The Isle of Man Yacht Club

The Isle of Man Yacht Club is situated at the heart of the quaint fishing village of Port St Mary at the Southwest end of the Island. The club was founded in 1910, has just under 500 members and moved into the present purpose-built premises in 1975.
The club is a recognised RYA Training Establishment offering members a wide range of courses, both ashore and afloat.


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Tuesday to Saturday - from 08:45 to 22:00, and on Sundays - from 08:45 to 14:30



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for May 2010


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News!!!

IOMYC Centenary regatta
results for dinghies here...
and for cruisers here...


Cheetah Cub

Cheetah Cub catching Sorcery

Quackers


and here is our Commodore's report:

The IOMYC held its centenary regatta over the weekend of 12-13 June with racing for both dinghies and cruisers.

Nine cruisers enjoyed a 2-hour pursuit race each day run by race officer Phil Scott.
Handicaps are applied at the staggered start and the idea is to catch up with the slower boats ahead and, at the finish time, whichever is leading is the winner. It worked particularly well in Saturday’s strong NW wind allowing the cruising yachts to almost hold their own against the racier versions. Sunday the patchy SW breeze gave the lighter yachts a better chance. Cruiser captain Mike Stanton’s Sigma 33, Sorcery, improved from next-to-last to first over the two races!
Top three overall were: 1st Cheetah Cub (Reflex 38) Robin Wootton, 2nd Rapscallion (Ruffian 23) Pete Ashurst, 3rd Quackers (Quarter ton) James Walker.

The strong and blustery NW wind on Saturday led to cancellation of the three scheduled dinghy races. So, to make up, five half-hour races were smartly run back-to-back on Sunday morning by race officers Pete Hinds and Russell Armstrong.
Eighteen dinghies took part in the improving weather and, after a gloomy start, the weather cheered up nicely for some pleasant sailing and for the monster BBQ afterwards. It is very pleasing to see the improvement in the youngsters who form the Manx Youth Sailing Squad, sailing their six new RS Tera dinghies.
Greg Kelly managed to finish second overall, winning one and Izzy Sharpe another of the five races.
Top eight overall: 1st Mick Kneale & crew (Nat.18) 8 pts, 2nd Greg Kelly (RS Tera Sport) 21 pts, 3rd Simon Pressly (Laser) 22 pts, 4th Dave Batchelor (RS200) 23 pts, 5th Andrew Dean (RS200) 30 pts, 6th Hannah Howitt (RS Tera Pro) 34 pts, 7th Izzy Sharpe (RS Tera Pro) 39 pts, 8th Ffinlo Wright (RS Tera Sport) 45 pts.

Many thanks go to the safety-boat drivers, race officers, catering volunteers and BBQ stokers for their good will and hard work. The club is celebrating its centenary and trying to get as many people sailing as possible, especially through the junior training section. With the Tera kids now doing so well, things are looking good for the next hundred years.

The next major sailing events at Port St Mary include the Youth Championship over the weekend of 3-4 July followed by the National 18’ Class championship, kindly sponsored yet again by IOMA and Nigel Wood. This takes place the last week of July – Monday 26th to Saturday 31st. The IOMYC hosts this event every four years and the entry for 2010 is already at the level it was in 2006.
This is always a fantastic week with boats and their crews coming from Ireland Scotland and England.

Mick Kneale




The Hamblin Round Mann
Offshore Race 2010
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The Commodore's race report is here...
and the race results are here...

And the winners are

Jason Corlett - Eauvation

Nigel and Sue Rollason - Rebel



ISLE OF MAN YOUTH DINGHY CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 for
the TOMLINSON TROPHY




The I
OMA 2010 National 18s notice of race and entry forms are available here now...


Did you know...
The Isle of Man Yacht Club is 100 years old this year
?  The Commodore has been  rummaging through the records and has come up with a potted history of our club and you can read it here...







Have you heard about the Voluntary Safety Identification Scheme CG66?
Then have a look at the mca's website here...

Old news!
The Isle of Man Yacht Club Regatta 2009


Mick Kneale's race report is available here and the results are here.



Hamblin Round Mann
offshore race 2009

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Mick Kneale's race report is available here and the
results are here

Don't forget - we have a
"for sale"  section on our noticeboard in the clubhouse.  Why not pop in and see what bargains are to be had?

Port St. Mary from the air