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Dart TT6 and Scottish Dart 18 Championship at Royal Tay Yacht Club

by Grant Mitchell 16 Jul 2025 16:09 BST 12-13 July 2025
Dart TT6 and Scottish Dart 18 Championship at Royal Tay Yacht Club © Angus Broadhurst

What an extremely successful event, enjoyed from start to finish by a superb entry of 20 Darts! A selection of 'guest teams' including our Commodore, joined our growing band of established Darters and a few others who had been coaxed out of hibernation.

The vigorous promotion of TT6 had certainly paid off and it was pleasing to view a dinghy park void of Darts! The Friday evening Barbecue kicked of proceedings, hosted in beautiful sunshine, do the Scots require a better excuse for a beer or two?

The weather gods did attempt a 'spanner in the works' with fog accompanying the arrival of a brisk easterly on the Saturday... this failed to outwit the race team however, 4 excellent races took place! Competition proved fierce, with helms having to remain alert with their mark detection in somewhat restricted visibility! Grant Mitchell racing solo proved the most vigilant, bagging a commendable 4 race wins... however with the remaining lead positions well shared, it was certainly all still to play for!

A jovial Pizza Frenzy was held on the Saturday evening courtesy of sponsor Domino's, what an incredible feast, nobody held back... even our flyweights delved in for second helpings! Many tales of the day were shared (who saw or didn't see who!) and pleasingly many new friendships were formed!

After a short postponement on the Sunday to allow a pleasant easterly to fill-in, the remaining 2 races were held in beautiful sunshine, for record this is far more typical Broughty Ferry weather! The spectacular sight as the fleet zig-zagged towards Broughty Castle was clear to view from the busy beach on this day! Exciting duels ensured positions altered regularly at the sharp-end...

Grant Mitchell wins the Dart TT6 and Scottish Dart 18 Championship at Royal Tay Yacht Club - photo © Angus Broadhurst
Grant Mitchell wins the Dart TT6 and Scottish Dart 18 Championship at Royal Tay Yacht Club - photo © Angus Broadhurst
Gordon Kohler and Vicky-Lee Mills held on to bag the first race, Iain Graham a super-light solo helm the other! Grant recorded a 3rd and a 4th to wrap up a TT6 win and secure the Scottish Champion title! Runner-up Jamie Carson, another solo registered an impressive four 2nd places through the event, it's still to be established if his Dad Bill in 4th place offered him a lift home!

The Royal Tay has hosted many memorable events over the years, this one is certainly right up there... without hesitation, we have taken opportunity to self-award ourselves a ten out of ten for effort! A massive thanks go to our team of valued event volunteers, it simply wouldn't have happened without them! The Worlds falling in The Netherlands the week after and a clash with the Dart 15 Nationals at Bridlington, unfortunately led to no visitors from south of the border this time round... this didn't deter 'the Jocks' who rallied to lay on a classic TT, the smiling faces at the prize-giving were certainly testimony to this!

Prize Winners:

1st - Grant Mitchell
2nd - Jamie Carson
3rd - Gordon Kohler and Vicky-Lea Mills
4th - Bill Carson and Didac Lizardo (first junior crew)
5th - Iain Graham
6th - John Gay

UKIDA Handicap Winners:

1st - Iain Graham
2nd - Chris Tait
3rd - Duncan McIntosh

Overall Results:

PosHelmCrewBoat NameSail NoClubR1R2R3R4R5R6Pts
1stGrant Mitchell Fart n Dart8006RTYC1111347
2ndJames Carson Skedaddle7686RTYC35222211
3rdGordon KohlerVicky Lea MillsSplash Gordon4301RTYC44331515
4thBill CarsonDidac LizardoThe Mistress7990RTYC23454316
5thIain Graham WILMA5088RTYC52645117
6thJohn Gay 75767576Lochaber YC665611730
7thChris Tait Valkyrie6459Helensburgh SC779109638
8thDuncan Mcintosh Springbok IV7663RTYC81114761042
9thThomas DavidsonCicely FarrerFinal Fling6479RTYC1318798845
10thAlexander Bremner 79407940RTYC15988101449
11thJames MiddletonChris TindallDart James M7309RTYC98121512950
12thStephen MenhinickKenny Malcolm68296829RTYC1110101471351
13thSean WebsterAlistair MacKinnonDart Sean6278RTYC10131111131156
14thGordon Kidd 66156615RTYC12121312OCS1564
15thBrian MclaughlinCallum McLaughlinIndependence7307RTYC14161518151676
16thColin BellLily RodgersFlying a Hull6082RTYC1614DNCDNC141277
17thAndy GeorgopoullosMichelle FureyPissed as a dart7410RTYCDNF151613DNF1782
18thRichard Hankinson 51225122Wormit SCDNF17RET1616RET94
19thRobert GaffneySerhil Kuzminov46204620RTYCDNF19DNS17DNFDNF97
20thDuncan McDiarmidRoss CoombsDart Vader5017RTYCRETDNCDNCDNCDNFRET105

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