Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club

Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club - Day 3

by Mark Hamill-Stewart 19 Feb 11:07 GMT 16-22 February 2019

Dart 18 Worlds at Royal Varuna YC day 3 © Sarka Ngassa

"I'm in Paradise" said Nicola. This is no surprise as the sun shone all day with winds building to 17 knots of wind and she and her skipper Herve Le Maux had just had their best performance of the competition.

Three days of excellent sailing conditions and, by any standards, The Royal Varuna Yacht Club has so far been an excellent choice of sailing international competition venue.

Two races with good wind, 52 on the line for the fifth race of the series and 51 on the sixth. Winds were lighter at about 11-12 knots and rising in the first race, with the now standard 15-17 knots in the second. Mat and Jacob Exon had an excellent day with a first and a sixth, significantly better than the previous days. Gareth Owen (Kadett world champion 1972!) and Hebe Hemming continued to impress with consistency holding on to their overall lead with a sixth and a third. They are closely followed, after discards, by Dave and Louise Roberts in overall second place. The other competitors well within reach of the leader are Daniel Norman and crew Aleysha Monkman and Herve Le Maux and crew Nicola Davies who have both improved and are very capable of winning.

Dart 18 Worlds at Royal Varuna YC day 3 - photo © Sarka Ngassa

Down the pack Thai Hobie champion, Damrongsak and crew Kitsada maintained their position of 10th.

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, Bangkok Hospital, France Catamaran, Big Chilli, Fiona and Larry, Ocean Marina, Pattaya Mail, Rooster and ThaiBev.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	36	GBR 7930	Gareth Owen	Hebe Hemming	2	2	1	2	‑6	3	10
2nd	41	GBR 7835	Dave Roberts	Louise Roberts	1	1	8	4	2	‑16	16
3rd	35	GBR 7945	Daniel Norman	Alyesha Monkman	11	3	2	1	‑17	1	18
4th	26	FRA 7977	Herve Le Maux	Nicola Davies	5	4	5	3	(DNF)	2	19
5th	27	GBR 7711	David Lloyd	Hayley Smith	7	5	6	5	5	(RET)	28
6th	2	FRA 7647	Pierre Betsch	Isabelle Monod	3	‑13	7	9	4	7	30
7th	51	FRA 8004	Thierry Wibaux	Christine Wibaux	‑15	6	3	7	14	4	34
8th	52	GBR 8010	Rod Winrow	Holly Winrow	6	8	9	8	3	‑13	34
9th	45	GBR 7707	William Thompson	Jonny O'Conner	‑17	7	4	6	10	8	35
10th	48	THA 7893	Damrongsak Vongtim	Kitsada Vongtim	4	‑12	11	10	12	9	46
11th	5	BEL 7434	Luc Chauvet	Francois De Vriendt	10	10	13	12	‑22	10	55
12th	29	GBR 8009	Marco Manganelli	Sebastian Curtis‑Bleach	9	9	15	19	7	(RET)	59
13th	10	GBR 7534	James Douglas	Alison Douglas	8	20	14	11	9	‑30	62
14th	11	GBR 7685	Mat Exon	Jakob Exon	13	‑29	21	24	1	6	65
15th	50	GBR 7990	Kenny Watson	Ellis Stonehouse	16	‑17	12	13	13	11	65
16th	34	GBR 8007	Simon Moruzzi	Bev Goodchild	‑21	14	19	20	18	12	83
17th	6	GBR 11	Caleb Cooper	Chloe Millward	18	19	10	16	21	‑33	84
18th	8	GBR 1007	Jonathan Davies	Neil Marsden	‑29	15	22	22	11	15	85
19th	16	GBR 8011	Michael Gomme	Imani Gomme	12	23	17	(DNS)	20	17	89
20th	22	GBR 7984	Mike Jones	Patrick Ledoit	14	‑27	23	18	24	18	97
21st	17	GBR 7846	Darren Wood	Tracey Ann Wood	28	16	20	15	(BFD)	19	98
22nd	32	POR 7976	Francisco Melo	Antonio Jesuino	23	18	16	25	16	‑37	98
23rd	3	FRA 7959	Olivier Billard	Alan Billard	20	25	24	23	8	‑28	100
24th	38	FRA 7972	Patrice Bernuchon	Frederique Leaute	27	33	27	14	(BFD)	5	106
25th	49	GBR 7382	Debs Waters	Barry Peters	‑36	24	18	21	29	14	106
26th	20	GBR 7968	Charles Hillier	Rosemary Crinion	‑38	11	25	17	36	21	110
27th	37	GBR 7969	Adrian Parsons	Mark Stones	22	‑34	26	30	23	22	123
28th	39	FRA 7777	Philippe Dauvergne	Chantal Dauvergne	19	32	‑34	31	25	20	127
29th	44	FIJ 5555	Grahame Southwick	Bradley Wilson	24	22	31	28	‑33	31	136
30th	12	GBR 7894	Joe Franks	Harriet Franks	(BFD)	21	DNF	27	15	23	139
31st	43	AUS 6189	Jon Sims		25	31	38	‑39	30	24	148
32nd	40	GBR 7673	Mat Pollock	Liz Morris	42	(DNC)	28	26	34	27	157
33rd	13	POR 7603	Joao Miguel Galvao	Joao Pedro Nogueira	40	‑41	32	32	31	26	161
34th	46	GBR 7843	Nick Troy	Gary Parratt	34	‑37	30	35	28	35	162
35th	47	BEL 7917	Marc Vanhoogten	Titane Gevers	32	36	37	‑38	26	36	167
36th	4	IRL 6457	Mark Gower	Christopher Burke	(BFD)	RET	33	29	32	25	172
37th	31	GBR 7778	Lee Matthews	Chantelle Neighbour	30	30	(DNF/RDG)	RDG	27	32	172
38th	7	FRA 7848	Daniel Moreau	Nicole Moreau	‑41	28	35	36	35	39	173
39th	1	FRA 8002	Daniel Berlendis	Berlendis Benedicte	31	43	39	(DNF)	19	42	174
40th	21	GER 7722	Dirk Janovsky	Axel Soennichsen	‑44	38	29	33	41	34	175
41st	30	IRL 6137	Kevin Masterson	Arthur Curtis‑Bleach	26	35	‑41	40	37	41	179
42nd	15	THA 6924	Robert Gardham	Jessy Aiper	37	40	36	37	(BFD)	38	188
43rd	33	AUT 7746	Christoph Menke	Gernot List	35	‑44	40	42	39	40	196
44th	25	GBR 7787	Simon Lake	Sam Ngassa	39	42	44	43	42	‑45	210
45th	42	ITA 7988	Martino Salvo	Luisa Lombardo	43	39	42	34	(RET)	DNC	211
46th	14	GBR 7987	Joffan Garcka	Georgie Garcka	(DNF)	26	DNC	DNC	DNC	29	214
47th	53	FRA 6666	Dominique Guenon	Annie Guenon	33	47	(DNS)	DNC	38	43	214
48th	23	GBR 7513	Nigel Jupp	Armelle Burke	‑46	45	43	41	SP3	44	219
49th	24	CAN 5834	John Kortbeek	Vasilisa Sivokon	45	46	SP3	44	40	(DSQ)	223
50th	9	THA 7141	Simon Deyne	Chris Williams	47	49	46	(DNF)	DNF	46	241
51st	28	GHA 6306	Duncan MacNicol	Steve Timms	(BFD)	48	DSQ	45	DNF	DNF	252
52nd	19	GBR 6875	Graham Hanna	Terry Scutcher	(DNS)	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNF	DNC	265