Dart 18 Travellers' Trophy at Runswick Bay Beach & Sailing Club
by Ben Willis & Geoff Lloyd 1 Jul 2015 10:46 BST
27-28 June 2015
Runswick Bay Beach and Sailing Club held their first UKIDA Dart 18 TT event in over 20 years as part of the UK-wide Dart 18 Travellers Trophy Series last weekend. Visitors came from far and wide, North, South, East and West - Dundee to Cornwall and Bridlington to The Wirral. Twenty-six boats battled for position over the two days with 52 competitors vying for four trophies.
The sunny weather held up throughout the weekend of racing and social activities, although conditions were more favourable on Saturday. Racing started with a variable 2-4 Westerly blowing across the bay with the high cliffs making for some challenging conditions. Both local knowledge and skill seemed to pay, and there were three different winners for the three races. Dan & Amy Teubert from Restronguet SC proved the most consistent and led overnight. The perfect sunny evening led into a hog roast and live music well into the night.
Sunday morning dawned with clearing clouds and a Southerly wind gusting up to 30 knots leading to a two hour delay. The sun came out and the wind moderated in time for the fleet to get one race in, and Dan & Amy led from the gun to take another bullet and confirm their first Dart TT win with local sailor Mike Gomme crewed by Sara Stones in second.
The prize giving took place in glorious sunshine in front of the clubhouse to round off a near perfect weekend of sailing and partying! All the competitors appreciated the efforts the club members put in to making the event a success and the fleet will certainly return soon. A big thank you to all who sailed and helped throughout the weekend.
Overall Results:
UKIDA GP4
1st Dan and Amy Teubet (Restronguet SC)
2nd Mike Gomme and Sara Stone (Runswick Bay SC)
3rd Mat and Jakob Exon (Royal Yorkshire YC)
4th Chris Goymer and Ginny Trafford (RYYC)
5th Chris and Hannah Smith (RBSC)
UKIDA Handicap
1st Richard and Tom Willis (RBSC)
2nd George and Georgina Singleton (RBSC)
3rd Ben Willis and Ellis Stonehouse (RBSC)
North East Dart 18 Championship
1st Mike Gomme and Sara Stone
2nd Mat and Jakob Exon
3rd Chris Goymer and Ginny Trafford
RBBSC Club Regatta
1st Mike Gomme and Sara Stone
2nd Chris and Hannah Smith
3rd Ben Willis and Ellis Stonehouse
RBBSC Club Regatta - Handicap (Thomas Burrows Memorial Trophy)
1st Chris & Hannah Smith