2021-22 Rooster North Topper Traveller Series at Pennine Sailing Club
by Sam & Erin Young 21 Jun 2022 15:26 UTC
11 June 2022
An uncharacteristically sunny Pennine Sailing Club hosted the final event of the 2021-22 Rooster North Topper Traveller series on Saturday 11th June. After a welcome to the club and a briefing by the Race Officer, Andy Young, 17 Toppers took to the water in a breezy 18-20kn south westerly.
The first race got away cleanly under a Blue Peter flag, but with the sailors seeming unable to count to 4, most of the fleet sailed an extra windward leg to complete the Inner Loop 4 lap course. There were few place changes at the front of the fleet with Lewis (Leigh & Lowton) leading all the way round, Chris (Ripon) in 2nd and Leon (Budworth/West Kirby) in 3rd, with the top girl Charlotte (West Lancs) in 5th.
With the wind still around 20kn, three sailors decided to call it a day and race 2 got under way cleanly again. This time Erin (Scaling Dam) led the fleet home, taking full advantage of the fact that the original leaders still had trouble counting. Lewis held on to 2nd with Fin (Budworth) in 3rd.
Due to swift turnarounds between races and disciplined starts, the Race Officer then went straight into sequence for the third race. The wind had eased significantly and Chris overhauled Lewis on the penultimate lap to take the win, Lewis finishing 2nd, Fin (Budworth) 3rd and Kyla (Covenham) with a 4th.
With the wind holding up as forecast, the Race Officer still didn't seem inclined to send the fleet in and the sequence for race 4, back to back, started in a freshening breeze. With gusts of over 25kn, the boat handling from the young sailors was impressive. Charlotte led the first lap with Chris and Lewis fighting a close battle with both unfortunately capsizing at the leeward mark. Chris recovered quickly to finish 1st, Charlotte 2nd and Erin 3rd, the Northern girls starting to come true to form. Lewis struggled in the flukey gusts at the windward mark, taking it too close and getting stuck in irons, and finished 4th, his discard for the day.
The sailors finally came in for lunch feeling suitably stretched but admitting that the format had worked well. Counting two firsts and a second, Chris narrowly took the win at North Toppers 6, with one point in it from Lewis (1,2,2) and Erin 3rd overall and 1st girl (1,3,5). This gave Ali, our fab North West rep, time to organise the Rooster prizes not only for that day's racing but for the North East, North West and overall North Traveller series. And, with a raffle for all qualifying sailors to have a chance to win a 5.3 sail, it was a bumper prize-giving. Thanks to all the clubs who have hosted us over the series, to all the parents who've helped out and to Greg, North East rep and mark-layer extraordinaire.
Overall Series Prizes:
North Topper Travellers
1st Chris Hampshire (Ripon)
2nd Lewis Bacon (Leigh & Lowton)
3rd Ava Harris-Scott (Elton
North West Travellers
1st Erin Young (Scaling Dam)
2nd Chris Hampshire (Ripon)
3rd Lewis Bacon (Leigh & Lowton)
North East Travellers
1st Fin Waterhouse (Budworth)
2nd Harriet Wood (Elton)
3rd Ava Harris-Scott (Elton)
Overall Results:
Pos | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts |
1st | Chris Hampshire | Ripon SC | 2 | ‑4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2nd | Lewis Bacon | Leigh & Lowton SC | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑4 | 5 |
3rd | Erin Young | Scaling Dam SC | ‑6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
4th | Fin Waterhouse | Budworth SC | 4 | 3 | 3 | ‑9 | 10 |
5th | Charlotte Cooper | West Lancashire YC | 5 | 6 | ‑7 | 2 | 13 |
6th | Kyla Baxter | Covenham SC | ‑13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
7th | Leon Kadioglu | Budworth SC /WKSC | 3 | 7 | 9 | ‑12 | 19 |
8th | Fred Buckley | Yorkshire Dales SC | 7 | 11 | ‑12 | 5 | 23 |
9th | Ava Harris‑Scott | Elton SC | 9 | 8 | 6 | ‑10 | 23 |
10th | Harriet Wood | Elton SC | 8 | ‑9 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
11th | Paul Roberts | Leigh & Lowton SC | 10 | 10 | ‑11 | 6 | 26 |
12th | Benjamin Greaves | Pennine SC | ‑14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
13th | Rosanna Joyce | Budworth SC | 11 | 13 | 13 | (DNC) | 37 |
14th | Kiera Cowell | Scaling Dam SC | 12 | 14 | 14 | (DNC) | 40 |
15th | Hugo Calvey‑Sutcliffe | Burwain SC | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 51 |
16th | Luke Robinson | Scaling Dam SC | (DNS) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 54 |
16th | Emily Dengate | Pennine SC | (NSC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 54 |
2021-22 Rooster North Topper Traveller Series Results:
Pos | Name | Club | NT1 Bolton | NT2 West Riding | NT4 Yorkshire Dales | NT5 Coniston | NT6 Pennine | Pts |
1st | Chris Hampshire | Ripon SC | 6 | 2 | (DNC) | 1 | 1 | 10 |
2nd | Lewis Bacon | Leigh & Lowton SC | 4 | 1 | (DNC) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
3rd | Ava Harris‑Scott | Elton SC | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | ‑9 | 23 |
4th | Kyla Baxter | Covenham SC | (DNC) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
5th | Erin Young | Scaling Dam SC | 1 | 20 | (DNC) | 2 | 3 | 26 |
6th | Harriet Wood | Elton SC | 8 | 8 | 3 | ‑10 | 10 | 29 |
7th | Rosanna Joyce | Budworth SC | 5 | (DNC) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
8th | Benjamin Greaves | Pennine SC | 11 | (DNC) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
9th | Leon Kadioglu | West Kirby SC | 12 | 5 | ‑18 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
10th | Fred Buckley | Yorkshire Dales | (DNC) | 21 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 40 |
11th | Paul Roberts | Leigh & Lowton SC | ‑24 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
12th | Fin Waterhouse | Budworth SC | (DNC) | 4 | 1 | DNC | 4 | 54 |
13th | Charlotte Cooper | West Lancs YC | (DNC) | 3 | DNC | 6 | 5 | 59 |
14th | Luke Robinson | Scaling Dam SC | (DNC) | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 63 |
15th | Emre Frankland | Burwain SC | 19 | 14 | 18 | 14 | (DNC) | 65 |
16th | Hugo Calvey‑Sutcliffe | Burwain SC | 25 | (DNC) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 76 |
17th | Eva Murphy | Budworth SC | 21 | 11 | 11 | (DNC) | DNC | 88 |
18th | Kiera Cowell | Scaling Dam SC | 15 | (DNC) | 18 | DNC | 14 | 92 |
19th | Jasper Bramwell | Hollingworth Lake SC | 2 | (DNC) | DNC | 4 | DNC | 96 |
20th | George Spence | Ripon SC | (DNC) | 9 | 7 | DNC | DNC | 106 |
21st | Oliver Lumb | Ripon SC | 13 | (DNC) | 10 | DNC | DNC | 113 |
22nd | Matthew Baird | Budworth SC | 10 | (DNC) | 18 | DNC | DNC | 118 |
23rd | Reuben Lawrence | Errwood SC | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | 15 | DNC | 123 |
24th | Daniel Howarth | Rossendale Valley SC | (DNC) | 17 | DNC | 19 | DNC | 126 |
25th | Poppy Moss | Scaling Dam SC | (DNC) | 19 | 18 | DNC | DNC | 127 |
26th | Xavier Bramwell | Hollingworth Lake SC | 22 | (DNC) | DNC | 17 | DNC | 129 |
27th | Yusuf Hussain | Ripon SC | 27 | 15 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 132 |
28th | Sasha Leach | Budworth SC | DGA | (DNC) | 8 | DNC | DNC | 133.8 |
29th | Julia Smith | West Riding SC | 28 | 18 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 136 |
30th | Tom Moss | Scaling Dam SC | 7 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 142 |
31st | Lewis Blythe | Yorkshire Dales SC | 16 | DGA | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 143.8 |
32nd | Seren Green | Ullswater YC | 9 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 144 |
33rd | Euan Cook | West Riding SC | (DNC) | 12 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 147 |
34th | Sian Baird | Budworth SC | 14 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 149 |
35th | Isobel Arkle | Sunderland YC | (DNC) | 16 | DNC | DNC | DNC | 151 |
36th | Millie Hayfield | Hollingworth Lake SC | 17 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 152 |
37th | Lara Eagleton | Scaling Dam SC | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | DNC | DNC | 153 |
37th | Annabelle Howard | Scaling Dam | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | DNC | DNC | 153 |
37th | Finlay Cochrane | Yorkshire Dales | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | DNC | DNC | 153 |
37th | Charlie Cowell | Scaling Dam SC | (DNC) | DNC | 18 | DNC | DNC | 153 |
41st | Alex Smith | Ullswater YC | 18 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 153 |
42nd | Oliver Scanlan | Southport SC | 20 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 155 |
43rd | Huw Maddocks | Pennine SC | 23 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 158 |
44th | Annabel Hayfield | Hollingworth Lake SC | 26 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | 161 |