North Island IOM Champs held at Wattle Farm 5th & 6th April 2025 – Race Officer Report

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Friday was a shocker – rain, sometimes heavy, and a strong Northerly wind. Practise sailing wasn’t popular!

Bill Bradley was at the club however, despite the conditions, to complete the weigh in and registration process for 20 keen competitors. This certainly took the pressure of the measuring on Saturday morning.

The forecast for Saturday was for fine weather and a mid-range A Rig SW breeze freshening in the afternoon to top of A Rig.

Competitors came from Nelson to Kerikeri and all places in between to give a high-quality fleet of 33 boats racing in two heats under the SHRS (Pre Assigned Heats) system.

The forecast breeze came in and remained consistent throughout the day.

The course was set on a slight diagonal down the pond with the top marks closer to the bank we were sailing from and the bottom marks out in the centre of the pond. This restricted the starboard lay-line so the decision was made to use an inside out gate at both the top and bottom of the course with the finish at the top gate after 2 laps to extend the final beat. 

Sailing conditions do not get much better than this and we completed 11 races (22 Heats) to finish the day just before the 5.00pm deadline.

Sunday was the complete opposite direction with the forecast Northerly of 5 to 12 knots. We stayed with the same course format but in the opposite direction and completed another 2 qualifying rounds before going to Gold and Silver Finals. We completed 5 Finals Races (10 Heats) before calling it a day at around 2.40pm.

Another very successful Championship.

Congratulations to Ian Vickers 1st, Graham Roberts 2nd and Reuben Muir 3rd and to Graham Cross who won the Silver Fleet.

Thanks to all competitors who really made this an enjoyable event.

Thanks also to Ian Westlake (boatman, computer genius and assistant RO), Bill Bradley (Measurer), Alan Vickers & John Porter (Result takers), Neil Forrester who stepped in for a couple of boat rescues, and a big thank you to our umpires John Rountree and Wayne Boburgwho ensured a smooth-running regatta enjoyed by all.

I conclude with my thanks to Roy Granich who assisted with posting live updates on the ANZAM SHRS website for all interested followers to enjoy.

The use of Roy’s enhancement to the SHRS system to enable Random Pre-Assignment for the Qualifying Heats meant that everyone knew (or should have known!) which heats they were going to be sailing in and this sped up the turnaround between races.

Ross McClew
Race Officer
Wattle Farm Sailing (NMMS Inc.)

2025 IOM NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Wattle Farm, 05/04/2025 to 06/04/2025
Results are after 18 races with 2 Qualifying Discards and 1 Finals Discard
Place
Sail No
Skipper
Design
Club
Total
Disc
Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
GOLD FLEET
G 1
61
Ian Vickers
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
50.3
26
24.3
NSC 18
3
5
1
3
1
3
2
RGA 3.3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
G 2
22
Graham Roberts
Frank7
T.R.S.C.
93.4
29
64.4
4
3
4
4
4
10
3
2
RGA 4.4
5
3
8
3
5
11
2
8
10
G 3
88
Reuben Muir
V12
N.M.M.S.
121
47
74
10
2
8
13
4
6
1
3
6
3
DNS 18
3
9
3
6
16
6
4
G 4
28
Erle Williams
V12
K.R.Y.S.
118
43
75
4
1
2
6
11
15
5
1
2
4
1
4
2
9
17
8
9
17
G 5
65
Graeme Perry
V12
K.R.Y.C.
112
36
76
12
4
9
5
6
8
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
12
2
10
15
13
G 6
99
Nigel Sibun
K2
N.M.M.S.
109
31
78
11
5
13
3
1
5
6
9
8
5
7
9
4
4
7
7
3
2
G 7
23
Phil Pryde
Venti
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
128
43
85
3
11
13
2
2
9
7
4
2
12
3
12
8
DSQ 18
1
4
5
12
G 8
17
Grant Lane
V11
N.M.M.S.
139
48
91
14
12
6
6
14
2
8
1
RET 18
2
2
8
3
2
8
5
12
16
G 9
121
George Stead
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
133
41
92
8
5
7
2
5
4
14
4
4
2
11
3
6
16
10
15
11
6
G 10
85
Ian Power
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
135
41
94
5
10
14
7
3
3
DNF 18
5
12
6
5
2
12
8
4
9
7
5
G 11
38
Mike Calkoen
V11
K.R.Y.C.
138
39
99
13
2
7
8
12
3
4
7
7
4
4
11
10
13
9
14
2
8
G 12
51
Grant Nixon
Alioth
N.S.R.Y.S.
147
43
104
11
4
3
14
9
10
9
9
9
10
4
4
1
6
12
3
UFD 18
11
G 13
181
Chris Wischnowsky
V12
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
154
45
109
3
16
15
11
5
7
6
7
5
9
10
10
2
14
5
6
14
9
G 14
24
Roddy Booth
V10
K.R.Y.S.
155
40
115
9
8
8
7
7
1
11
6
8
12
9
6
11
15
13
17
4
3
G 15
12
Karl Stachel
Venti
G.H.R.Y.C.
157
39
118
6
6
4
10
2
11
13
10
11
8
7
5
5
7
15
12
10
15
G 16
29
Colin Cashmore
V12
K.R.Y.S.
164
41
123
6
7
6
8
15
4
5
11
7
10
12
11
5
10
14
13
13
7
G 17
81
Graham Clough
V12
G.H.R.Y.C.
175
45
130
1
11
12
5
11
7
4
16
3
13
6
9
9
11
16
11
16
14
Place
Sail No
Skipper
Design
Club
Total
Disc
Final
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
SILVER FLEET
S 1
64
Graham Cross
Viper
N.S.R.Y.S.
132
37
95
2
8
11
1
8
13
15
8
9
7
5
12
11
1
3
3
6
9
S 2
76
Dave Panting
Kantwo
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
142
40
102
12
9
9
9
15
6
12
10
1
14
13
5
7
2
2
11
3
2
S 3
154
Richard Guy
V9
N.M.M.S.
148
43
105
16
12
DNF 18
3
12
8
7
11
3
9
14
7
7
3
1
9
5
3
S 4
43
Blair Gerrard
Venti
K.R.Y.S.
167
44
123
8
16
12
13
8
11
9
12
DNS 18
11
6
2
13
6
4
7
10
1
S 5
129
Toby Lecher
V11
N.P.R.C.Y.C.
172
46
126
15
14
2
11
1
9
10
8
DNF 18
15
12
6
12
12
8
2
4
13
S 6
156
Nigel Webber
Venti
Wai.R.Y.C.
179
49
130
15
7
5
4
7
2
1
13
5
14
10
16
14
11
9
10
DNC 18
DNC 18
S 7
31
Tony Hay
V11
N.S.R.Y.S.
177
46
131
9
14
10
9
10
13
8
5
14
13
11
13
8
4
DNF 18
4
8
6
S 8
02
Mike Cameron
V11
N.R.S.C.
183
47
136
5
1
3
14
10
14
14
14
11
16
9
14
DNS 18
13
7
5
11
4
S 9
87
Stephen Champion
RnB NITRO
N.S.R.Y.S.
197
54
143
2
6
1
DNF 18
6
5
2
13
4
1
13
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
S 10
21
John Beavis
V10
N.M.M.S.
195
51
144
1
10
16
10
9
12
12
15
12
6
17
15
6
5
DNF 18
6
13
12
S 11
58
Bob Senior
K2
N.S.R.Y.S.
193.2
45
148.2
13
17
1
DNF 18
DNF 18
DNS 18
DNS 18
6
RGA 13.2
UFD 18
8
13
10
9
5
1
2
5
S 12
30
Terry Valder
Viper
N.S.R.Y.S.
197.8
42
155.8
14
15
15
12
13
15
10
12
6
11
8
10
RGA 11.8
8
12
8
9
8
S 13
133
Peter McCully
V12
N.S.R.Y.S.
203
47
156
7
9
11
16
14
14
13
15
10
7
16
14
RET 18
7
11
13
1
7
S 14
16
Steven Fifield
V11
N.M.M.S.
207
44
163
7
15
16
12
13
16
15
14
10
8
15
7
14
10
6
12
7
10
S 15
68
Mike Birdsall
Birdsall Mk3
N.S.R.Y.S.
260
50
210
16
13
14
15
17
17
DNF 18
16
13
DNS 18
14
15
13
14
10
14
12
11
S 16
63
Alec Newald
Venti
N.M.M.S.
288
54
234
10
13
10
DNF 18
16
12
11
DNF 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18
DNC 18