Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club - Day 2

by Mark Hamill-Stewart 18 Feb 2019 10:46 GMT 16-22 February 2019

Not a cloud in the sky all day with winds gusting to 18 knots, it was a day for waterproof suntan lotion and skill. One Australian competitor described the winds as "Fresh to Frightening!". Perfect.

Two races with good wind, 52 starts on the first race and 50 on the second, this was competition at its best and the leader board is shaping up with the well-known Dart 18 Sailors leading the pack. Much to the astonishment of his fellow Royal Varuna Yacht Club members, Gareth Owen achieved a 1st and 2nd. Well done Hebe Hemming his crew who is definitely doing something right!

Dave and Louise Roberts, with a double first yesterday managed an eighth and fourth today which is sufficient to still place them in second place overall. Following up and rapidly improving with a 2nd and a 1st in today's racing were Daniel Norman and crew Alyesha Monkman. With a discard kicking in, the order board could change dramatically tomorrow.

Down the pack Damrongsak and crew Kitsada dropped to a still creditable 10th place. With lighter winds expected in the latter half of the week, we can expect to see them rise in the leader board.

With the support of the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, special thanks to all the sponsors of what is turning out to be a near perfect sailing event: The Ministry of Tourism and Sport, Pattaya City Government Sports Authority of Thailand, Bangkok Hospital, France Catamaran, Big Chilli, Fiona and Larry, Ocean Marina, Pattaya Mail, Rooster and ThaiBev.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1st	36	GBR 7930	Gareth Owen	Hebe Hemming	2	2	1	2	7
2nd	41	GBR 7835	Dave Roberts	Louise Roberts	1	1	8	4	14
3rd	35	GBR 7945	Daniel Norman	Alyesha Monkman	11	3	2	1	17
4th	26	FRA 7977	Herve Le Maux	Nicola Davies	5	4	5	3	17
5th	27	GBR 7711	David Lloyd	Hayley Smith	7	5	6	5	23
6th	51	FRA 8004	Thierry Wibaux	Christine Wibaux	15	6	3	7	31
7th	52	GBR 8010	Rod Winrow	Holly Winrow	6	8	9	8	31
8th	2	FRA 7647	Pierre Betsch	Isabelle Monod	3	13	7	9	32
9th	45	GBR 7707	William Thompson	Jonny O'Conner	17	7	4	6	34
10th	48	THA 7893	Damrongsak Vongtim	Kitsada Vongtim	4	12	11	10	37
11th	5	BEL 7434	Luc Chauvet	Francois De Vriendt	10	10	13	12	45
12th	29	GBR 8009	Marco Manganelli	Sebastian Curtis‑Bleach	9	9	15	19	52
13th	10	GBR 7534	James Douglas	Alison Douglas	8	20	14	11	53
14th	50	GBR 7990	Kenny Watson	Ellis Stonehouse	16	17	12	13	58
15th	6	GBR 11	Caleb Cooper	Chloe Millward	18	19	10	16	63
16th	34	GBR 8007	Simon Moruzzi	Bev Goodchild	21	14	19	20	74
17th	17	GBR 7846	Darren Wood	Tracey Ann Wood	28	16	20	15	79
18th	22	GBR 7984	Mike Jones	Patrick Ledoit	14	27	23	18	82
19th	32	POR 7976	Francisco Melo	Antonio Jesuino	23	18	16	25	82
20th	11	GBR 7685	Mat Exon	Jakob Exon	13	29	21	24	87
21st	8	GBR 1007	Jonathan Davies	Neil Marsden	29	15	22	22	88
22nd	20	GBR 7968	Charles Hillier	Rosemary Crinion	38	11	25	17	91
23rd	3	FRA 7959	Olivier Billard	Alan Billard	20	25	24	23	92
24th	49	GBR 7382	Debs Waters	Barry Peters	36	24	18	21	99
25th	38	FRA 7972	Patrice Bernuchon	Frederique Leaute	27	33	27	14	101
26th	16	GBR 8011	Michael Gomme	Imani Gomme	12	23	17	DNS	105
27th	44	FIJ 5555	Grahame Southwick	Bradley Wilson	24	22	31	28	105
28th	37	GBR 7969	Adrian Parsons	Mark Stones	22	34	26	30	112
29th	39	FRA 7777	Philippe Dauvergne	Chantal Dauvergne	19	32	34	31	116
30th	43	AUS 6189	Jon Sims		25	31	38	39	133
31st	46	GBR 7843	Nick Troy	Gary Parratt	34	37	30	35	136
32nd	7	FRA 7848	Daniel Moreau	Nicole Moreau	41	28	35	36	140
33rd	30	IRL 6137	Kevin Masterson	Arthur Curtis‑Bleach	26	35	41	40	142
34th	47	BEL 7917	Marc Vanhoogten	Titane Gevers	32	36	37	38	143
35th	21	GER 7722	Dirk Janovsky	Axel Soennichsen	44	38	29	33	144
36th	13	POR 7603	Joao Miguel Galvao	Joao Pedro Nogueira	40	41	32	32	145
37th	40	GBR 7673	Mat Pollock	Liz Morris	42	DNC	28	26	149
38th	15	THA 6924	Robert Gardham	Jessy Aiper	37	40	36	37	150
39th	12	GBR 7894	Joe Franks	Harriet Franks	BFD	21	DNF	27	154
40th	42	ITA 7988	Martino Salvo	Luisa Lombardo	43	39	42	34	158
41st	33	AUT 7746	Christoph Menke	Gernot List	35	44	40	42	161
42nd	31	GBR 7778	Lee Matthews	Chantelle Neighbour	30	30	DNF	DNC	166
43rd	1	FRA 8002	Daniel Berlendis	Berlendis Benedicte	31	43	39	DNF	166
44th	4	IRL 6457	Mark Gower	Christopher Burke	BFD	RET	33	29	168
45th	25	GBR 7787	Simon Lake	Sam Ngassa	39	42	44	43	168
46th	23	GBR 7513	Nigel Jupp	Armelle Burke	46	45	43	41	175
47th	24	CAN 5834	John Kortbeek	Vasilisa Sivokon	45	46	SP3	44	183
48th	14	GBR 7987	Joffan Garcka	Georgie Garcka	DNF	26	DNC	DNC	185
49th	18	FRA 6666	Dominique Guenon	Annie Guenon	33	47	DNS	DNC	186
50th	9	THA 7141	Simon Deyne	Chris Williams	47	49	46	DNF	195
51st	28	GHA 6306	Duncan MacNicol	Steve Timms	BFD	48	47	DSQ	201
52nd	19	GBR 6875	Graham Hanna	Georgina Hanna	DNS	DNC	DNF	DNC	212