Welcome to Southern Area Toppers
Our aim is to help Topper sailors and parents make the most of their time in this welcoming and friendly class.
Local Team - Dave Doughty, Sally Wilson (Area Reps) and Claus Svendsen (Training)
Welcome to the web pages of the Southern Area. We hope to be able to support you and your sailor in enjoying your time with the Southern Area Topper community who are enthuiastic, friendly and thriving. Each year we organise a programme of training and racing at clubs across the South and newcomers are always very welcome.
If you have any questions please either email us or grab any parent of a Topper sailor, we are a friendly bunch, always happy to help. Our ITCA Southern Region parent's WhatsApp group is the best way to stay up to date with what's happening in the Southern area - please contact Dave, Sally or Claus if you would like to be added.
Membership of ITCA is not essential and sailors are allowed entry to one Open or Training event before we ask that they join the class. After this time, if sailors want to continue to enter events then membership is compulsory. Find out how to join ITCA here
The Southern Area is currently covered by 3 volunteers, with responsibilties divided as detailed below. Please feel free to email us if you need any help or information and if you just want to meet up at one of the events for a chat.
We are dependent on parent volunteers helping to run ITCA Southern events, so if you'd like ot get involved, please let us know. This year, we are running a Spring Traveller Series and we will have a prizegiving in July, just before the Nationals in August. We feel aligning our ITCA Traveller events with the ITCA National Series events and the school year makes sense - especially as many sailors transition to other classes after the Nationals.
ITCA Southern Area Reps - Dave Doughty & Sally Wilson
Dave and Sally will act as the first point of contact with ITCA. We provide support and information for ITCA and Southern area activities. If you're new to Toppers or would like to know more about what ITCA offers in the Southern region then please get in touch online or come and say hello at one of our events.
One of our roles is to liaise with our local clubs hosting events in our Rooster Southern Topper Traveller Series. If you're interested in hosting a Topper Open at your club, please do make contact with Sally or Dave as we would be delighted to hear from you.
Southern Training Rep - Claus Svendsen
Claus organises and co-coordinates training events with our local clubs. If you're interested in organising some ITCA training at your club please contact Claus.
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Happy Sailing,
ITCA Southern Area Team
