TopNav: The Visual Navigation Competition
About TopNav
TopNav is a fun competition to practice visual navigation with a view to improving your All Aids techniques.
There is a minimum crew of 2 with special arrangements for young navigators.
There will be a comprehensive brief before the event and RIN staff will be present to brief the Routes, GPS Trackers and Logs and to answer any last minute “nervous” questions. Historically this event has proved to be a day of fun with embedded learning
and skill enhancement.
Competition Types
- Aeroplane
- Helicopter
- Microlight
- SLMG
2026 Location & Dates
- Bodmin - 3 May (weather fallback – 4 May)
- Compton Abbas - 3 May (weather fallback – 4 May)
- Popham - 16 May (weather fallback – 17 May)
- White Waltham - 23 May (weather fallback – 24 May)
- Peterborough Conington - 23 May (weather fallback – 24 May)
Useful Documents
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Previous TopNav Winners
- 2025: A Robinson & S Cassia
- 2024: A Robinson & S Cassia
- 2023: B Greatrex & F Collier
- 2022: N Parton & N Cox
- 2019: A & B Beney
- 2018: J Hickman & R Curry
- 2017: G P Coleman & D E Hall
- 2016: P Williams & M Reynolds
- 2015: D M Green & J W Davy
- 2014: M Leusby & R Taylor
- 2013: A Collins & M Crawshaw
- 2012: M Fish & P Wery
- 2011: A B Greatrex & P R S Collier
- 2010: A B Greatrex & P R S Collier
- 2009: G & S Purchase
- 2008: N Shields & A Todd
- 2007: S Wall & M Littler
- 2006: N D B Golder & J Barlow
- 2005: N Ridehalgh & A Seeds
- 2004: A B Greatrex & P R S Collier
- 2003: A D Seeds & D Wells
- 2002: P J Holmes & N Crane
- 2001: P E Eversfield & J Gentleman
- 2000: I G Cooper & J Sherreff
- 1999: P Glennon & L Pesaro
- 1998: M J Cheel & G W Welsh
- 1997: BL Atkinson & C Huggett
- 1996: J H & I McBeath
- 1995: S J Makin
- 1994: J Nazarkewych & J Sawdon
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