Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club - Day 3
by Mark Hamill-Stewart 19 Feb 2019 11:07 GMT
16-22 February 2019
"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.
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 |