Following a very successful year in 2019 where almost all events saw increased numbers and an overall increase of almost 10% from 2018, Topper Ireland will be returning to some of our regular locations for racing in 2020, but have a few new locations to add to the challenge writes Joseph Seymour, Chairman of Topper Ireland.
The start of the year will see its first Championship event of the year at Royal Cork Yacht Club where we will help our biggest Topper Fleet celebrate this momentous year for their Club. We will then continue to switch north and south across the island for our Traveller events with our second Championship event at Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, followed a few weeks later by our premier event the Topper Nationals.
For the first time, we will be holding this event in Lough Derg Yacht Club, and we look forward to welcoming the ITCA GB/RYA Squad to this event to increase the competition before our sailors go to the Worlds.
The Topper Ireland 2020 calendar
The Topper Worlds will be held in Lake Garda this year with a large fleet expected to travel from Ireland again. On the return from their travels, our sailors will then close out the year with our first visit to Courtown Sailing Club and our last Championship event of the Year, the Finale, at East Antrim Boat Club. For the first time, our 2021 competition year will kick off almost immediately with our first Traveller in September 2020.
