The Topper Europeans in Weymouth saw an impressive involvement by young Irish sailors, spearheaded by Ben Chaix of Tralee who took Gold by recording a convincing scoreline of seven wins in eight races to round out an impressive season which now incoudes SoM (Junior International) for October.
Ben Chaix of Tralee is "Sailor of the Month (Junior International) for October
1st November 2026
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