Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club - Day 2
by Mark Hamill-Stewart 18 Feb 2019 23:46 NZDT
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 |
