Budworth Sailing Club

The Topper Main Points results can be found via the club “Phocas” results site - members should receive a link to the site by email.

April 21^st 2007 - Budworth Toppers all over the North West

A very busy Saturday with 3 events running concurrently. The main event, North West Topper Travellers was held at Nantwich and Border Counties SC and was won by Budworth’s Andrew Brown with bullets in the first two races. 8 Budworth sailors entered this event.

At Winsford SC, in the second North West Junior Travellers Trophy, Rachel Wilcock finished 6^th overall in her Topper, this being her first event in the large handicap fleet after having competing in the Optimist Fleet in recent years.

Rachel Wilcock (blue sail) keeping the pack at bay at Winsford

Meanwhile back at the club there was close racing between John Corbridge and Laura Burt. John won the day overall with 2 wins to Laura’s 1! Matthew Thornes also made his debut in his topper!

James Bennett sitting comfortably! At Nantwich (photo by Steve Bennett)

RAYMARINE YOUNG SAILOR OF THE YEAR

Topper World Champ nominated by NW

Topper World Champ Andrew Brown, from Budworth SC, is the NW Regional nominee for the Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year award.

Although still just 14, Andrew has had an outstanding year. His major success was winning the Topper World Championship at Lake Garda in Italy, in July, with 160 competitors from 10 countries (see the next report, with picture).

He was also runner-up in the National Championship at Weymouth in August in a fleet of 260 boats, and runner-up in the Inland Championship in April.

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By Harry Brown

Budworth Racing

Open Meeting

Budworth 2006 Open. - Photo by Courtesy Peter Cull

34 Sailors competed in the open meeting in July and it would have been many more if it had not clashed with a Youth Squad event.
It was wonderful day with tense racing - The trophy eventually went to Budworth’s Andrew Brown (to also win the NW Traveller Series).

Main Points Series

This year the Main Points Series has been hotly contested

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Glorious sunshine and a warm southerly breeze greeted 35 sailors including 23 visitors to Budworth Mere for the final event in the Topper NW Traveller Series 2006.

The race team headed by Graham Tinsley had a hectic day moving marks around to ensure beats and also to ensure that it was all over (!!!!) by 4.00pm to watch England’s date with Portugal.

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