Topper (dinghy)

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Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 1 LOA 3400mm 11ft 1in Beam 1200mm 3ft 11in Hull weight (with fittings) 43kg 94lb Sail Area of total of Main 5.2m² ??ft²

The Topper is an 11' sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor.

Background

The Topper is a very popular one-design boat with a large international following. Popular with young and novice sailors all over the world, it is recognized as a full International class by the ISAF and is an approved youth class of the RYA. It is a very popular Junior class in Britain, and is often a perfect transitional class for the Laser Radial. it normally has its own race class at the start, due to the speed of the boat.

2006 Inland Champion : Bleddyn Mon

2005 Topper GBR National Championships (Largs, Scotland)

1st Bleddyn Mon
2nd Oscar McVeigh
3rd Peter Irwin

2005 GBR inland Champion : Eifion Mon
2005 GBR Nationwide Series winner : Bleddyn Mon
2005 European Champion : Bleddyn Mon GBR

''' 2004 Topper GBR National Championships''' (Plymouth, England)

1st Rob Partridge
2nd Adam Fox
3rd Craig Paul

2004 GBR Inland Champion : Thomas Gillard
2004 GBR Nationwide Series winner : Robert Partridge
2004 Eurocup Series winner : Craig Paul GBR

2004 Topper World Championships (Carnac, France)

1st Eifion Mon GBR
2nd Craig Paul GBR
3rd Thomas Dawber GBR

2002 Workum, Holland

1st Campbell Davidson UK
2nd Chris Catt UK
3rd Steven Jackson UK

2000 Cushendall, N. Ireland

1st Mark Heather UK
2nd Richard Peacock UK
3rd Andy Brooks UK

1998 Carnac, France

1st Robert Carver UAE
2nd Tim Hulse UK
3rd James Grant UK

1996 Dubai, UAE

1st Neil Marsden UK
2nd Renee Smith Australia
3rd Cameron Miller UAE

1994 Helensburgh, Scotland

1st Gordon Miller UK
2nd Austin Bailey UK
3rd Graham Priestley UK

1992 Dummersee, Germany

1st Tim Wills UK
2nd Stephen Cleland UK
3rd Mikael Norberg SWE

1990 Kantvikin, Finland

1st Debbie Degge UK
2nd Tim Wills UK
3rd Andrew Carter UK

1988 Altmuhisee, Germany

1st Andrew Carter UK
2nd Debbie Degge UK
3rd Elmar Rosemann WG

1986 Hellevoetsiuis, Holland

1st Andrew Peters UK
2nd Andrew Carter UK
3rd Barbara Hall UK

1984 Kristiansand, Norway

1st Ian Fryett UK
2nd Andrew Rice UK
3rd Richard Saxton UK

1982 Paignton, England

1st Ian Fryett  UK
2nd Richard Perkins UK
3rd John Caig UK

In 2006, the UK national championships will be held at Weymouth + Portland Sailing Academy, the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue. The world championships will be held at Lake Garda in Northern Italy. The Topper has one of the largest racing fleets in the UK, with 246 boats competing at the 2005 Inland Championships (held at Grafham Water).

Design

The Topper's hull is made of injection moulded polypropylene and at a compact 11', is easily carried on the roof of a car. The mast splits into two sections, allowing the spars to be stored and transported with ease. The rig itself is very simple, making it an ideal boat for novice sailors. Can have centre or aft main sheet fitting. The topper also comes with a 4.7m2 sail for juniors (normal sail area is 5.2m2).

External links

• [Topper Sailboats Homepage]
• [Topper International Homepage]
• [UKs National toper squads coachs' Homepage]