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How to rig, sail and race this incredibly popular singlehanded dinghy.

There are 45,000 Topper dinghies and this is the only book on how to sail and race them. Colour photos and photo sequences show how to rig the boat (with either stern or centre mainsheet), sail and race it – to championship standard.

The Topper is now one of the four RYA recognised Junior Pathway Classes, with national and zone squads feeding into the RYA recognised youth classes. Its popularity is increasing in leaps and bounds. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dinghysailing is the activity of sailing smallboats by using the five essential controls: (1) thesails and (2) underwater foils (daggerboard orcentreboard and rudder). It also involves adjusting(3) the trim (forward/rear angle of the boat in thewater) and (4) side to side balance of the dinghy bymovement of the crew, particularly in windy weather("move fast or swim"). In rivers and tidal waters(5) the effective choice of route (in terms ofexisting and anticipated wind shifts, possibleobstacles, other water traffic, currents, etc.) isthe final essential skill. When racing, the aboveskills need to be refined and additional skills andtechniques learned, such as the application of the"racing rules of sailing", boat handling skills whenstarting and when rounding marks, and knowledge oftactics and strategy. Racing tactics include sailingso as to minimise the effect of other competitor'ssails on your speed, or to influence their movementsto your advantage. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Uffa Fox CBE (15 January 1898?26 October 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast.Uffa fox was born on the Isle of Wight and was raised in EastCowes.[1] He lived for a while in Puckaster on the Isle of Wight.He was responsible for many of the developments which have contributed to the modern popularity of Dinghy sailing. He first introduced the technique of planing to dinghy racing, and was influential in the introduction of trapezing.In about 1943 he designed a 27' lifeboat to be dropped from Vickers Warwick aircraft when rescuing downed aircrew or mariners. These boats could be released from under the aeroplane retarded by six 32' diameter parachutes. Although initially adapted for the Warwick, the lifeboat was subsequently also carried by Air-Sea Rescue Lancasters and B-17 Flying Fortresses ... Read more