2021 Marblehead Ranking 1 at Norwich Model Yacht Club
by Vinnie Zammit 25 Nov 2021 16:43 UTC
20 November 2021
Graham Bantock wins the Marblehead Ranking event at Norwich © Graham Nelson
Saturday morning saw twelve competitors from seven different clubs turn up at Whitlingham Broad to take part in the 2021 Marblehead Ranking event No 1.
Conditions were Reasonable with a W -SW light breeze Varying between 2 to 8 knots which made for some interesting sailing and some dramatic wind shifts.
PRO Vinnie Zammit and his NMYC team laid a Windward Leeward course which although simple still left some sailors scratching their heads.
From the start the cream rose to the top with Graham Bantock, Duncan Ellis, Peter Stollery and Tony Edwards all taking top spot before lunch, with our local "Hero" Duncan Ellis leading the pack at the break.
After lunch GB started to get into gear and slowly started to overhaul the rest of the fleet with some impressive results, his worse result being a third.
Mention must be made of young Oliver Stollery, the youngest ever competitor at Norwich. He showed his worth in race 12 achieving a 6th place and beating his father, could this be yet another generation of the Stollery's going to the top. Well done Oliver!
Mention must go to the Local Sailors who stuck to their tasks and in the end learning an awful lot from their distinguished visitors. Well done Ian Self on achieving a 2nd and 3rd place.
After 13 races and the light fading rapidly it was decided to call it a day just after 3pm.
Congratulation also go to the race team especially Val for doing the scoring and Mo on the finish line and providing the Lemon Drizzle Cake.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Skipper | Sail No | Club/City | Hull | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | Pts |
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| 1 | Graham Bantock | 95 | Chelmsford RYC | Quark | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Duncan Ellis | 37 | NMYC | Grunge | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | Tony Edwards | 75 | Yeovil DMBC | Grunge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Peter Stollery | 39 | Guildford MYC | UP | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Phil Holliday | 66 | Datchet Water RSC | Grunge | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
| 6 | Roy Stevens | 54 | Scarborough MYC | Grunge | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 64 |
| 7 | Ian Self | 85 | NMYC | Starkers Cubed | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 69 |
| 8 | Derek Jones | 32 | NMYC | Starkers Cubed | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 84 |
| 9 | Hugh McAdoo | 118 | Datchet Water RSC | Quark | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 93 |
| 10 | Mark Quayle | 68 | NMYC | Starkers Cubed | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 99 |
| 11 | Oliver Stollery | 139 | Guildford MYC | Uproar | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 104 |
| 12 | Graham Keightley | 04 | Lincoln SC | Starkers Cubed | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 120 |