Historical Portsmouth Number List
The RYA Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme is provided to enable clubs to allow boats of different classes to race against each other fairly. The RYA actively encourages clubs to adjust handicaps where classes are either under or over performing compared to the number being used. The Portsmouth Yardstick list combines the Portsmouth numbers with class configuration and the total number of races returned to the RYA in the annual return. This additional data has been provided to help clubs achieve the stated aims of the Portsmouth Yardstick system and make adjustments to Portsmouth Numbers where necessary. Clubs using the PN list should be aware that the list is based on the average performance of each boat across a variety of clubs and locations. The numbers in the PN list may not reflect the peak performance of each boat.
Historical numbers are listed below and have been collated from the RYA's archive of PN lists. It should be remembered that the Portsmouth Yardstick number list has been through a number of changes and the numbers listed below have had conversion factors applied where needed. It should also be remembered that whilst all efforts are taken for PN's not to drift, relative performance of older boats may be quite different to modern classes. The numbers are given as a starting point to help clubs arrive at a fair number and if these numbers are used then they should be reviewed regularly.
Users of the PY scheme are reminded that all Portsmouth Numbers published by the RYA should be regarded as a guide only. The RYA list is not definitive and clubs should adjust where necessary. For further information please visit the RYA website: http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx
Last Published Last Published Total Number of
Class Name
Number
1240 1089 973
Year
2017 2010 2010 2007 1988 1985 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1982 2007 2010 1985 1987 2006 1984 2017 1989 1983 1986 2002 1983 2013 1983 2017 1983 1989 1986 1983 1983 2002
Years Published
915 31 30 9
2.4
405 470
1026 1040 1248 1012 1182 1456 1097 1210 1191 847
12 SqM Sharpie Ajax N23 Ald Lapwing Allegro
72
- 6
- Alpha
- 3
- Avon Scow
BHYC Haven BHYC Swan Bonito
44311 31 7
Boss
1198 1087 1087 860
Bosun Brightlingsea OD Broads OD Bull 7000 Bullett
12 4
1087 866
415 7
Canoe International AC
Catalac 9M Challenge Cheetah
1248
- 974
- 4
- 983
- 5
1052 1305 1178 1087 905
- 2
- Club 19
- 3
- Colchester OD
Comet Duo Crisp OD
Dart 16
10 315
- 4
- 1210
879
Drascombe Longboat
- E22
- 7
1419 1078 1078 1135
6
Embassy Essex OD Estuary
93
- 22
- Express
1201 918
1987 2002 2003 1981 2007 1989 1989 2004 2002 1983 2017 1988 2013 2014 1984 1983 1990 2006 1998 2013 2002 1993 2017 1992 2013 2016 2010 1997 1984 2002 1995 1981 2017 2011 2011 1986 1985 1989 2003 2017 2012 1999 2016 2013 1983 2004 1984 2002 1986 1983 2003 1987 2006 1985 1985 1973 1989 2009 2009 2016 2003 1994 1983 2016 1983
72
Firebird First Class 8
- Fleetwind
- 1268
1116 879
27 1
Flipper Scow Flying Dutchman Flying Junior Garana 601 Gull
33 10 9
1163 1068 1363 1015 1229 992
30 3
H Boat
- 3
- Half Rater
- Halo
- 3
1116 1115 1345 1248 993
- 8
- Harrier
- 6
- Hawk 20
39 4
Heron Hilbre
- 3
- Hirondelle
Horning Rebel OD Hunter 707 Hurricane 4.9 Hurricane 5.9 SX Hurricane 500 Hydra
1059 925
14 5
- 781
- 8
- 699
- 7
- 785
- 9
- 832
- 11
- 4
- 976
Icon
1400 905
2
Illusion
- 34
- Int Canoe OD
Int Moth (foiling) Int Moth (Non-foiling) Iroquois
570
- 980
- 32
- 2
- 984
- 927
- 5
Iroquois 30 Mk2 Iroquois Mk1 Iroquois Mk2 Isle of Wight Scow
Iso
- 960
- 10
- 6
- 983
1419 922
124
- 5
- 935
J24
- 876
- 5
- J80
- 927
- 4
- Javelin 16
- Jollyboat
- 917
- 10
- 8
- 1125
1320 1085 846
Kinsman
3
Lapwing
19 18 19 4
Laser 3000
Laser 5000
- Laser M
- 1121
1330 911
Laser Pico Laser SB3 / SB20 Lazy E
3
1068 1115 1097 1170 1475 1116 1042 1191 846
525 10 25 11 3
Leader Liverpool Bay Falcon Loch Long OD Lymington Scow Man O War
- Marauder
- 23
13 1
Mayfly Melges 24 Mercury
1097 1381 1248 1097 1371 1365 570
10
- 5
- Mermaid 11
- Minisail
- 2
10 5
Mirror 16 Mirror S/H Mirror S/H Full Rig Moth Foiling Mx-Ray
26 7
1020 823
413 3
Mystere
1381 936
Myth OD
36 4
National 18
- Nimble 30
- 983
1248 1229 886
1981 1986 2003 1983 2004 2004 1984 1999 1993 1986 2004 1987 1988 1984 2002 2004 2002 1986 1988 2013 2002 2004 1988 1983 1989 1984 2009 1992 1991 2004 1983 1982 1982 1984 1985 1986 1981 1983 1982 2004 2004 1989 2006 2017 2006 1988 1987 2014 1983 1989 1986 1984 1983 1999 2002 2011 2002 1983 2007 2009 2016 2013 2012 1984 2012
15
Norfolk Norfolk OD Norfolk Punt Norwester Otter
26
- 3
- 1381
1275 1193 1068 1060 1210 1267 855
25 25 10 7
Pacer Pegasus Piper
13 6
Pisces Plus
- 1
- Projection 762
Prout Quest Prout Quest 30 Quest
1021 1021 1031 1070 1094 1036 1031 1154 938
22210 27 13 8
Rebel Redwing Reedling Reedling 19 Royal Harwich OD RS Elite
14 2
1105 1197 1135 1229 1116 1135 1087 1031 1437 1265 1116 1305 1182 1362 1362 889
22 21 10 7
Salcombe Yawl Sandhopper Saro Scimitar Seabird Half-Rater
- Seafire
- 10
- 3
- Seafire S/H Una
- Seafly
- 32
- 3
- Sharpie
10 26 6
Shrimp SigneT Silver Streak Skipper 12 Skipper Clubman Skua
321
- 3
- Skua OD
Slipstream Snowgoose Solent Scow Solent Sunbeam Soling
4
- 964
- 2
1456 1012 914
4823
- 2
- 940
- Sonar
- 917
- 8
- Spark
- 930
- 7
- Spice
1220 1055 1248 1173 1142 1201 747
16 7
Splash
Sport 14
- 8
- Sprite
10 34 3
Sprog Squib St Mawes Stampede Star
3
- 917
- 11
- 4
- 1229
1021 997
Sunfish
- 9
- Swallow
22 23 26 23 3
Swift
1117 942
Swordfish Tempest
- Tideway
- 1447
1305 1190 1075 1251 1079 1079 1305 644
Tikki
4
Topaz Duo Topaz Omega Topaz Uno Topaz Xenon Topper Xenon Torch
316 148
- 27
- Tornado
- 644
- 2013
2002 1983 1989 1983 1985 1981 1982 1984 1983 1983 1987 1983 1983 2017 1981 1984 2002 1983 1983 2004 2006 2004 1989
220 3
Tornado Sport
- Toy
- 1025
1021 1229 1343 1286 1012 1031 1248 1021 1475 1087 1381 1419 960
Toy (Big Rig) Tracer
6
- 4
- Turtle
- 6
- Twinkle Twelve
- Typhoon
- 2
- 2
- Unit
9
Vagabond
- Vulcan
- 3
- 4
- Wagtail
- 4
- Waveney OD
Wensum OD West Wight Scow
Weta
683
1116 1097 1080 983
- 1
- Wharram Tane
Wildfire
526 3
Wineglass Wizard
1125 1117 1108 1200 1106
9
XOD
28 26 27 13
Yare & Bure Yeoman YW Dayboat Zenith