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Welcome to the new South East area website. The old site will be discontinued and this will become the centre for all things SE Topper related. This is a site for all members and I welcome suggestions and contributions from you.

The south east area has a very lively and friendly training and racing circuit. Both myself and existing members are always ready to help new sailors and we look forwards to welcoming many new faces in 2009.

News

ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

The SE Zone championships take place on the 25th/26th September at Queen Mary SC. Entry (for U17s) on the RYA events site here. This is also the second event in the selection procedure for Zone squads. Check the coaching and squads page above for more details

OPEN TRAINING 2010/11

The first of the 2010/11 open training events is taking place at Bough Beech on the 2nd October. This is also a mandatory selection event for the Zone Squad. Please see details and application form on the coaching and squads page above.

27.05.10 - the race report from the Lancing SC traveller is on the 'Reults and Reports' page. Photos from the event can be viewed at http://www.warwickpics.co.uk/topperlancing2010.htm.

26.05.10 -  the events calendar has been updated to include the traveller at Chipstead SC on August 14th. There will be a total of 12 travellers this year. Next event is Bough Beech on the 12th June, followed by Hastings SC traveller on the 13th which is the first of the SE Area Championships. The second event of the Area Champs mini series takes place the following saturday 19th at Pevensey Bay SC.

23.05.10 - traveller series results, up to and including Papercourt, are on the results page. Follow the 'Results' link on the main menu on the left. Then goto 2010, then 'Series and area results' in the yellow box top left. Filter the list to view by region.

11.05.10 - The 3rd Traveller of the season is taking place this sunday 16th May at Papercourt SC. The notice of race can be downloaded from the calendar or from the SE region Events page.

05.05.10 - Downs SC is hosting the second traveller of the season on Sunday 9th May. You can download the Notice of Race on the events page and through the calendar. Downs is also holding a training event for Toppers and Lasers, on the saturday, lead by ex Olympic sailor Hugh Styles.

31.03.10 - The first traveller of the season takes place this Saturday 3rd April at Bewl valley. Don't miss it! Look forwards to seeing many of you racing this year, showing off your winters training skills. 

27.02.10 - The travellers for this year are now listed on the 'Events' page. For those of you who find this easier to use than checking in the main ITCA calendar follow the link above.

20.02.10 - The Travellers for this year are now in the main events calendar. There are 2 more not yet shown and still to be confirmed that will be taking place later in the year.

7.02.10 - 2 Dates for your training diary:

27th February - open training at Bewl Valley SC. Return this application form to me

10th April - open training at Shoreham SC

There’ll be 2 further training events this year TBC, one near to the Nationals as a pre-event warm up at a sea venue.

Sorry for the short notice with Bewl Valley, but for those of you itching to get back on the water after the windy and cold winter it’ll be well worth making the effort to attend.

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2.11.09 (update) - On 12th Nov Queen Mary SC will host the 3rd Open training event of the season. The form can now be downloaded form the coaching page.

27.10.09 - The next open training event will take place at Island Barn SC on 28th Nov. Entry forms can be downloaded from the coaching page (follow link above). The club has also invited all Topper sailors to join in with their Winter series starting Nov 1st. Details at www.islandbarn.org.uk.

18.09.09 - The traveller results are now up to date with just one event to go.

Saturday 19th September Island Barn SC hosts the final traveller of the season. This is also the first of 3 selection events for the RYA SE Topper Zone squad. See below for more details. The NOR is available on the events page and from the calender entry.

On the following day 20th Sep Island Barn is hosting their 50th anniversary pursuit race. All Topper sailors are welcome and there is also a team prize for teams of 4 sailors. It would be great to have a SE Topper team. Can those interested please contact me via the email link above. NOR and entry forms here - NOR

Saturday 3rd October  Bough Beech SC is hosting the first of this seasons Open Training events. This will also count as one of the required qualification events for the RYA SE ZONE SQUAD. Coaching will be run by the RYA head coach Mark Heather. Everyone is welcome. Please return a completed entry form to me with £20 by 19.09.09. Entry Form here

ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

The SE Zone championships take place on the 26th/27th September. Entry (for U17s) on the RYA events site here. Please note that this year the event is not at Bewl Valley but at Datchet Reservoir.

SE ZONE SQUAD ENTRY

For those U14 as at 31.12.09 who are interested in applying for the 2009/10 RYA Zone Squad, application also needs to be made online at the same site. 

To qualify you must take part in the following events:

• SE Traveller 13 at Island Barn SC on 19th September.
• SE Zone Championships at Datchet SC on 26th/27th September.
• SE Open Training at Bough Beech SC on 3rd October

A Guide to the selection procedure can be downloaded here

The RYA August Newsletter has more information. Click here to download

If anyone wants more info on zone squad please email me.

 

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The next traveller is at Lancing SC on the 30th May. Poster here. The NOR is on the events page.

A gallery has been set up for the SE Toppers. Follow the links on the left. If anyone has photos to upload, let me know and I can either do it for you or show you how to do it yourself.

South East Zone snatches RYA Eric Twiname glory - Congratulations to the SE Zone Squad for winning the Eric Twiname event at Rutland this weekend. The SE won both the Topper title and the overall Championship Title to claim the Eric Twiname Shield. The report is available to download from the results page.

Papercourt traveller report is up on the events page.

 

 

Zone Squad Training at Bough Beech 10th/11th Jan

it was very cold this weekend!