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IOM Ranking 1 & 2 at Scarborough Model Yacht Club, Wykeham Water

by Gary Parkin 22 Mar 17:07 GMT 15-16 March 2025

Scarborough Model Yacht Club welcomed 55 skippers to Wykeham Lake to start the season of 2025 ranking events which this year has a little extra emphasis with the forthcoming World Championships to be held at Datchet Water in May 2026.

A high calibre fleet passed compliance checks and by Saturday race day, the three heats were ready for the off. Sadly the wind had other ideas, and the AP flag was deployed to allow the wind to build and settle after the initial Westerly breeze died. After some considerable changes to the course, racing got under way approximately 45 minutes late in a light shifty breeze that was clearly still being thermally driven - the North Sea coastline 5 miles to the east was 5 degrees warmer than at the lake and the predicted NE air steam apparently didn't fancy coming to join us! The wind did eventually start to move right as the land warmed in the sunshine initially to the NW before breeze finally made it past north requiring further course changes and racing restarted in a freshening NNE which continued to move right, at times with a considerable component of East in the mix. The 2 recovery boats were kept constantly busy with mark adjustments throughout most of the day but RO Derek P managed to get 6 completed races in just before navigation lights were needed and that was with a half hour lunch break included as well.

The prize-giving took place in the Water Park café with a good portion of the fleet in very good spirits having managed to catch the last of the England 6 nations rugby match being shown on the large screen tv which was then used to show some video footage from the day's racing.

Opening the formalities, Scarborough Model Yacht Club Chairman Gary Parkin, expressed his grateful thanks to all that had made the event possible - SMYC members, Gareth Davies and all his teams at North Yorkshire Water Park, Derek Priestley, Peter and Judith Baldwin, Damian Ackroyd, and Sharron Plested.

Brad Gibson sailing his own 'PostPUNK!' design attained the top step of the podium with another trade mark consistent performance and was a clear winner on 10pts taking home a bottle of Flagship Malt Whisky kindly sponsored by Spirit of Yorkshire, Hunmanby, with Chris Harris 2nd on 23pts and Josh King 3rd on count back with 27pts.

A good few stayed on for the social event enjoying a selection of locally sourced pies or freshly made in-house pizza.

Day 2 started remarkable similar to Saturday with a thermally driven westerly breeze. The race team nervously waited for the forecast NW to develop that was supposed to prevail for some of the morning session before moving further right to become a much more stable strengthening north easterly. In reality, the overnight frosts again driving the temperature gradient this time worked in favour for the race team. The racing started right on schedule and continued on the western side of the peninsula allowing 4 heats to be completed with only very minor course changes needed. The wind then began to shut down again and with AP flag deployed, there was a 50 minute break in racing whilst the wind obligingly moved right and with another 50p pushed into the wind machine slot, racing got under way in the expected north easterly breeze.

The fleet then enjoyed probably the best racing of the weekend with wind direction now stable and at times at the upper end of number 1 rig. The usual problem of port tack boats barging at the windward mark reared its head again and the "naughty buoy" mark was again deployed for the second day to try to persuade the fleet to adhere to the rules and prevent the carnage that at times prevailed on Saturday. Whilst there was some degree of success with this on Saturday, the problem continued and the race committee decided that a firmer approach was required. RO Roy Stevens stopped racing and called all skippers to an additional briefing at which the fleet were informed that the "naughty buoy" mark would be removed leaving a standard windward/leeward course and with increased monitoring of boats at the top mark in place, the race committee was now likely to use all options available to them for boats continuing to create problems - a noticeable improvement was thankfully forthcoming.

With 5 races completed, the prize-giving again took place in the Water Park café with a good hot drink taken by many. The overall race results were much closer today with only a single point separating the podium positions but Josh King sailing the BG designed "POP!" moved up 2 steps of the podium from yesterday taking 1st place on 9pts and another bottle of Flagship Malt Whisky courtesy of Spirit of Yorkshire. Rob Walsh was 2nd on 10pts and Graham Elliott 3rd on 11pts.

SMYC Chairman Gary Parkin closed the event thanking all for making the journey to Scarborough and looked forward to welcoming everyone back to compete in future events at the venue.

Overall Results:

PosSkipperSail NoClub/CityHullR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
MYA IOM Ranking 1
1Brad Gibson42Birkenhead RS&PCPost PUNK33311210
2Chris Harris21Windrush RYCBritpop861953123
3Josh King26Windrush RYCPop!11111321027
4Darin Ballington98Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop446717627
5Craig Richards112Datchet Radio SailingProteus892410528
6Peter Walters65Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti3208124330
7Martin Roberts168Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop2814185433
8Tony Edwards75Yeovil DMBCBritpop4117614934
9Rob Walsh25Fleetwood MY&PBCVenti12218121235
10Graham Elliott9Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop11015282236
11David Lindsay23Datchet Radio SailingV125791061937
12Andrea Roberts127Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop61641113842
13Nigel Barrow54Datchet Radio SailingProteus212139111347
14Tim Hand134Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop42311622750
15Robert McIntosh66Birkenhead RS&PCV9713713161656
16Roger Crates30Bridlington MBSVenti324351591162
17Gordon Allison62Ayr Bay Radio Yacht ClubAlioth1015521152166
18Steve Cockerill27Emsworth Radio SailingBritpop5141222233076
19Ben Harker22Huntingdon RYCH4O2172225251480
20Mick Chamberlain46Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti7181620203281
21Paul Plested35Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop6223117181881
22Tony Guerrier50Three Rivers RYCVenti8263414211584
23Nigel Brown55Gosport MYBCVenti1534232771789
24Bob Conner14Woodspring MSCBritpop7251019335394
25David Potter20Birkenhead RS&PCV12652031354697
26Simon Richardson32Manor Park Radio Sailing ClubBritpop133625282720113
27Robert Wilson97Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop123024233224113
28Jim La Roche73Datchet Radio SailingBritpop92818303631116
29Brian Summers7Tayside RSCBritpop142938262623118
30James Edwards88Yeovil DMBCBritpop52132384425121
31Austin Guerrier6Datchet Radio SailingK2112727292829122
32Graham Lewis24Chelmsford RYCVenti101933393037129
33Greg King181Windrush RYCBritpop124328352926130
34Paul Middleton45Fleetwood MY&PBCV11.5133730243436137
35Colin McGinnis145Tayside RSCBuzz3113129333955143
36Malcolm Stewart129Emsworth Radio SailingBritpop113540403127144
37Nick Martin67Woodspring MSCSV93226344549146
38Martyn Aspinall91Rotherham MYCBritpop103942432434149
39Rob Dyer93Eastleigh & District MBCVenti144055551928156
40Mike Evans175Gosport MYBCVenti145037323741161
41Neil Davies58South Lakes Model ClubBritpop163341493840168
42Eric Austwick15Fleetwood MY&PBCSedici93836425250175
43David Lapes85Three Rivers RYCAlioth174643364142179
44Richard Aucott16Durleigh Sailing CentreAlternative154151484335182
45Tracey Ballington49Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop164245475033183
46Simon Fairman71Manor Park Radio Sailing ClubAlioth124739504645189
47Peter Guest17Scarborough MYCFantasia V134952444938193
48Richard Jutsum89Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubViss164549524739196
49Michael Cooper39Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti185144375147197
50Anthony Marshall33Eastbourne & District MYCK2154846464252197
51Jen Hand69Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop175247514843206
52Mike Drew18Fleetwood MY&PBCBritpop185355454051207
53John Berry12Etherow Model Boat ClubViper185450415544207
54Mike Willett44Two Islands RYCBritpop174448535548210
MYA IOM Ranking 2
1Josh King26Windrush RYCPop!24223 9
2Rob Walsh25Fleetwood MY&PBCVenti116112 10
3Graham Elliott9Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop325151 11
4Tony Edwards75Yeovil DMBCBritpop381314 15
5Robert McIntosh121Birkenhead RS&PCV9437712 21
6Craig Richards112Datchet Radio SailingProteus1512194 22
7Peter Walters65Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti7374111 23
8Nigel Barrow54Datchet Radio SailingProteus320988 28
9Chris Harris21Windrush RYCBritpop5101195 29
10Martin Roberts168Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop6719127 32
11James Edwards88Yeovil DMBCBritpop4141469 33
12Tim Hand134Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop82610106 34
13Darin Ballington98Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop61331827 40
14Derek Priestly67Fleetwood MY&PBCSV19613424 42
15Mick Chamberlain46Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti12328518 43
16Greg King181Windrush RYCBritpop811151713 47
17Roger Crates30Bridlington MBSVenti717181410 48
18Jim La Roche73Datchet Radio SailingBritpop512171621 50
19Steve Cockerill27Emsworth Radio SailingBritpop115162235 54
20Gordon Allison62Ayr Bay Radio Yacht ClubAlioth79243224 64
21Austin Guerrier6Datchet Radio SailingK2825292015 68
22David Potter20Birkenhead RS&PCV12219242933 74
23Brian Summers7Tayside RSCBritpop621312624 77
24Simon Fairman71Manor Park Radio Sailing ClubAlioth930262125 81
25Brad Gibson42Birkenhead RS&PCPost PUNK525282440 82
26David Lindsay23Datchet Radio SailingV12225332440 84
27Mike Drew18Fleetwood MY&PBCBritpop1541531319 88
28Simon Richardson32Manor Park Radio Sailing ClubBritpop916244056 89
29Rob Dyer93Eastleigh & District MBCVenti1018403031 89
30Nigel Brown55Gosport MYBCVenti422254047 91
31Paul Plested35Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop1440402517 96
32Bob Conner14Woodspring MSCBritpop928273453 98
33David Lapes85Three Rivers RYCAlioth1033243532 99
34Robert Wilson97Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop1327303329 99
35Colin McGinnis145Tayside RSCBuzz31039243634 104
36Martyn Aspinall91Rotherham MYCBritpop1138424020 109
37Andrea Roberts127Birkenhead RS&PCBritpop1249402730 109
38Tony Guerrier50Three Rivers RYCVenti1136344628 109
39Paul Middleton45Fleetwood MY&PBCV11.51648483116 111
40Ben Harker22Huntingdon RYCH4O1129354340 115
41Anthony Marshall33Eastbourne & District MYCK21631323751 116
42Jen Hand69Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop1452502826 118
43Nick Martin116Woodspring MSCAlternative1435374140 126
44Malcolm Stewart129Emsworth Radio SailingBritpop1345364241 132
45Neil Davies58South Lakes Model ClubBritpop1334464442 133
46Eric Austwick15Fleetwood MY&PBCSedici1751454936 147
47Richard Aucott16Durleigh Sailing CentreAlternative1742415648 148
48Graham Lewis24Chelmsford RYCVenti1247444846 149
49Tracey Ballington49Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubBritpop2044434552 152
50Mike Evans175Gosport MYBCVenti1746475144 154
51Mike Willett44Two Islands RYCBritpop1543495456 161
52Peter Guest17Scarborough MYCFantasia V1655515243 162
53Michael Cooper39Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubVenti1850564750 165
54Richard Jutsum89Lincoln Radio Sailing ClubViss1853525345 168
55John Berry12Etherow Model Boat ClubViper1554545049 168

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