IOM Yare Cup at Norwich Model Yacht Club
by Duncan Ellis 19 Mar 15:26 UTC
14 March 2026
IOM Yare Cup at Norwich Model Yacht Club © Andrew Wallace
Seventeen sailors took part in this year's first Eastern District event for IOMs on Saturday 14th March hosted by Norwich MYC on Whitlingham Broad. Sailors home clubs pretty much covered all IOM clubs in the region.
Vinnie Zammit and his race team were in charge for the day running 17 races in total in a single fleet.
Weather conditions were dry with the breeze coming from the North West initially but it certainly kept the race officer on his toes as it moved around during the day.
Race wins were shared throughout the fleet with Dave Green, John Gill, Buzz Coleman, Ben Wallace and Duncan Ellis all getting the winners whistle at some stage during the day.
Results wise, seven different clubs in the eastern region were represented in the top 10 places showing a healthy start to the season in the East for the IOM class.
The Next eastern event take place at Huntingdon RYC on the 28th March and already has a healthy entry list but there is still time to enter.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Skipper | Sail No | Club/City | Hull | R1 | R3 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 | Pts |
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| 1 | Duncan Ellis | 37 | Norwich MYC | Britpop | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Dave Green | 77 | Huntingdon | Britpop | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3.6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 39.6 |
| 3 | John Gill | 175 | Chelmsford | Spock | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Buzz Coleman | 12 | Coalhouse Fort | Vision | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Ben Wallace | 171 | Cambridge MBC | Rockstar | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5.6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 60.6 |
| 6 | Hayden Wallace | 154 | Cambridge MBC | Rockstar | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8.1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 96.1 |
| 7 | Graham Lewis | 24 | Harwich and Dovercourt | Venti | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 99 |
| 8 | Andrew Johnson | 48 | Huntingdon | GSB4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9.2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 106.2 |
| 9 | Phil Davenport | 46 | Huntingdon | Britpop | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9.9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 120.9 |
| 10 | Oliver Knowland | 64 | Alton RCSC | Allioth | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 124 |
| 11 | Andrew Wigley | 45 | Huntingdon | Wisper GSB | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 140 |
| 12 | Stephen Brown | 81 | Huntingdon | Blitz | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11.5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 146.5 |
| 13 | Mark Quale | 68 | Norwich MYC | Britpop | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11.9 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 149.9 |
| 14 | Neil Howie | 18 | Norwich MYC | Corby | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12.1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 158.1 |
| 15 | Ben Harker | 122 | Huntingdon | H6O | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 178 |
| 16 | Geoff Josey | 79 | Broads | K2 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16.1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 220.1 |
| 17 | Lester Gilbert | 5 | Broads | Pikanto | 6 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 235 |
