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Topper Rooster Southern Travellers at Stokes Bay Sailing Club

by Kevin Parish 9 Jul 05:11 UTC 5-6 July 2025
Topper Rooster Southern Travellers at Stokes Bay Sailing Club © Bruce Keen

Saturday's planned training event may have fallen victim to strong winds in the Solent but thankfully the fleet and race team was greeted with more appropriate conditions on Sunday morning with twelve 5.3s and seventeen 4.2s boats tallied on and away.

A force 4 with a strong westerly bias dominated the day with some lighter patches that proved the forecast wrong by swinging South not North.

Race officer, Bruce Keen, made the decision to send the 5.3 fleet away first putting them on the outer loop where the bigger sails would better manage the worst of the tide.

The first start was away on time at 1100 under a U flag to help keep the programme tight.

Lewis Miller led the 5.3's home in the first race followed by Henry Noel and Lucas Keen. Henry Noel won races 2 and 3 on a slightly shortened course but a protest from race 1 and a UFD in race 4 went against him in the overall standings. Lewis Miller crossed the line first in race 4 taking first overall in the 5.3 fleet with Lucas Keen second and Finlay Rhodes in third overall, separated by just 3 points.

In the 4.2 fleet the Stokes Bay duo of Reuben Wealthy and Joel Keen took all four first places. Reuben was the overall winner with wins in races 1, 2 & 4. They were hotly pursued by Thomas Murphy and Martha Hart of Hamble River SC who between them filled the remaining 2nd and 3rd place spots across the four races. Thomas just edged 3rd overall in the 4.2s.

The 4.2 fleet included a number of relatively new sailors doing some of their first traveller events and a number having their first taste of sea sailing. Great spirit and determination was on show across the board resulting in a number of Endeavour awards as well as Rooster visors for those doing their first Southern traveller of the year.

Endeavour awards for Monty Lewis (Spinnaker SC), Charlie Hughes (Stokes Bay SC), Noah Miller & Jacob Boyd (both Goring Thames SC).

Overall Results:

PosSail NoChamp NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4Pts
Topper 4.2 Class
1st48133241Reuben WealthyStokes Bay SC / Jets11‑213
2nd4622156Joel KeenStokes Bay‑42125
3rd4767691Thomas MurphyHamble River SC/ Warsash SC233‑58
4th2693551Martha HartHamble River SC34‑13310
5th47662152Emily DoughtySpinnaker / Hamble River SC‑874415
6th62 Charlie HughesStokes Bay SC‑655616
7th47796227Alixe‑Constance RousselleHamble River SC7‑116720
8th4636422Henry PashleyHamble River SC58‑10821
9th4866485Thea LongHamble River SC / Warsash SC‑13127928
10th46293222Eva FoltysWarsash SC‑11981128
11th41281216George KlaschkaHamble River SC9.5‑1091028.5
12th4201073Frankie WebbWarsash SC9.51311(RET)33.5
13th18744157Polly RobinsonStokes Bay12‑17121337
14th47494 Noah MillerGoring Thames SC146(RET)DNC38
15th47312149Oscar HillmanHamble River SC/Royal Southern‑1514151241
16th44433623Thomas JacobsHamble River SC‑1615151444
17th44301 Jacob BoydGoring Thames SC171615(UFD)48
Topper 5.3 Class
1st4645246Lewis MillerSpinnaker SC1‑5416
2nd4862766Lucas KeenStokes Bay2‑3237
3rd47860616Finlay RhodesWarsash SC‑54329
4th4860083Hendricks LongHamble River SC / Warsash SC425(DSQ)11
5th48102125George SumnerIBRSC3‑76413
6th47776346Henry NoelWarsash SC(DSQ)11UFD18
7th48744156Thomas RobinsonStokes Bay SC‑767518
8th4644850Lily HartHamble River SC6‑88620
9th45249 Will HargreavesN/A‑10109726
10th47641687Ewan ParishStokes Bay SC8‑1110826
11th41604124Ewan LampardHill Head SC/JETs99‑11927
12th48163507Monty LewisSpinnaker SC111212(RET)35
13th49081603Mattie SvendsenGoring Thames SC(DNC)DNCDNCDNC48
13th27748 Leon MartelLittleton SC(DNC)DNCDNCDNC48
13th44153 Neil MartelLittleton SC(DNC)DNCDNCDNC48

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