Charter Boat: Shy-Torque III
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Boat and Skipper Details
WHITBY'S ONLY TWIN ENGINED BOAT.
NB. DO NOT MAKE BOOKINGS YOU CANNOT HONOUR. ONLY BOOK DEFINATE PLACES.
WINNER OF 2011 SUMMER ANGLING COMPETITION WINS OVER £5000.00! WINNER OF 2012 SEPTEMBER ANGLING COMP WINS £1050.00 IN CASH! 2ND OVERALL WINNER IN SUMMER 2014 COMP, WINNING £1000.00 IN CASH. 3RD OVERALL WINNER IN SUMMER 2014 COMP. 4TH OVERALL WINNER IN 2014 COMP. HEAVIEST COD IN 2014 SUMMER COMP, WINNER TAKING OVER £1000.00 IN CASH. 2ND HEAVIEST COD IN SUMMER 2014 COMP, WINNER TAKING £500.00 IN CASH. OVERALL WINNER 2015 SPRING COMP. WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH, WINNER OF 2017 SEPTEMBER ANGLING COMP WINS £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SPRING COMP 2018. WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SPRING 2019 COMP, WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH! WINNER OF SEPTEMBER 2019 COMP, WINNER TAKING £1050.00 IN CASH!!
2021 TRIPLE WINNER TAKING ALL 3 COMPETITIONS THAT YEAR!!!!
PLUS DOZENS OF OTHER COMPETITION WINS BEFORE THESE DATES!!!!
Whitby's only TWIN ENGINED charter boat. She is Whitby's most popular, powerful and fastest angling boat winning more angling competitions and daily prizes over the last 30 years than any other boat in Whitby.
Sponsored by the top name in sea angling "SHIMANO" Shy Torque III is the best known of all the charter boats in Whitby and probably the North East coast and has a track record second to none.
The boat is fully licensed and insured and has a code of practice "Category 2 " with the RYA, allowing us to travel up to 60 miles. (Please ask to see certificate if required) Only a handful of Whitby charter boats hold this category of license and insurance. If you sail beyond the boats designated area of work, then the insurance for that boat (which covers you as an angler) does become null and void. It's a good idea to check in case of any eventualities!!!
For your best chances of a great days fishing from Whitby the Shy Torque III is your best option by far. If you want to book the boat as a club we do a special rate for teams of 8 or less. Please ensure that you have the full money for the places you have booked (whether it be full boat or individual bookings) as we will have been turning people away on the strength of your booking.
The dates for the competitions here at Whitby for 2024 are listed below.
The Spring competition dates are April 13th to April 28th INC. Big cash prizes!!
The Summer competition dates are June 29th to July 21st July INC Get yourselves a trip booked to have a chance of winning a great cash prize!!!
The late Summer competition dates are August 31st to September 15th INC. You can book any places as from now. 07733 233352
When you consider that some of the other charter boats in Whitby are charging on average around £50.00 for a day’s fishing (this includes the slow boats!) then the £55.00 that we charge for individuals for the day is more than worth it. We can give you so much more time fishing than the others!!! Plus with the added advantage of staying completely DRY in wet conditions.
The boat is just under 40ft in length and fitted with the "Islander" style wheelhouse. There is oodles of space per angler (unlike some of the boats in Whitby) as we can fish right around the boat from stem to stern! The "ANGLERS CABIN" also ensures that you can arrive at the fishing areas DRY and arrive back home DRY. There are no other charter boats in Whitby (in our size range) that can offer a full team TOTAL cover like we can.
REMEMBER, if you are paying less than what we charge there WILL be a reason for it!!! Individuals are welcome on the boat. Gift vouchers are available for trips every year and would make an excellent gift / birthday / Xmas present.
The full 2022/23 tide table for Whitby is now available. Please call for details or visit the site.
"We are totally committed in providing an unrivalled service every day we sail"
Shy-Torque III. Going that extra mile (or 10!) for you.
Fully qualified commercial yachtmaster. Started going to sea with my Dad when I was just 5 years of age !! Started working as a charter skipper full time at the age of 18. Over 40 years experience at sea!!
Longest serving skipper from Whitby.
This is my full time job ( not just working on weekends ) working every day the weather permits 12 months of the year. I have been working as a charter skipper longer than any other charter skipper in Whitby. Over the last 25 years we have won more angling competitions than any other boat in Whitby ! Very proud of the boat keeping her in immaculate condition at all times. We also have a crewman when we are taking newcomers to the sea angling game. We are always there to assist you throughout the day to try and make your day as enjoyable as possible. Willing to go the extra mile (or 10!!) to find the fish.
You are welcome to give me a ring to discuss your trips anytime between 8AM & 8PM.
Look forward to sailing with you soon.
Rich.
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Shy-Torque III
| Mon 03/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.2m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.
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| Tue 04/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.5m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Wed 05/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.8m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Thu 06/11/2025 | 2 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Uptiding trip. 5.9m tide. Room for 2 anglers.
Greg 3. Si E 1.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Mackerel / Pollock.
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| Mon 24/11/2025 | 6 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 2 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.0m tide. Room for 5 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Si E 1.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Tue 25/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.0m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Wed 26/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
Offshore trip. 4.8m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Thu 27/11/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Fri 28/11/2025 | 1 Space | 8 Hours |
Offshore wrecking trip. 4.5m tide. Room for 1 angler.
Greg 7.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Mon 01/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. 5.0m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Tue 02/12/2025 | 7 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. 5.1M tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Wed 03/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. 5.0m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Thu 04/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. 5.0m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Sun 07/12/2025 | 2 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Shy-Torque Uptiding Competition. 5.0m tide. Room for 2 anglers.
Andy T 5. Jason S 1.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Mon 08/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.5m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Tue 09/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.3m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Wed 10/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 5.1m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Thu 11/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 3 more for trip go-ahead.
Uptiding trip. 4.9m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 3 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Mon 15/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
Offshore trip. 4.6m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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| Tue 16/12/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours |
Need 4 more for trip go-ahead.
Offshore trip. 4.7m tide. Room for 8 anglers. Will sail with just 4 anglers.
Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling / Pollock.
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Reviews
Summary:
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Ivan Davey (03/06/2025)
I had my first trip of the year on Shy Torque due to the previous 2 been cancelled because of the weather, after a bit of a struggle to get some mackerel which were far and few between we set off to a wreck that Rich said it’s not been touched for a long time it was 20 miles from port. We started our first drift and I sent my baited muppets down to the bottom and bang I thought I’d dropped straight into the wreck but after I put a lot of pressure on the rod things started to move and it felt heavy after what felt like ages a huge cod emerged from under the boat well done to Fergus for getting it into the net every one on the boat couldn’t believe the size of it including me it turned out to be my personal best cod, after 50 years fishing at Whitby I managed to get a cod over 20lb the bait was only on the bottom for 5 seconds, the official weight was 23lb 6oz .this catch wouldn’t have been possible without the knowledge and skill of the skipper Rich Ward, we went on through the day with a steady catch of cod and ling. all in all it was a very good day. Thanks Rich. See you again soon……. Ivan.
Skippers Reponse: I knew you’d been fishing here for 50 years Ivan, with the great names of the past including Alan Boocock on Dawn Hunter.
I didn’t know however that your fish the other day was a PB!
A huge “well done” to you for your catch, especially considering how quick the drift was when you hooked it.
A skilful effort mate that many would have lost without a doubt.
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Allan Hallworth (27/05/2024)
Hi Rich. What a great day we couldn't have asked any more from you. We will be booking again soon.
Skippers Reponse: It was a real pleasure to meet you all Allan.
Fergus and myself enjoyed the day thoroughly.
A nice days sport for you too with plenty of fillets for the table.
You lads fished really well.
Cheers and see you again.
Rich. -
chris wells (20/05/2021)
excellent days fishing with a great skipper
Skippers Reponse: Cheers Chris,
Always a pleasure sailing with you two!
Great day mate!
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Dave Sharp (20/05/2021)
What a day out with rich on shy-torque today 30 odd keepers upto 7lb loads of Chuck backs the two no shows missed out big time.Can’t fault the set up and skipper ,roll on next trip
Skippers Reponse: Cheers Dave,
It was a belter wasn’t it! Just goes to show, sometimes you don’t have to go too far mate.
Look forward to seeing you both next time.
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Ivan Davey (18/05/2021)
Another good day on Shy torque. Rich was on the ball as usual we fished some wrecks 21 miles off but there were a breeze that made fishing a bit difficult only a few cod were caught so he brought us in to try some rough ground that’s when the fishing got better with some decent sized cod coming in every one on the boat had plenty of fish for the freezer. Big thanks to Rich for a good day. I’m looking forward to the next trip Ivan.
Skippers Reponse: Thanks for the review Ivan.
Always a pleasure sailing with you Ivan. Pleased we had a nice picking in the end.
A lovely day all round.
Cheers
Rich
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Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 32 Species have been caught onboard Shy-Torque III, including: Ballan Wrasse | Bass | Bib (Pouting) | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Common Dragonet | Conger Eel | Cuckoo Wrasse | Flounder | Garfish | Grey Gurnard | Haddock | Halibut | Herring | Lemon Sole | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Ling | Lobster | Mackerel | Octopus | Plaice | Pollock | Porbeagle | Red Gurnard | Short-spined Sea Scorpion | Smooth-hound | Spurdog | Thornback Ray | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Whiting | Wolf Fish
Latest Catches 3,797 photos uploaded
3 lb 8 oz Cod
16-Aug-2025
5 lb Cod
17-Aug-2025
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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30/09/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
30 Sep 2025 by Rich Ward
After losing the last 8 days of the September competition for poor weather and taking a short break away, it must be nearly a fortnight since I did a report!
I had a run out last Thursday with a good mate of mine, Simon England and my youngest lad, Charlie.
The tides were still fairly strong, so we thought we’d give the Uptiding a try.
First time I’ve tried it in September to be honest.
A bit of lift left in the water after the previous Northerly and a bit of colour too from the previous Saturday’s heavy rain should have made for a few fish running inshore.
We did manage a “few”
Probably around 20 fish boated, with some of those in the throwback bracket.
Still, a good day out with constant banter from the boys as always!
Yesterday was the first of a three day booking for Ken Fusco, Declan, Andy and Dave.
The lads book every year for 3 days on the boat.
This year we have had to split their days due to my hospital appointments.
With the forecast looking decidedly dodgy towards the end of the week we chose to run offshore yesterday with perfect conditions.
We tried a couple of bits of scrap to start the day off for just a handful of fish so decided to spend the rest of the day on the ground where we found some nice steady fishing.
The four lads managed a couple of boxes of fish between them. Plenty of chuck backs too.
Nothing big out there today but some good plump Codling, some Pollack and a few Ling.
A cracking day out with the lads with some good sport.
Been a pleasure as always lads cheers.
Cheers for now,
Rich.
07733 233352
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18/08/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
18 Aug 2025 by Rich Ward
Since winning the Summer competition with Ivan Davy’s 23lb 6.5oz Cod we haven’t really had much to report to be honest.
A lot of the trips we’ve had booked since then have been cancelled for windy conditions.
On the trips we’ve have managed to squeeze in we have found a few fish here and there but no great shakes at all.
One trip down to the “Snake Pit” did produce a half decent picking one day but no red letter day for sure.
Yesterday’s trip however was a whole different kettle!!
My old mate Paul from Brid had had the boat booked for a long trip (14hrs)
since last year. Sadly he couldn’t make this one but the other guys were ok to join us on it.
Perfect forecast and conditions welcoming us which is exactly what we needed for our distance trip.
We sailed at 04.00hrs and steamed for two and a half hours to our first wreck, a smallish piece of scrap just short of 30 miles from shore. Nothing from it!
Not a scale!! ��
Young Fergus said he didn’t like the area we had chosen and that we should have gone the other direction!
We moved East another few miles to a different sector and dropped on to a bigger wreck.
All rods were straight in to fish from the off and morale was instantly lifted!
Shut up Fergus!! ��
It kept us going for about an hour and the lads had gathered a nice show of fish in their boxes.
Wreck *3 didn’t produce much at all as I couldn’t find it!! A new one I hadn’t been to before and won’t be trying again!
Our plotters and Ferg’s Navionics said it was there but wasn’t.
Anyway, off we trotted again to our next mark.
This wreck was absolutely littered with fish and we were over the moon with our efforts from it.
In total the lads took a nice 100lb of Cod each for the day with a few Ling thrown in (not many thankfully)
A few “treble hookers” brought up too on the multi hook baited rigs. The smaller throw back fish taking these.
No big fish amongst the catch with Dave’s Ling being the heaviest at around 11lb and best Cod going to Alan at around 8lb.
A cracking trip with the lads which I have to say is our best day of the year quantity wise.
Cheers Simon & Bill, Chris, Dave, Oscar and Alan.
It was a real pleasure.
Rich
07733 233352
richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
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15/06/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
15 Jun 2025 by Rich Ward
After a couple of weeks holiday and poor ish weather, getting back to sea yesterday after nearly a month was a great feeling!
We had a group of 7 lads chartering the boat for the day. Ford from Patrington near Hull and his mates from Batley. They were staying in town the day/night before.
6 of the group were relatively new to the game and required our full assistance at the start, but soon got into the swing of things and were showing decent signs as was the fishing.
Sadly, one by one, the younger ones in the group started flayling and the old mal/de-mere kicked in. A big drinking session the day before and no sleep being the main contributor for it!!
The rest of the lads carrying on with the fishing were doing ok on the Cod and gathered around 30 fish between them before lunchtime. Fish to around 7lb and a couple of double hook ups too.
A few Mackerel showing up for them too was a bonus.
When the Southerly breeze pepped up we were drifting at nearly 2 knots and the organiser Ford decided to play the nice card for the poorly ones and called the day just after 12pm.
A nice few fillets each for the lads and all in all a nice day (morning) out.
Cheers lads and see you all again.
Rich.
07733 233352.
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23/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
23 Apr 2025 by Rich Ward
Yesterday’s team were a mixed group of lads travelling from as far afield as Brighton!
Forecasts were perfect again and because we had had a good day on the grounds the day before we opted for the same type of fishing again.
The fish were a bit finicky to start off and remained a bit like that for the best part of the day.
Squid remains the best way of catching for us at the moment and that was the way again yesterday.
John from Brighton had a reasonable day himself working a baited Hokkai trace and finished up with around 10 fish himself which anybody would be happy with.
I worked a shad all day and managed to pluck around 7 Codling out as did our crewman Fergus. A few of them undersized and returned.
My old mate Bill Barraclough from Barnsley was working the bait and boxed a half dozen.
A great day with plenty of sunshine and banter as is always the case on the Shy-Torque!
Cheers for now
Rich
07733 233352
richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
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22/04/2025
Fishing Report by Rich Ward
22 Apr 2025 by Rich Ward
It’s always nice to get to sea and not have to race around everywhere looking for the “Big one” in the competitions.
Yesterday’s trip was very relaxing for us and we had a great day playing around on the relatively inshore marks.
A drop on a small piece of wreckage just 5 miles off to start the day where the lads took a couple of Codling and a couple of Haddock.
Then a drop on the nearby ground which proved rubbish!
We moved another couple of miles further off to a wreck at the North end of the 7 mile where the lads took another half a dozen Codling.
They weren’t suicidal but they were biting which was good.
Mostly coming up on the baited rigs.
As that wreck dried up we moved again.
This time we ran back out to the area where we’d found a good picking the day before but before that we dropped on another small wreck.
Good move Wardy! ��
It kept us going for a good 2-3 hours and the lads plucked around 40 fish from it.
Nothing big but some nice steady action.
When we had milked that one we finished off on the previous days ground and the fish were committing themselves fully.
On one drift we took over 15 fish, but unfortunately we had landed in the kindergarden and only kept 2 or 3!!
That continued for the rest of the day.
Up and down the drift another half a dozen drifts and the day was done and with the devils SE breeze picking up it was time to head off home.
Unlike the day previous where I had been knocking the fish out on the shads and sidewinders, I couldn’t click a fish and the majority came up on the squid baited rigs.
Andy Chesham who hadn’t been to sea since he was a young lad out fishing everyone!
Fergus explained that you must pay out your line to maintain contact with the bottom and don’t “jig” baited rigs!
He ended up with 15 or so himself.
A better tally on the count with a good 80+ fish to keep.
A cracking day at sea again with good company. Young Fergus offering his services and filleting away all the way back to harbour.
We have a few spaces left this Thursday if anyone fancies joining us.
Cheers
Rich.
07733 233352
richardward384@yahoo.co.uk
