Dart 18 Grand Prix at Snettisham Beach Sailing Club

by John Eaton 10 Jun 2003 08:28 BST

Photos © Jon Large

On 7th and 8th June, a large fleet of Dart 18 catamarans assembled at Snettisham Beach Sailing Club, for the 3rd round of the National Dart 18 Grand Prix series. The list of competitors included the recently crowned National Champions David and Sam Lloyd from Portsmouth, and past World Champion, Gareth Owen from the Wirral.

The racing took place on an Olympic course set just off Snettisham Beach in light variable winds on the Saturday and in pleasant force 2 to 3 southerlies on the Sunday.

From the five races completed over the two days there were two local race winners. Guy Playford and Luke Fletcher stormed through to win race 4, and past National and European champions Jasper and Laura Barnham continued their form to win race 3 and race 5. These results contributed to yet another championship win for the Barnhams, followed by Gareth Owen in 2nd place and David Lloyd 3rd.

For a complete listing of results and pictures visit SBSC website at www.snetbeach.co.uk. The excellent weekend racing together with Saturday night's Caribbean themed evening on the Club balcony, saw the completion of another successful Dart 18 Grand Prix event at Snettisham Beach.

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	7748	Jasper Barnham	Laura Barnham	Snettisham Beach S.C.	3	2		1	RAF	1	7
2nd	7749	Gareth Owen	Joanna Jones-Pierce	Dee S.C.	2	1		4	3	RAF	10
3rd	7724	David Lloyd	Samantha-Jayne Lloyd	Stokes Bay	4	12		2	6	2	14
4th	7722	Dan Norman	Bert Rodgers	Catamaran Club Sheppey	1	9		10	5	3	18
5th	7738	Alan Kernick	Fiona Kernick	Stokes Bay	8	8		3	2	7	20
6th	7700	Stuart Snell	Ben Harwood	Snettisham Beach S.C.	7	DNF		6	4	8	25
7th	7750	Guy Playford	Luke Fletcher	Snettisham Beach S.C.	6	DNF		5	1	15	27
8th	7673	Bob Fletcher	Ian Clayton	Snettisham Beach S.C.	12	3		8	9	11	31
9th	7685	Richard Triffitt	Pat Triffitt	Rutland Water S.C.	5	DNF		7	7	14	33
10th	4620	Matt Ambrose	Simon Rowell	Felixstowe Ferry S.C.	21	5		9	14	12	40
11th	7543	Paul Harwood	Chris Harwood	Rutland Water S.C.	18	13		14	10	4	41
12th	7778	Geoff Lloyd	Jenny Lloyd	Dee S.C.	13	DNF		18	8	6	45
13th	7475	Andy Robinson	Johanna Fagurland	Felixstowe Ferry S.C.	10	7		17	11	20	45
14th	7737	Peter Wilson	Malcolm Evens	Rutland Water S.C.	24	4		13	20	10	47
15th	7433	Jamie Lynch	Jamie Ferguson	Newhaven & Seaford	9	6		16	23	16	47
16th	5536	A. Williams	Nicki	Grafham Water S.C.	17	DNF		15	15	5	52
17th	7347	B. Peters	Invisible Tall Blonde	Datchet Water	19	11		26	13	9	52
18th	6922	Colin Rudd	Luke Large	Snettisham Beach S.C.	20	10		12	21	18	60
19th	7644	David Bartlett	Tom Bailey	Snettisham Beach S.C.	14	DNF		11	22	22	69
20th	4429	Geoff Cox	Sarah Wren	Felixstowe Ferry S.C.	16	DNF		DSQ	12	13	75
21st	5795	Mary-Ann Bartlett	Lisa Bartlett	Snettisham Beach S.C.	11	DNF		19	25	23	78
22nd	6287	Simon Farthing	Cecilia Dent	Grafham Water S.C.	15	DNF		22	17	25	79
23rd	6800	A. Marshall	Gayle Ryrie	Felixstowe Ferry S.C.	29	DNF		21	19	19	88
24th	7735	Tony Dod	n/a	Dee S.C.	22	DNF		28	26	17	93
25th	6086	Simon Hooper	Nicki Hooper	Snettisham Beach S.C.	27	DNF		25	18	24	94
26th	7739	Neville Howe	Margeret Howe	Rutland Water S.C.	28	DNF		30	16	26	100
27th	5886	Brian Steeds	Alex Chan Seem	Snettisham Beach S.C.	30	DNF		24	30	21	105
28th	5080	Steve Skinner	Simon Keen	Worthing Y.C.	31	DNF		23	24	28	106
29th	7530	Paul Love	Linda Jones	Rutland Water S.C.	25	DNF		20	28	RAF	107
30th	5079	John Terry	Benjamin Terry	Rutland Water S.C.	26	DNF		27	29	27	109
31st	4618	Steve Mansell	Mike Lenton	Rutland Water S.C.	32	DNF		29	27	RAF	122
32nd	6761	Tony Lampitt	n/a	Rutland Water S.C.	23	DNF		DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	125
33rd	5769	Michael Cadman	Graham Taylor	Dee S.C.	DSQ	DSQ		31	31	29	125

Results generated and submitted using Sailwave sailing scoring software