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
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....
- From the Ring Road (A380) at Tweenaway Cross / Totnes Road junction (traffic lights).
- 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.
- Follow Penwill Way around and down a steep hill to the traffic lights on Dartmouth Road.
- Turn left at these lights.
- Go along Dartmouth Road past the Big Tree and turn right at the mini roundabout onto Whitstone Road.
- Follow the road over the railway bridge, around the corner and down the hill to the mini roundabout by the block of flats / shop.
- Go across this roundabout joining Sands Road, passing the Church on your right heading towards the harbour.
- 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).
MultiMap view of the location.
Paignton Sailing Club
South Quay
The Harbour
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 6DT
UK
01803 556184
01803 525817
www.paigntonsailingclub.com
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