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

by Gary Parkin 22 Mar 2025 10:07 PDT 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:

Pos	Skipper	Sail No	Club/City	Hull	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
MYA IOM Ranking 1
1	Brad Gibson	42	Birkenhead RS&PC	Post PUNK	3	3	3	1	1	2	10
2	Chris Harris	21	Windrush RYC	Britpop	8	6	19	5	3	1	23
3	Josh King	26	Windrush RYC	Pop!	1	11	11	3	2	10	27
4	Darin Ballington	98	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	4	4	6	7	17	6	27
5	Craig Richards	112	Datchet Radio Sailing	Proteus	8	9	2	4	10	5	28
6	Peter Walters	65	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	3	20	8	12	4	3	30
7	Martin Roberts	168	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	2	8	14	18	5	4	33
8	Tony Edwards	75	Yeovil DMBC	Britpop	4	1	17	6	14	9	34
9	Rob Walsh	25	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Venti	1	2	21	8	12	12	35
10	Graham Elliott	9	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	1	10	15	2	8	22	36
11	David Lindsay	23	Datchet Radio Sailing	V12	5	7	9	10	6	19	37
12	Andrea Roberts	127	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	6	16	4	11	13	8	42
13	Nigel Barrow	54	Datchet Radio Sailing	Proteus	2	12	13	9	11	13	47
14	Tim Hand	134	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	4	23	1	16	22	7	50
15	Robert McIntosh	66	Birkenhead RS&PC	V9	7	13	7	13	16	16	56
16	Roger Crates	30	Bridlington MBS	Venti	3	24	35	15	9	11	62
17	Gordon Allison	62	Ayr Bay Radio Yacht Club	Alioth	10	15	5	21	15	21	66
18	Steve Cockerill	27	Emsworth Radio Sailing	Britpop	5	14	12	22	23	30	76
19	Ben Harker	22	Huntingdon RYC	H4O	2	17	22	25	25	14	80
20	Mick Chamberlain	46	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	7	18	16	20	20	32	81
21	Paul Plested	35	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	6	22	31	17	18	18	81
22	Tony Guerrier	50	Three Rivers RYC	Venti	8	26	34	14	21	15	84
23	Nigel Brown	55	Gosport MYBC	Venti	15	34	23	27	7	17	89
24	Bob Conner	14	Woodspring MSC	Britpop	7	25	10	19	33	53	94
25	David Potter	20	Birkenhead RS&PC	V12	6	5	20	31	35	46	97
26	Simon Richardson	32	Manor Park Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	13	36	25	28	27	20	113
27	Robert Wilson	97	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	12	30	24	23	32	24	113
28	Jim La Roche	73	Datchet Radio Sailing	Britpop	9	28	18	30	36	31	116
29	Brian Summers	7	Tayside RSC	Britpop	14	29	38	26	26	23	118
30	James Edwards	88	Yeovil DMBC	Britpop	5	21	32	38	44	25	121
31	Austin Guerrier	6	Datchet Radio Sailing	K2	11	27	27	29	28	29	122
32	Graham Lewis	24	Chelmsford RYC	Venti	10	19	33	39	30	37	129
33	Greg King	181	Windrush RYC	Britpop	12	43	28	35	29	26	130
34	Paul Middleton	45	Fleetwood MY&PBC	V11.5	13	37	30	24	34	36	137
35	Colin McGinnis	145	Tayside RSC	Buzz3	11	31	29	33	39	55	143
36	Malcolm Stewart	129	Emsworth Radio Sailing	Britpop	11	35	40	40	31	27	144
37	Nick Martin	67	Woodspring MSC	SV	9	32	26	34	45	49	146
38	Martyn Aspinall	91	Rotherham MYC	Britpop	10	39	42	43	24	34	149
39	Rob Dyer	93	Eastleigh & District MBC	Venti	14	40	55	55	19	28	156
40	Mike Evans	175	Gosport MYBC	Venti	14	50	37	32	37	41	161
41	Neil Davies	58	South Lakes Model Club	Britpop	16	33	41	49	38	40	168
42	Eric Austwick	15	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Sedici	9	38	36	42	52	50	175
43	David Lapes	85	Three Rivers RYC	Alioth	17	46	43	36	41	42	179
44	Richard Aucott	16	Durleigh Sailing Centre	Alternative	15	41	51	48	43	35	182
45	Tracey Ballington	49	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	16	42	45	47	50	33	183
46	Simon Fairman	71	Manor Park Radio Sailing Club	Alioth	12	47	39	50	46	45	189
47	Peter Guest	17	Scarborough MYC	Fantasia V	13	49	52	44	49	38	193
48	Richard Jutsum	89	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Viss	16	45	49	52	47	39	196
49	Michael Cooper	39	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	18	51	44	37	51	47	197
50	Anthony Marshall	33	Eastbourne & District MYC	K2	15	48	46	46	42	52	197
51	Jen Hand	69	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	17	52	47	51	48	43	206
52	Mike Drew	18	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Britpop	18	53	55	45	40	51	207
53	John Berry	12	Etherow Model Boat Club	Viper	18	54	50	41	55	44	207
54	Mike Willett	44	Two Islands RYC	Britpop	17	44	48	53	55	48	210
MYA IOM Ranking 2
1	Josh King	26	Windrush RYC	Pop!	2	4	2	2	3		9
2	Rob Walsh	25	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Venti	1	1	6	11	2		10
3	Graham Elliott	9	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	3	2	5	15	1		11
4	Tony Edwards	75	Yeovil DMBC	Britpop	3	8	1	3	14		15
5	Robert McIntosh	121	Birkenhead RS&PC	V9	4	3	7	7	12		21
6	Craig Richards	112	Datchet Radio Sailing	Proteus	1	5	12	19	4		22
7	Peter Walters	65	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	7	37	4	1	11		23
8	Nigel Barrow	54	Datchet Radio Sailing	Proteus	3	20	9	8	8		28
9	Chris Harris	21	Windrush RYC	Britpop	5	10	11	9	5		29
10	Martin Roberts	168	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	6	7	19	12	7		32
11	James Edwards	88	Yeovil DMBC	Britpop	4	14	14	6	9		33
12	Tim Hand	134	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	8	26	10	10	6		34
13	Darin Ballington	98	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	6	13	3	18	27		40
14	Derek Priestly	67	Fleetwood MY&PBC	SV	19	6	13	4	24		42
15	Mick Chamberlain	46	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	12	32	8	5	18		43
16	Greg King	181	Windrush RYC	Britpop	8	11	15	17	13		47
17	Roger Crates	30	Bridlington MBS	Venti	7	17	18	14	10		48
18	Jim La Roche	73	Datchet Radio Sailing	Britpop	5	12	17	16	21		50
19	Steve Cockerill	27	Emsworth Radio Sailing	Britpop	1	15	16	22	35		54
20	Gordon Allison	62	Ayr Bay Radio Yacht Club	Alioth	7	9	24	32	24		64
21	Austin Guerrier	6	Datchet Radio Sailing	K2	8	25	29	20	15		68
22	David Potter	20	Birkenhead RS&PC	V12	2	19	24	29	33		74
23	Brian Summers	7	Tayside RSC	Britpop	6	21	31	26	24		77
24	Simon Fairman	71	Manor Park Radio Sailing Club	Alioth	9	30	26	21	25		81
25	Brad Gibson	42	Birkenhead RS&PC	Post PUNK	5	25	28	24	40		82
26	David Lindsay	23	Datchet Radio Sailing	V12	2	25	33	24	40		84
27	Mike Drew	18	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Britpop	15	41	53	13	19		88
28	Simon Richardson	32	Manor Park Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	9	16	24	40	56		89
29	Rob Dyer	93	Eastleigh & District MBC	Venti	10	18	40	30	31		89
30	Nigel Brown	55	Gosport MYBC	Venti	4	22	25	40	47		91
31	Paul Plested	35	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	14	40	40	25	17		96
32	Bob Conner	14	Woodspring MSC	Britpop	9	28	27	34	53		98
33	David Lapes	85	Three Rivers RYC	Alioth	10	33	24	35	32		99
34	Robert Wilson	97	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	13	27	30	33	29		99
35	Colin McGinnis	145	Tayside RSC	Buzz3	10	39	24	36	34		104
36	Martyn Aspinall	91	Rotherham MYC	Britpop	11	38	42	40	20		109
37	Andrea Roberts	127	Birkenhead RS&PC	Britpop	12	49	40	27	30		109
38	Tony Guerrier	50	Three Rivers RYC	Venti	11	36	34	46	28		109
39	Paul Middleton	45	Fleetwood MY&PBC	V11.5	16	48	48	31	16		111
40	Ben Harker	22	Huntingdon RYC	H4O	11	29	35	43	40		115
41	Anthony Marshall	33	Eastbourne & District MYC	K2	16	31	32	37	51		116
42	Jen Hand	69	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	14	52	50	28	26		118
43	Nick Martin	116	Woodspring MSC	Alternative	14	35	37	41	40		126
44	Malcolm Stewart	129	Emsworth Radio Sailing	Britpop	13	45	36	42	41		132
45	Neil Davies	58	South Lakes Model Club	Britpop	13	34	46	44	42		133
46	Eric Austwick	15	Fleetwood MY&PBC	Sedici	17	51	45	49	36		147
47	Richard Aucott	16	Durleigh Sailing Centre	Alternative	17	42	41	56	48		148
48	Graham Lewis	24	Chelmsford RYC	Venti	12	47	44	48	46		149
49	Tracey Ballington	49	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Britpop	20	44	43	45	52		152
50	Mike Evans	175	Gosport MYBC	Venti	17	46	47	51	44		154
51	Mike Willett	44	Two Islands RYC	Britpop	15	43	49	54	56		161
52	Peter Guest	17	Scarborough MYC	Fantasia V	16	55	51	52	43		162
53	Michael Cooper	39	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Venti	18	50	56	47	50		165
54	Richard Jutsum	89	Lincoln Radio Sailing Club	Viss	18	53	52	53	45		168
55	John Berry	12	Etherow Model Boat Club	Viper	15	54	54	50	49		168