Dart 18 Grand Prix 1 at Dee Sailing Club
by Geoff Lloyd 22 Apr 2014 09:28 BST
18-20 April 2014

The boatpark during the Dart 18 GP at Dee © Chantelle Neighbour
Father & son team Mat & Jakob Exon of Bridlington SC were winners of the 3 day Dart 18 GP held at Dee SC over the Easter weekend.
24 boats took part in the 3 day event, with 14 travellers coming to the Dee Estuary, the results counting towards the overall 2014 Dart championship.
Friday had been forecast to be sunny with light SW winds and the reality was exactly that. After a delay while the fleet waited for the sea breeze to fill in, the wind started to build and race officer Chris Hoppins was able to get the first race under way.
On day 1 three races were completed, with first places shared by the Exon's & Dee's James & Alison Douglas; the weekend continued in similar fashion.
A sunny Saturday morning saw the wind increase to a perfect force 4, with Exon & Douglas again winning all 3 between them, at the end of day 2, just 3 points separated the lead boats.
On Sunday the final 2 races were sailed. The first of which saw some huge wind shifts confound the fleet, but Mat Exon managed to secure the bullet, securing him the overall win. But the performance of the day came from Des & Fionnula Barnes who secured a 2nd and 1st place to secure 3rd overall.
Overall a great weekend of competitive racing was enjoyed by the whole fleet, of course complimented by 2 nights of Dee's trademark parties!
Overall Results:
Pos | Boat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
1st | Mat Finish | 7685 | Mat Exon | Jakob Exon | Bridlington SC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑7 | 2 | 1 | ‑18 | 8 |
2nd | Pussy Galore | 7707 | James Douglas | Alison Douglas | Dee SC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ‑8 | ‑15 | 16 |
3rd | Business As Usual | 7923 | Des Barnes | Fionnula Barnes | Bridlington RYYC | ‑6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ‑6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
4th | OMG! | 7964 | Mike Gomme | Mat Waddington | UKIDA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | 3 | 23 |
5th | LA VACHETTE ANGLAIS | 7930 | Geoff LLoyd | Jenny Lloyd | Dee SC | 2 | 8 | ‑12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ‑19 | 32 |
6th | | 7959 | Mike Jones | Steve Roberts | Netley SC | ‑13 | ‑16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
7th | | 7347 | Barry Peters | | Datchet | 9 | 14 | ‑17 | ‑20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
8th | | 7816 | Simon Moruzzi | James Waddington | Dee SC | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | ‑12 | ‑18 | 5 | 40 |
9th | | 1229 | Tim Roberts | Sue Jones | Runswick Bay SC | ‑16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | ‑13 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 52 |
10th | | 6912 | Michael Moruzzi | Ruth Berkley | Dee SC | 11 | 7 | 7 | ‑15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | ‑21 | 53 |
11th | Bogtrotter II | 7534 | Cameron Douglas | Issy Turriff | Dee SC | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ‑14 | 11 | ‑20 | 53 |
12th | Don't Panic | 7963 | Simon Holland | Amber Holland | Netley SC | ‑15 | 13 | ‑15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 65 |
13th | | 7969 | Adrian Parsons | Matt Kinsland | DWSC | 14 | ‑18 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 7 | ‑21 | 7 | 66 |
14th | PH MAS Cycling | 6214 | Pete Spedding | Sophie Spedding | Dee SC | ‑17 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 15 | ‑17 | 16 | 68 |
15th | Just Ginger | 7962 | Mark Robinson | kerra Pearce | I.O.S.S.C | 10 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | ‑19 | ‑17 | 72 |
16th | WFS | 6300 | Mark Gower | Andrew Dobbs | IYC | (DNC) | 15 | ‑18 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 72 |
17th | | 6973 | Dan Bell | Harry Lucas | IYC | ‑22 | 12 | ‑20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 85 |
18th | | 5481 | Paul Hemsworth | David Lopez | MYC | 20 | ‑21 | (BFD) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 90 |
19th | Screaming Donkey | 6434 | Lee Matthews | Chantelle Neighbour | Dee SC | 12 | ‑19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | ‑20 | 16 | 11 | 91 |
20th | Coming From Behind | 7846 | Darren Wood | Ta Wood | Island Yacht Club | 19 | 17 | ‑22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | ‑22 | 14 | 100 |
21st | Two Monks | 6235 | Mat Pollock | Pete Clements | Dee SC | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | (DNF) | (DNC) | 10 | 4 | 103 |
22nd | ORS | 7958 | Steve Morgan | Jenni Donovan | Stokes Bay | 8 | (OCS) | 4 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 112 |
23rd | Whoosh | 6754 | Andy Jackson | Pete Hope | Dee SC | 18 | 20 | 21 | ‑22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | ‑22 | 121 |
24th | Flying Troll | 6557 | James Miller | Tom Robinson‑Parsons | Dee SC | 21 | 23 | 19 | (DNC) | 20 | 19 | 23 | (DNC) | 125 |

