irish national sailing & powerboat school
The Topper was designed by Ian Proctor in 1977. The Topper was originally
designed to be built out of glass reinforced plastic but was re-engineered to be
made of injection moulded polypropylene which was much more damage resistant and
proved immensely popular in sailing schools in the UK and Ireland. At one point
in the boats lifetime the Topper was the largest injection moulded mass
production plastic component in the world. At 11′ the Topper is designed to be
car “toppable” and the mast splits into two sections, allowing the spars (mast
and boom) to be stored and transported.
