21 147 Ngaire Strawbridge   Female Y Newport/Neyland/Fishguard 16 18 7 -24 5 70 46
22 208 Andrew Dawson   Male U14 Winsford Flash 11 8 -26 8 19 72 46
23 358 Lorenzo Chiavarini   Male U14 Tarbert and Craignish 11 9 12 -57 15 104 47
24 243 Max Robinson   Male Y Plymouth Youth Sailing 17 23 (DNC) 6 3 111 49
25 68 Mark Billowes   Male U15 Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club 12 16 -18 7 14 67 49
26 13 Sam Webb   Male U15 Restronguet 8 -24 15 17 10 74 50
27 40 Anna Ackroyd   Female Y Norfolk Broads Yacht Club 1 20 17 13 -28 79 51
28 26 Jon Sleight   Male U16 Cotswold -35 15 9 23 6 88 53
29 201 Sam Knight   Male Y Sutton SC 10 -21 15 17 12 75 54
30 160 Henry Collinson   Male U16 Port Dinorwic 8 -38 11 11 26 94 56
31 517 William Hackney   Male U16 North Lincs 13 10 -30 22 17 92 62
32 129 george spedding   Male U15 Queen Mary Saliling Club 26 5 19 -40 14 104 64
33 181 Fergus Barnham   Male U16 Snettisham Beach Sailing Club 7 -45 14 8 37 111 66
34 118 Nicholas Adams   Male U15 Rickmansorth sailing club 21 17 -28 13 16 95 67
35 95 Seonaid Fleming   Female Y South Staffs 5 7 31 -38 25 106 68
36 264 Thomas Weake   Male U16 Bosham 17 5 -35 15 31 103 68
37 135 Rebecca Dawkes   Female U16 Tamworth 22 -31 13 15 18 99 68
38 141 Cameron Scott   Male U15 Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club 14 17 19 -33 20 103 70
39 214 Cameron Jones   Male U16 NBYC 10 19 -24 19 23 95 71
40 299 Michael Beckett   Male U13 Solva Rowing & Watersports Club 19 -40 26 6 21 112 72
41 165 Sarah Butterfield   Female U16 Spinnaker 31 -35 10 20 16 112 77
42 377 Daisy Wylam   Female Y Bosham 18 -34 14 18 27 111 77
43 175 James Patience   Male U16 Grafham Water -25 25 16 16 23 105 80
44 103 Max Yoward   Male U16 Emsworth Slipper 9 13 -48 25 34 129 81
45 555 Ben Ballard   Male U14 Clevedon -50 26 13 10 33 132 82
46 33 James Dugdale   Male Y NBYC -39 14 11 36 22 122 83
47 245 Philippa Gray   Female U16 Oxford 20 -28 21 16 26 111 83
48 90 Elliot Mills   Male U16 scyc 36 -47 16 22 10 131 84
49 138 Alexander Le Gassick   Male U16 wilsonians 26 -35 35 18 6 120 85
50 188 Josh Banyard   Male U16 Plymouth Youth Sailing 12 22 -33 27 24 118 85
51 324 Matt West   Male Y Castle Cove -40 22 27 26 11 126 86
52 173 Ian Cook   Male U15 Chew Valley Lake 20 12 -31 27 27 117 86
53 301 Ben Hodges   Male U16 Emsworth Slipper -31 27 20 26 13 117 86
54 23 Harry Houlding   Male U15 Fowey Gallants S.C. 29 27 23 -31 9 119 88
55 360 Ben Allen-Gdanitz   Male U14 Plymouth Youth Sailing 16 31 23 -32 18 120 88
56 573 William Barnes   Male U15   33 6 -40 30 20 129 89
57 270 Hannah Thomas   Female U16 Papercourt SC -39 20 28 24 19 130 91
58 207 Claire Carruthers   Female Y Chew Valley Lake 22 30 -37 14 28 131 94
59 313 Peter Grassick   Male Y Papercourt -45 33 20 21 24 143 98
60 22 Andrew Bridgman   Male U14 Blithfield 15 15 36 33 -47 146 99
61 21 Emma Mackley   Female Y Stewartby 28 23 29 25 -32 137 105
62 375 Josh McLynn   Male U15 Wimbledon Park 34 16 21 40 -47 158 111
63 157 Alex Leonard   Male U15 Sheffield Viking 30 -44 25 29 30 158 114
64 242 Cathy Brassington   Female A Grafham Water 29 -43 22 29 35 158 115
65 540 Briony Evans   Female Y Dovey Yacht Club 41 24 -47 23 32 167 120
66 283 Katie Tomsett   Female U15 Spinnaker Sailing Club 37 25 33 -38 29 162 124
67 143 Lewis Kneale   Female U15 Chester 24 -46 27 37 38 172 126
68 252 Charlie Haslam   Male U15 Chew Valley Lake 36 37 25 (DNC) 30 190 128
69 74 Finn Caiger-Smith   Male U16 Wimbledon Park Sailing Club 23 -45 32 41 33 174 129
70 15 Rob Lloyd   Male U14 Plymouth Youth Sailing 40 13 44 35 -50 182 132
71 44 Stu Dando   Male U16 Cardiff Bay YC 25 33 38 -39 36 171 132
72 24 Natasha Smith   Female U16 Bowmoor SC 33 30 -41 31 39 174 133
73 322 Michael Harris   Male U16 Spinnaker 30 18 42 44 -48 182 134
74 508 Benjamin Knight   Male U14 Norfolk Broads YC 34 21 45 34 -46 180 134
75 258 Adam Millington   Male U15 Redesmere 43 -46 24 42 25 180 134
76 382 Isabel Quicke   Female U16 Spinnaker 23 29 38 -48 45 183 135
77 222 Will Glover   Male U15 Rotherham 43 -54 39 21 35 192 138
78 2 Jonty Freeman   Male U15 Newhaven and Seaford -58 44 29 28 37 196 138
79 38 David King   Male U15 Penarth Yacht Club 46 (62.0 OCS) 39 20 34 201 139
80 263 Henry Morgan   Male U13 Bowmoor 35 34 42 28 -49 188 139
81 94 Mark Fleming   Male U16 South Staffs 28 36 34 -51 42 191 140
82 326 Thomas Weekes   Male U15 Maidenhead Sailing Club 24 40 -45 37 40 186 141
83 547 Matthew Duffield   Male U15 Chelmarsh 48 -52 22 39 36 197 145
84 257 Matt Thomas   Male U15 Papercourt SC 41 -49 41 41 22 194 145
85 109 Graham Rivers   Male U14 Leigh-on-Sea Sailing Club 38 32 46 32 -51 199 148
86 357 Naomi Fenton-Jones   Female Y Papercourt 32 41 -43 36 40 192 149
87 215 Charlotte Cooper   Female U16 Plymouth Youth Sailing -57 39 30 43 39 208 151
88 130 Helen Baldwin   Female U15 Island Barn Reservoir 42 32 36 45 -46 201 155
89 52 Ben Wallis   Male U16 Spinnaker S.C 47 -48 44 35 31 205 157
90 238 Robbie Robinson   Male U13 Plymouth Youth Sailing 32 47 50 30 -55 214 159
91 99 Cath Lloyd   Female U15 Plymouth Youth Sailing 44 42 32 -47 43 208 161
92 250 Tom Richardson   Male U15 Hastings & St. Leonards -52 38 40 42 42 214 162
93 580 George Meredith   Male U13 Rutland 37 -55 49 34 44 219 164
94 359 Billy Miness   Male U15 Emsworth Slipper S.C -56 26 55 46 41 224 168
95 507 Matthew Brushwood   Male U14 Emberton Park 38 -51 43 44 48 224 173
96 325 Adam James   Male Y Sutton Bingham SC 46 -57 37 52 43 235 178
97 567 Hazel Ballard   Female U14 Clevedon 48 41 46 45 -54 234 180
98 350 Edward Roberts   Male U15 NHEB -53 43 51 47 41 235 182
99 46 Katie Dabson   Female U12 Grafham Water Sailing Club 47 -50 47 43 45 232 182
100 560 Charlie Runcorn   Male U15 Wimbledon Park 42 -55 50 49 44 240 185
101 39 Samuel Luen-English   Male U15 Neyland YC 45 42 49 -50 49 235 185
102 153 Ellie Cumpsty   Female U12 Chew Valley S.C. 56 28 54 48 (62.0 DNF) 248 186
103 519 Steve BOXALL   Male A NH&EB -60 52 34 53 53 252 192
104 510 Harrison Reid   Male U14 Castle Cove Weymouth 55 48 (DNC) 55 38 258 196
105 371 Nicholas Smith   Male U15 Bowmoor S C 49 37 -56 56 55 253 197
106 126 Caroline Baldwin   Female A Island Barn Reservoir 51 -56 52 46 52 257 201
107 520 Eleanor Sharrock   Female U15 Priory SC -59 39 54 54 56 262 203
108 248 Paul Sharrock   Male A Priory SC 52 49 53 50 -54 258 204
109 323 Matthew Venables     U12 Sutton 44 50 58 53 (62.0 DNF) 267 205
110 538 Jonathan Evans   Male U14 Plymouth Youth Sailing 50 54 51 -60 52 267 207
111 380 Edward Le Gassick   Male U15 wilsonians 58 -61 48 51 51 269 208
112 121 Katharine Muller   Female U15 Tamar 53 56 -57 49 53 268 211
113 502 Jonathan Currell   Male U12 Parkstone Yacht Club 54 51 52 56 -57 270 213
114 3 George Bell   Male U15 Castle Cove 54 59 (DNC) 52 50 277 215
115 187 Edward Sharrock   Male U12 Priory SC 59 -60 53 55 58 285 225
116 66 Stephen Muller   Male U12 Tamar 57 58 -59 54 58 286 227
117 136 Jessica Dawkes   Female Y Tamworth 51 53 (62.0 DNF) DNC DNC 290 228
118 554 Jasmine Hansen   Female U13 Cotswold 55 53 (DNC) 58 62.0 DNF 290 228
119 12 Catharine Verity   Female U15 Budworth 49 57 (62.0 DNS) 62.0 DNF DNC 292 230
120 28 Nicholas Morgan 4.2 Male U12 Bowmoor 60 59 (62.0 DNS) 59 56 296 234
121 329 Matthew Currell 4.2 Male U12 Parkstone Yacht Club -61 58 60 58 59 296 235
122 114 Henry Bower   Male   Dittisham (DNC) DNC DNC 57 57 300 238