NW Traveller #6 @ Dovestone SC

NW Topper Traveller Number six is to be held at Dovestone Sailing Club in Oldham on Saturday the 24th of May.

Sally McKee is the contact for the event and can be telephoned on 01457 871133 or alternatively via email

Racing is due to start at 11:00, so expect to be there for 10:00 and a briefing at 10:30 at the club.

Dovestone Sailing Club can be located at:

• Dovestone Reservoir,
• Banks Lane,
• Greenfield,
• Oldham,
• OL3 7NE.

Their telephone number is: 01457 873000.

Dovestone is just over 60 miles from Southport and is expected to take about an hour and a half to get there using the A570, M6, M62, M60, M62, and leave at Junction 18 towards Oldham.

Safe journey and good luck.

---

Report and Results.

ITCA(GBR) General Information

The following useful information has been published on the ITCA (GBR) Topper Web Site:

• Race Meetings 2008



• Constitution



• Championship Number Positions for:



• Old "Hyde" Sail



• New "East Sails" Sail



• 4.2 "East Sails" Sail

Nationals @ Paignton SC

This years Topper Nationals take place at Paignton Sailing Club in Devon.

• Online Booking for the event through SailRacer
• Notice of Race
• Standard Sailing Instructions

About the club....

Paignton Sailing Club has fleets of Fireballs, Lasers, Toppers, Albacores, and Laser 2000 and 4000 plus a variety of craft in the handicap fleet. Each year the Club runs a couple of weekend open events and the national championship of a major association.

The Club is also host to Paignton Regatta and provides a summer and winter race programmes for people who enjoy getting out on the water and indulging in a bit of friendly competition.

Racing takes place in the bay usually no more than a mile or so from the harbour on Sunday mornings and on Wednesday evenings (during the summer months). In addition there are special interest races such as the Orestone and Round the Bay race and those during the August Regatta season.

Torbay, which hosted the sailing for the 1948 Olympic Games, is a superb sailing centre. It is almost tideless, sheltered from prevailing Westerlies and blessed with its own sunny micro-climate.

If you are without a boat you can hire one of the Club's toppers, Picos, Laser or the new RS Vision for a few pounds.

The Club is RYA recognised and runs a variety of courses for all levels from beginner to the advanced sailor.

The harbour was established in the 18th Century, some 500 years before Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne. The local Council has managed the harbour since 1935. Today the harbour remains a hive of activity, especially during the summer months and a vast range of different users enjoy the benefits of this unassuming maritime gem.

The Harbour dries out at low tide and is well known for having an unconventional fairway approach. Unlike the majority of harbours in Great Britain the approach to Paignton is made on the port side of the fairway and not the starboard side. This unusual and interesting feature is marked by a unique looking seasonal buoy and provides for a much safer harbour approach.

Directions from the Paignton Sailing Club website....

1. From the Ring Road (A380) at Tweenaway Cross / Totnes Road junction (traffic lights).
2. Follow the Totnes Road past the traffic lights by the Zoo / Morrisons, and take the next right-hand turn on the brow of the hill into Hayes Road which becomes Penwill Way.
3. Follow Penwill Way around and down a steep hill to the traffic lights on Dartmouth Road.
4. Turn left at these lights.
5. Go along Dartmouth Road past the Big Tree and turn right at the mini roundabout onto Whitstone Road.
6. Follow the road over the railway bridge, around the corner and down the hill to the mini roundabout by the block of flats / shop.
7. Go across this roundabout joining Sands Road, passing the Church on your right heading towards the harbour.
8. At the mini roundabout at the end of Esplanade Road by the Esplanade Hotel either offload your boat (on the green - see below) or turn right to get to the club. The club is located on the South Quay of the harbour. (Entrance at the rear of the building).

Parking is a matter of course but generally there is room on the roads around the back of the harbour area or in the nearby car parks. Watch out for the double yellows - some allow you to park between October and May.

MultiMap view of the location.

Paignton Sailing Club
South Quay
The Harbour
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 6DT
UK

01803 556184
01803 525817

www.paigntonsailingclub.com

NW Traveller #5 @ Budworth SC

This Saturday; the 17th of May 2008, is the date for the fifth 2008 North West Topper Traveller event, and it's hosted by Budworth Sailing Club in Cheshire.

The contact for the event is Tony Wilcock [01925 860458]

The Club is located alongside Budworth Mere, close to the village of Great Budworth in Cheshire. This is close to the motorway network and very easily accessed from Northwich, Warrington, South Manchester and Knutsford.

Budworth Sailing Club
Warrington Road
Great Budworth
CW9 6HA

Access to the Club is via a short private road through farmland just off the A559 Warrington to Northwich road.

Links to Multimap and Google Maps have been provided by the club.

The first race is scheduled for an 11:00 start so expect a briefing at 10:30.

Budworth Sailing Club is just over fourty miles from Southport, and should take no more than an hour or so to get there.

As always good luck to all Travellers, and a safe journey to and from the event.

---

Report and Results.

NW Traveller #4 @ West Lancashire YC

****SUNDAY THE 11TH OF MAY****

Is the date for the fourth North West Topper Traveller Event of 2008. Please take note that it is Sunday the 11th and not Saturday the 10th as published in the Topper calendar.

The event will be held at West Lancashire Yacht Club on the coast at Ainsdale on Sea, just south of Southport.

Food and presentations will take place back at the club house after the event. It is intended to run the event on the sea, but if conditions are unsuitable; sailing will revert to the Marine Lake in Southport where the club is based.

If the weather looks poor, please check with the club beforehand to ensure that you arrive at the correct location.

---

Report and Results.

Sailwave - Race Scoring Software

Latest Version released 1st May 2008.

Quote:

"Sailwave is a popular easy-to-use multi-lingual sailing regatta scoring program for Windows. It is used internationally at all levels of the sport; from club racing to regional and world championships. Flexible publishing tools allow results to be targeted to web browsers, web-sites and email destinations.

In addition to the help file, friendly support from the author and hundreds of experienced Sailwave users is available from the Sailwave User Group.

Although primarily used at sailing events, Sailwave is also used for windsurfing, ice yachting, land yachting and model yachting. You can download Sailwave and additional resources (rating and language files etc) from this website."