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Vaikobi 2024 December
Dart 18

Dart 18

Two person, single trapeze catamaran with a strong worldwide following.

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Show news Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 overall
Studies in concentration
Posted on 31 Aug
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 5
The wind returns
Posted on 30 Aug
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 4
Fickle winds and fluctuating fortunes
Posted on 29 Aug
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 3
Blow the wind Southerly (sometimes with a bit of East in it too)
Posted on 28 Aug
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 2
A stunning day of sun, wind and sparkle
Posted on 27 Aug
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 1
A windy welcome to the week
Posted on 26 Aug
Poole Week: It's a good time to enter!
Discounted entry fees continue until the end of July
Posted on 13 Jul
Dart 18 Nationals at Dee
40 competitors, despite being arranged as short notice
Posted on 6 Jun
The price of heritage
A tale of a city, three towns but one theme, from dinghy historian Dougal Henshall
Posted on 19 Apr
Oldest videos of racing catamarans
We start in 1965, covering Hobie, Shearwater, Prindle and C Class, then the Worrell 1000
Posted on 7 Apr
Entries open for Poole Week 2024
In August, Poole Harbour will once again come alive with dinghies and small keelboats
Posted on 3 Apr
Parkstone Yacht Club Easter Series
61 boats entered across all classes
Posted on 3 Apr
Dart 18 Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Arco
Five race victories secure victory for Swiss pairing
Posted on 1 Oct 2023
Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals & Worlds
A huge entry of over 100 boats compete at Bridlington in Yorkshire
Posted on 4 Sep 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 6
Fast fun on Frisky Friday
Posted on 27 Aug 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 5
It's not all about the sailing
Posted on 25 Aug 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 4
Steady as she blows
Posted on 24 Aug 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 3
Super Tuesday: Sun, wind and sparkle
Posted on 23 Aug 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 2
Decisions, decisons..
Posted on 22 Aug 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2023 Day 1
A great day to explore Poole Harbour
Posted on 21 Aug 2023
New date for Gill Cat Open at Grafham
Event has reputation for being extremely sociable, and now it's in July
Posted on 24 May 2023
2023 Dart 18 Inlands at Rutland
A beautiful weekend was forecast and that is exactly what we got
Posted on 23 May 2023
Poole Week early-entry savings end soon
Six afternoons of sailing in Poole Harbour to mark 75th anniversary
Posted on 21 May 2023
Dart 18 TT at Swanage
The 30 boat maximum entry filled up months in advance
Posted on 10 May 2023
Dart 18 GP Round 1 at Dee
Despite the rather uncertain forecast 31 boats entered
Posted on 13 Apr 2023
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week overall
A memorable day to end a memorable week
Posted on 3 Sep 2022
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2022 Day 5
It's not over yet, but the first winners are
Posted on 2 Sep 2022
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2022 Day 4
A different sort of same again
Posted on 1 Sep 2022
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2022 Day 3
A real day of Snakes and Ladders
Posted on 31 Aug 2022
Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2022 Day 2
Reading the wind, negotiating the tide, avoiding the mud
Posted on 30 Aug 2022
Links
Dart 18 UK Nationals Attendance
see the full nationals attendance table here

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Darts on Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 5
© David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com
Dart 18 on Bournemouth Digital Poole Week 2024 Day 2
© David Harding / www.sailingscenes.com
Runners up, Dickie Ledger and Sarah Oliver - Whitstable Week
© Steve Gray
Dart 18 Nationals at Dee
© Jon Worthington
Dart 18 Nationals at Dee
© Jon Worthington
Dart 18 Nationals at Dee
© Jon Worthington
Dart 18 Nationals at Dee
© Jon Worthington
Dickie Ledger and Sarah Oliver during the Whitstable YC Club Championship
© Steve Gray
The first Dart catamaran, at the National Maritime Museum
© Dougal Henshall
Dickie Ledger and Sarah Oliver during the Whitstable YC Easter Regatta
© Steve Gray
Alpen Cup 2023 - DART 18
© Elena Giolai
Alpen Cup 2023 - DART 18
© Elena Giolai
Alpen Cup 2023 - DART 18
© Elena Giolai
Alpen Cup 2023 - DART 18
© Elena Giolai
Alpen Cup 2023 - DART 18
© Elena Giolai
IOSSC Round the Isle of Sheppey Race 2023
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk
IOSSC Round the Isle of Sheppey Race 2023
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk
IOSSC Round the Isle of Sheppey Race 2023
© Nick Champion / www.championmarinephotography.co.uk
Start Line action during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Dan Norman and Alysha Monkman fight for the pin during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
National Champions on the left and World Champions on the right during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Yorkshire skies during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Michiel Fehr
Approaching the start during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Grant and Ella May Piggott during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Vincent Bouvier and Fanny Merelle win the Worlds title during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
World Champions at the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
'Starboard' during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Grant and Ella May Piggott win the UK Nationals during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Big waves during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried
Grant and Ella May Piggott during the Noble Marine Insurance Dart 18 Nationals and Worlds at Bridlington
© Peider Fried