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A Performance Racing Catamaran.

The Topaz 16 is an accessible but high performance cat designed for two to four sailors. There is room on the trampoline for the helm and three for cruising. 

The Topaz 16 is stiff, light and dynamic with a totally modern design that delivers the ride of a lifetime. The durable and robust hull construction and the highest quality specification equipment throughout as standard make the Cat 16 a joy to sail and keeps gear failure to a minimum. The Topaz Catamarans have been designed by International multihull racing legends Yves Loday and Robert White.

Topaz 16 Features

• Total rigged only 140kg
• High foredeck with lots of stability, handling and taut feed back
• The built in skeg design means no daggerboards so perfect for beginners
• No boom makes teaching on T16 fun and exciting
• Lock-in beams provide a rigid sailing platform and firm hull performance
• 16 X features the addition of a powerful single-line ‘Race’ Gennaker System
• 16 (school) comes with durable and manageable Dacron radial-cut, slab-reefing mainsail and furling jib as standard
• 16 also includes single trapeze as standard
• High quality foot straps for trapezing
• Unique non-slip pattern is user friendly and provides extra grip when trapezing 
• Sealed mast to slow down the boat inverting in a capsize
• TRILAM technology unique to Topper gives unrivalled strength to weight ratio and great uniformity, buoyancy, stiffness, dynamism, lightweight and durability

An unbeatable experience

The Topaz 16 is an accessible but high performance cat designed for a crew of two. The Topaz 16 has a twin trapeze and boasts a powerful 14.25m2 sail area courtesy of a large Dacron main and jib.

Increased handling and speed.

The 16 X option generates even higher performance  with the addition of an impressive 11.18m2 gennaker. The result; far more control and fewer spills than you’d expect from a cat with this much power.

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Topaz 16 prices start at £11,225.00 (inc VAT.)

If you would like a more detailed quote to discuss you requirements, please contact one of our sales team for more information.

Our dedicated Sales Managers, Russ & Jon are always on-hand for any questions, or help you require.

We have an on-the-road parts and repairs shop and Russ attends various events across the country to fix or replace equipment. He is also a font of knowledge offering general advice and after-care for all our customers.

Below you will find all the support documents available for the Topaz 16 and 16 X. If you have any further questions or can’t find what you are looking for please let us know! 

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Topper 4.2/5.3

Topper – world sailing recognized full international racing class, nearly 50,000 boats sold worldwide now available in the us, “britain’s best selling and favorite sailing dinghy”.

• Single hander for youth, junior and lighter adults.
• Lightweight, safe and simple.
• Quick handling and racy performance.
• Durable, maintenance free construction – Read more …
• RYA Approved Junior Pathway Class.

Worldwide Racing

The Topper offers a phenomenal race and training scene. Friendly but competitive, the circuit is a fantastic place to be and a breeding ground for some of the UKs very best young sailors! For more info on the Topper Racing Class: www.rya.org.uk/racing/youth www.itca-gbr.co.uk/ www.itcaworld.org

The Topper Class is a fun and friendly class that is responsible for developing some of the best young sailors in the world. The Class not only produce exceptional sailing talent, they also help sailors acquire key life skills to help them fulfil their true potential including independence, confidence, team work and physical fitness. Watch this great little video which captures the spirit of the Topper Class.

True One Design – because the Topper is now Roto Molded , every boat is identical. The ‘one-design’ nature of the boat makes for a uniquely fair competition.

Fun – with a 5.3sqm sail it has good upwind and downwind performance, making it a thrilling, accessible and exciting sail.

Fast – the lightweight hull and the large sail area make the Topper a fast boat for its size, and being so close to the water just makes it feel so much more exciting.

Simple – with a single hull and sail provider, measurement is simple and conducted with minimum of fuss.

Value – a race rigged Topper is the cheapest single handed racing dinghy in its category.

Durability – its unique polypropylene construction makes the boat virtually indestructible.

Low Maintenance – It requires little maintenance, is easily rigged in a matter of minutes, is rugged and safe for beginners and an exciting race boat too as your skills develop AND it is car-toppable. It truly is the most versatile of sailboats.

Build Quality – After almost 40 years of continuous production (approaching 50,000 boats!) it is the outstanding build quality, durability and innovative design features that have made the Topper one of the most popular boats in Britain.

Lightweight – at just 43kg/95 lbs (compared to similar boats that weigh more) the cartoppable Topper is the lightest boat of its size and configuration in the world. It is easily righted after a capsize and ideal for sailors from 80 lbs to 150 lbs.

Award winning – it has won many awards for innovative design and construction, including the world renowned Design Council Award.

International – nearly 50,000 boats worldwide, a well-established international class structure across Europe, the Middle East, Far East, America and Australasia, Topper sailing is truly international. The Topper is an ISAF Full International Class.

Competitive – with over 300 boats competing at this year’s National Championships and 173 boats competing for this year’s World Championship – the Topper is one of the most competitive classes for young sailors.

Pathway – the success of the Topper as a high-performance race-training pathway class has been proven in the UK. An incredibly high proportion of sailors selected for the RYA Transitional Youth Squads were Topper sailors.

Development – The Topper has always been a great boat. A number of changes that will ensure that it continues to be a great boat into the foreseeable future. These include:

6:1 Downhaul – without doubt the second most important update is the change from a maximum purchase of a 3:1 to one of 6:1. It will allow much lighter and less experienced sailors to sail in strong winds. The extra force available means we can bend the mast to flatten the sail whilst keeping the fullness in the sail well forward. The effect will be to stop the boat heading into the wind on a beat and getting stuck in irons when tacking.

4.2m2 sail The introduction of the 4.2m2 sail allows eight and nine year old Topper sailors and the smaller older ones to compete alongside the bigger sailors. The small sail is really inexpensive and it’s pretty quick in the hands of a 30-40kg sailor. It also doesn’t require a new mast or a change of controls.

Whether just messing about in boats, having fun off a beach, learning to sail, flat out blasting or competitive racing, there are so many reasons for choosing the fantastic Topper.

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The outstanding line-up includes the classic TOPPER; the super simple TAZ; the family oriented multi-role MAGNO and OMEGA; the racy but user friendly VIBE and XENON; and the incredibly versatile multi-rig TOPAZ.

Each sailboat is designed for a specific type of sailing. From young beginners, older newcomers, fun sailors, cruising or club racing. Many of the boats offer a unique versatility due to the perfect combination of power and control that Topper Sailboats are now renowned.

Sky International have been supplying Topper products to Hong Kong for a number of years and are experienced in helping customers find the right boat or dinghy to suit their needs.

Check out the full Topper Sailboats Boat Range:

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Buying a Topper

The good news is: if you buy at the right price you will usually be able to sell your Topper for a similar amount in a couple of year’s time.

The Topper is one of the most popular second hand buys in the dinghy market. Race quality boats are sought after items.

To find details of Toppers for sale, you could try:

• the back pages of Yachts and Yachting.
• www.apolloduck.co.uk
• The facebook group Dinghies and dinghy bits for sale
• The facebook group ITCA(GBR) - Toppers in the UK
• Sailing club notice-boards, especially when there is a Topper event on.

Word of mouth is a valuable route to finding a good boat too. Or try your local Topper dealer.

The Topper dinghy is one of the simplest performance dinghies available and there is not much that can go wrong.

If you plan to race it you need to check that you have a hull that has not been distorted: it should have been stored correctly with the deck facing down.

An air tight hull should hiss when you remove the bung after sailing.

Look at the mast foot cup: if it has gone, the mast can go through the deck moulding.

Check out the state of the transom plate: if this comes adrift it is quite difficult to get at the bolts inside. Hatches are not allowed under Class Rules.

As Jeremy Evans says in Yachts and Yachting "In most other respects, the Topper is near bullet proof."

Scratching of the Topper hull does occur. Deep scratches can be removed with ‘wet and dry’ glass paper. More minor damage can be rectified by cleaning with a bathroom cleaner and a plastic scouring pad.

The decks do fade with time and some colours are more prone to this than others. Yellow is probably the worst. Old grey boats can become ‘chalky’. It is possible to re-melt the surface of the plastic by heating with a hot air gun. This will cure all but the worst fading but requires great care!

Purple and dark pink decks show white ‘bruises’ when bashed and some of these will also come out with careful use of heat, as will any deformation of the hull caused by poor storage.

Most problems can be resolved in a straight forward manner – even welding the hulls and decks is no problem for an expert. Contact your local Topper dealer. Further related guidance can be found under ‘Upkeep'. A little time spent maintaining your boat will bring a lot of rewards.

Buying a New Topper

There are certain advantages to buying a new Topper when you join the Topper Class. Obviously you will want to examine these advantages, the cost and the methods of buying a new Topper before making a buying decision.

Along with a brand new smooth hull, one of the key advantages (especially for racing) is the fact that new boats include all the latest gear. For example, a new HARKEN rigged Topper includes:

• New mainsail design with webbing strop head fixing.
• New centre main sheet system from HARKEN including the highest quality blocks, cleats and ropes.
• New foam block hull design to maintain hull profile.
• New improved mastgate area of the deck mould
• New lower mast and boom design with new webbing kicker strap.
• New upper mast design with flat top cap to attach to sail.
• New carbon tiller extension (975mm).
• Buying a new Topper also obviates the need to buy a new sail for an older boat.

You can buy a new Topper directly from Topper International. They often have special offers on a new Topper which are well worth looking into. 

Go to the Topper International site here

If you are interested in purchasing a new Topper please call Rick Reading on 01233 629186 or e-mail [email protected]

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Topper sailing from Start to Finish

A new sailing season is fast approaching and with it comes a new edition of  The Topper Book – Topper sailing from Start to Finish.

Written by GBR’s longest-serving National Topper Coach, Dave Cockerill, and John Caig, a former Topper National & European Champion, who went on to twice win the Fireball World Championship.

The book features recent Topper World and National Champions and is the bible for Topper sailing.

UK Topper National Champion Jess Powell demonstrates the techniques required, as well as what not to do, in over 300 photos and has contributed to the text, making sure it is completely relevant to today’s Topper sailors.

This is the only book which shows you how to rig, sail and race the Topper – right up to World Champion standard. It is packed full of advice, go-fast tips, photo sequences and diagrams.

And includes a must read Guide For Parents.

This new third edition covers all three Topper rigs (4.2, 5.3 and 6.4) and is fully up to date with details of the new rota-moulded (grey) boats as well as the traditional injection-moulded (red) boats.

If your visiting the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show on Saturday 24th February drop by the Topper International stand (L30) at 2.30pm for the launch of this new edition.

It will also be available on the Fernhurst Books stand (M32) – next to Rooster. This will be an opportunity to meet Dave Cockerill and Jess Powell.

Details at Fernhurstbooks.com

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Topper is a 11 ′ 1 ″ / 3.4 m monohull sailboat designed by Ian Proctor and built by Topper International starting in 1965.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Topper Sail 5.3

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Topper 5.3m sail rolled – new style 2014 (with webbing strap) to go with new mast head cap. You can still use this sail with the old style masthead crane, just cut the webbing strap and attach the halyard loop as normal.

We would be happy to fit sail numbers to the sail, just remember to purchase the Sail Numbering Service, GBRs , 230mm Digital 8 sail numbers and championship numbers (white) as required.

Remember to tell us your numbers in the comments box at checkout.

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Topper Sailboats build the classic, car-toppable, Topper dinghy along with a range of other dinghies from the Taz to the Omega.

Sailingfast have been working with Topper since we started back in 2002 and director Duncan has been a Topper coach since 1997. We have an incredible wealth of knowledge, if you are looking for a thingummy or a what’s-it-called, we know what you mean and we have it in stock!

If you need advice, just drop us a line on 01324 861 756 .

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Topper 4.2/5.3

Topper – world sailing recognized full international racing class, nearly 50,000 boats sold worldwide now available in the us, “britain’s best selling and favourite sailing dinghy”.

Perfect boat for youth learn to sail programs

• Single hander for youth, junior and lighter adults.
• Lightweight, safe and simple.
• Quick handling and racy performance.
• Durable, maintenance free construction – Read more …
• RYA Approved Junior Pathway Class.

Worldwide Racing The Topper offers a phenomenal race and training scene. Friendly but competitive, the circuit is a fantastic place to be and a breeding ground for some of the UKs very best young sailors! Classes are developing her int he US- West Coast US, Hawaii and Great lakes. There is a strong class in Canada as well.  For more info on the Topper Racing Class: www.rya.org.uk/racing/youth www.itca(gbr).co.uk www.itcaworld.org

The Topper Class is a fun and friendly class that is responsible for developing some of the best young sailors in the world. The Class not only produce exceptional sailing talent, they also help sailors acquire key life skills to help them fulfil their true potential including independence, confidence, team work and physical fitness. Watch this great little video which captures the spirit of the Topper Class.

True One Design – because the Topper is injection moulded, every boat is identical. The ‘one-design’ nature of the boat makes for a uniquely fair competition.

Fun – with a 5.3sqm sail it has good upwind and downwind performance, making it a thrilling, accessible and exciting sail.

Fast – the lightweight hull and the large sail area make the Topper a fast boat for its size, and being so close to the water just makes it feel so much more exciting.

Simple – with a single hull and sail provider, measurement is simple and conducted with minimum of fuss.

Value – a race rigged Topper is the cheapest single handed racing dinghy in its category.

Durability – its unique polypropylene construction makes the boat virtually indestructible.

Low Maintenance – It requires little maintenance, is easily rigged in a matter of minutes, is rugged and safe for beginners and an exciting race boat too as your skills develop AND it is car-toppable. It truly is the most versatile of sailboats.

Build Quality – After almost 40 years of continuous production (approaching 50,000 boats!) it is the outstanding build quality, durability and innovative design features that have made the Topper one of the most popular boats in Britain.

Lightweight – at just 43kg/95 lbs (compared to similar boats that weigh more) the cartoppable Topper is the lightest boat of its size and configuration in the world. It is easily righted after a capsize and ideal for sailors from 80 lbs to 150 lbs.

Award winning – it has won many awards for innovative design and construction, including the world renowned Design Council Award.

International – nearly 50,000 boats worldwide, a well-established international class structure across Europe, the Middle East, Far East, America and Australasia, Topper sailing is truly international. The Topper is an ISAF Full International Class.

Competitive – with over 300 boats competing at this year’s National Championships and 173 boats competing for this year’s World Championship – the Topper is one of the most competitive classes for young sailors.

Pathway – the success of the Topper as a high-performance race-training pathway class has been proven in the UK. An incredibly high proportion of sailors selected for the RYA Transitional Youth Squads were Topper sailors.

Development – The Topper has always been a great boat. A number of changes that will ensure that it continues to be a great boat into the foreseeable future. These include:

6:1 Downhaul – without doubt the second most important update is the change from a maximum purchase of a 3:1 to one of 6:1. It will allow much lighter and less experienced sailors to sail in strong winds. The extra force available means we can bend the mast to flatten the sail whilst keeping the fullness in the sail well forward. The effect will be to stop the boat heading into the wind on a beat and getting stuck in irons when tacking.

4.2m2 sail The introduction of the 4.2m2 sail allows eight and nine year old Topper sailors and the smaller older ones to compete alongside the bigger sailors. The small sail is really inexpensive and it’s pretty quick in the hands of a 30-40kg sailor. It also doesn’t require a new mast or a change of controls.

Whether just messing about in boats, having fun off a beach, learning to sail, flat out blasting or competitive racing, there are so many reasons for choosing the fantastic Topper.

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