Auckland IOM Class Champs 2025

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Held at Wattle Farm Saturday 19th July & Sunday 20th July 2025

Race Officer Report

The rain went through on Thursday and Friday and so did the wind.

Saturday morning was fine but very light shifty zephyrs from all directions.

We had decided to split the 38 entries into 3 fleets in case we had to race a short course across the pond which was a real possibility based on some forecasts. The Fleets were pre-allocated using that option in the SHRS system. This made it very easy on the race officer.

Late morning the breeze looked to be settling in from the South and we managed to set a course with inside out gates at both the top and bottom with the finish back at the top gate to extend the final windward beat.

We got one race in before the breeze died and we went to lunch.

After lunch the wind settled from the South and we managed to complete another 3 rounds to end the day with 4 Races completed (12 heats). The attempted 5th round was abandoned when the breeze died completely.

Sunday was a repeat of Saturday with no wind to start the day.

We got underway around 11.00am with Race 5 Heat1 which was completed just as the breeze died out.

After an early lunch the light southerly breeze of 4 to 5 knots returned and we were able to get racing underway around 1.00pm. Race 5 Heat 1 was scratched and we went straight to Finals racing with the Gold, Silver and Bronze Fleets as they stood after Saturday’s 4 Qualifying races. The discard matrix was changed for the Finals to allow for a drop after 3 races.

The Southerly stayed in and we were able to complete 4 Finals races for each fleet by the 3 pm cut-off on a very pleasant sunny afternoon.

Congratulations to our winners of the Bronze Fleet (Blair Gerrard) and Silver Fleet (Mike Calkoen) and to our Gold Fleet medal winners – Ian Vickers 1st, Richard Guy 2nd and Erle Williams 3rd.

Thank you to all Competitors and thank you Umpires John Rountree and Wayne Boberg for a smoothly run contest.

Thanks to the Wattle Farm Team – Bill Bradley for looking after the registration and weigh in formalities. Roy Granich and Dale for running the SHRS system and assisting with the race management. John Porter and Murray MacDonnell (Result recorder & assistant) and Steve Fifield for mark boat duties between races.

Thanks also to John Beavis for providing his Camper Van as Race Management HQ which almost become a permanent addition to the Wattle Farm facility when it got stuck in the soft ground!

Ross McClew (Race Officer)

2025 IOM AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Wattle Farm, 19/07/2025
Results are after 8 races with 1 Qualifying Discard and 1 Finals Discard
Place
Sail No
Skipper
Design
Club
Total
Disc
Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
F1
F2
F3
F4
GOLD FLEET
G 1
61
Ian Vickers
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
24
16
8
1
2
1
DNC 14
2
2
1
1
G 2
154
Richard Guy
V9
N.M.M.S.
35
18
17
3
1
2
5
13
1
7
3
G 3
28
Earle Williams
V12
K.R.Y.S.
34
16
18
1
2
1
6
3
7
4
10
G 4
92
Chris Wischnowsky
Voodoo
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
40
17
23
2
3
7
2
4
10
5
7
G 5
64
Graham Cross
V8
N.S.R.Y.S.
42
17
25
8
1
9
4
5
8
2
5
G 6
27
Rob Nelson
Venti
G.H.R.Y.C.
43
17
26
4
4
8
1
6
9
3
8
G 7
24
Roddy Booth
V10
K.R.Y.S.
44
17
27
8
1
3
10
7
5
6
4
G 8
23
Phil Pryde
Venti
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
49
21
28
4
8
5
3
11
3
13
2
G 9
35
Paul Pearson
V11
G.H.R.Y.C.
52
22
30
2
3
10
1
1
12
11
12
G 10
22
Graham Roberts
Frank7
T.R.S.C.
45
15
30
3
5
3
4
10
4
10
6
G 11
18
Grant Nixon
Alioth
N.S.R.Y.S.
56
17
39
4
2
5
4
12
6
12
11
G 12
160
Dave Panting
V11
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
58
18
40
6
7
6
2
8
11
9
9
G 13
46
Alan Vickers
V11
N.M.M.S.
62
19
43
6
5
2
6
9
13
8
13
Place
Sail No
Skipper
Design
Club
Total
Disc
Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
F1
F2
F3
F4
SILVER FLEET
S 1
38
Mike Calkoen
V11
K.R.Y.C.
45
22
23
2
10
4
9
2
1
RGA 5
12
S 2
99
Nigel Sibun
Kantun 2
N.M.M.S.
38
14
24
7
6
3
5
1
2
7
7
S 3
31
Tony Hay
V11
N.S.R.Y.S.
41
14
27
10
8
4
7
4
3
4
1
S 4
67
Garry Roberts
Britpop
N.S.R.Y.S.
47
18
29
9
7
4
7
3
4
9
4
S 5
12
Karl Stachel
Venti
G.H.R.Y.C.
51
22
29
9
8
6
1
13
5
6
3
S 6
58
Bob Senior
K2
N.M.M.S.
49
17
32
1
9
7
9
5
8
8
2
S 7
42
John McPherson
Britpop!
Wlg.R.Y.C.
52
19
33
7
4
8
3
8
9
2
11
S 8
156
Nigel Webber
Venti
Wai.R.Y.C.
56
21
35
5
9
10
5
11
7
1
8
S 9
65
Graeme Perry
V12
K.R.Y.C.
54.7
19
35.7
10
13
1
8
6
6
RGA 5.7
5
S 10
29
Colin Cashmore
V12
K.R.Y.S.
56
20
36
5
3
8
9
9
11
5
6
S 11
51
Dennis Sheppherd
Britpop
T.R.S.C.
54
16
38
6
5
5
6
10
10
3
9
S 12
16
Steven Fifield
V11
N.M.M.S.
73
27
46
13
10
2
3
7
13
11
DNS 14
S 13
63
Alec Newald
VISS
N.M.M.S.
78
25
53
10
13
9
2
12
12
10
10
Place
Sail No
Skipper
Design
Club
Total
Disc
Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
F1
F2
F3
F4
BRONZE FLEET
B 1
89
Blair Gerrard
Venti
K.R.Y.S.
47
17
30
3
11
13
8
2
2
4
4
B 2
86
Toby Lecher
V11
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
45
14
31
8
6
7
8
3
6
2
5
B 3
17
Grant Lane
V11
N.M.M.S.
52
20
32
12
4
10
10
1
4
8
3
B 4
60
Brett May
Cheinz
G.H.R.Y.C.
49
16
33
11
10
11
7
5
3
1
1
B 5
81
Graham Clough
V12
G.H.R.Y.C.
60
23
37
7
12
6
11
4
11
3
6
B 6
21
John Beavis
V10
N.M.M.S.
61
19
42
5
12
12
12
7
1
5
7
B 7
91
Neil Forrester
V12
N.M.M.S.
73
24
49
11
6
12
13
11
7
11
2
B 8
133
Peter McCully
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
71
20
51
9
11
11
11
9
5
6
9
B 9
68
Mike Birdsall
MB04
N.S.R.Y.S.
76
22
54
13
12
9
10
8
9
7
8
B 10
71
Billy Preston
Contender
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
79
23
56
12
7
12
12
6
10
9
11
B 11
20
Wayne Rowland
Britpop!
W.R.Y.C.
85
23
62
12
11
13
11
10
8
10
10
B 12
30
Terry Valder
Viper
N.S.R.Y.S.
101
28
73
11
9
11
DNF 14
DNS 14
DNC 14
DNC 14
DNC 14
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