2026 MYA Scottish District IOM Championship, hosted by Kinghorn RSC, Saturday 24th October 2026

2026 MYA Scottish District IOM Championship took place at Kinghorn Loch on Saturday, 24^th October 2026 hosted by Kinghorn RSC. Ten skippers from around Scotland represented six clubs (Ayr Bay, Buchanness, Greenock, Kinghorn, Paisley and Tayside) sailing a mixture of home built and commercial hulls of wooden, fiberglass and 3D printed construction of varying designs (Alioth, Britpop, Buzz 3C, Cheinz, Cheinz 2, Corbie 6, Proteus and Venti).

The morning session brought a light variable wind from the south which necessitated the windward mark being relocated several times. The skippers used their A rigs up until lunchtime. After lunch the wind picked up a little and nine of the competitors changed down to their B rigs. There were some showers but these cleared mid-afternoon and the sun came out. The racing concluded at about 15.40 hrs after sixteen races had been completed with three discards applied.

RO Richard Ennos announced the results and presented the MYA Scottish District IOM Championship trophy to the 2026 event winner, Steve Taylor, who was first with a score of 23 points. Simon Thomson was second with a score of 51 points and Brian Summers was third with a score of 53 points. Richard Rowan finished fourth on 55 points. The overall 2026 MYA Scottish District IOM Championship Series winner was Brian Summers who was presented with the prestigious Lipton Trophy.

Thanks were extended to all the competitors for travelling and taking part in the event and the race team from Kinghorn RSC for ensuring the event ran smoothly.

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Results

Images (copyright Keith Brebner)