It’s exciting to shine a light on life as a Topper mum, or a Topp Mum as my brother calls me. I started keeping a weekly diary at the start of the year, not so...
If you’re sailing at junior level you may think that as autumn approaches the season draws to a close, but if you’re enjoying your sailing and want to improve, winter can be the best time...
The first Topper National Series of 2017-18 took place in Poole Harbour on a sunny Saturday morning, hanging around with my friends and my brother Ollie. After an hour postponement, due to light wind, we...
Feature Photo Credit: James Tomlinson. For three years I raced a Topper with reasonable success finishing in the top ten at both the World and National Championships in 2016. Last September I decided it was...
Photo credit: Simon McIlwaine www.wavelengthimage.com On the 15th & 16th July I was in Lowestoft for a Topper National series event. On Saturday it was very windy with waves building throughout the day. Something that...
Photo Credit: www.thomtouw.com photography I decided to go back to the Topper and compete at the World Championship last week in Loctudy, France. I’ve only sailed the Topper 4 times this year so it was...
On the 29th April 2017, I went to the Topper Inland Championship at Grafham Water. My dad woke me up at 4am, so we could get up to the event in time. I knew I...
Due to the change in the manufacturers build specification, you can now fill in the notches on your daggerboard, improving the flow of water across your foil. Here Dave Cockerill demonstrates how to do this...
Photo: Simon McIlwaine www.wavelengthimage.com (Topper Worlds 2016) I had a choice at this event as to whether I stayed ashore, whilst my sister sailed and I revised, or I went on the water as well....
Photo credit: Peter Newton What a weekend at Carsington, my first national event win in my Topper! With two 5ths under my belt in the two previous national series events, I was asked “what have...