Dart 18 World Championship at Royal Varuna Yacht Club - Overall
by Mark Hamill-Stewart 22 Feb 2019 14:52 GMT
16-22 February 2019
What a final day! 10 to 14 knots of wind with a cloudless sky yet again. "This is normal" said one member prompting the thought that, if this is normal, why aren't there more world champions from the Royal Varuna Yacht Club? No party last night so sailors were fit and ready to enjoy an excellent day of sailing competition.
48 Dart 18s on the start line today. Races 9 and 10 of the series saw a battle between first and second and a further battle for a third place podium place. Congratulations to Dave and Louise Roberts the 2017 World Champions who managed to regain the championship to be the 2019 Dart 18 World Champions. They were followed up by Royal Varuna's own Gareth Owen (Dart World Champion 1998!) and Hebe Hemming who could not capitalise on the equal nett points of the day before. Already a well known name in Dart, International Cadet and Laser sailing, talk in the club house was to make him an "Official Legend" being runner up and over 60! Well done Gareth and Hebe who is well under 60.
With four points separating places 3, 4 and 5 the day before, there was a three-way battle for podium third. Daniel Norman with crew Alyesha Monkman clawed their way to bronze with a discarded 21st then a first in races 9 and 10. Herve Le Maux and Nicola Davies slipped to fourth from the day before (Nicola "I will be dreaming of my Varuna adventure tomorrow!"). David Lloyd and crew Hayley Smith achieved overall fifth with fairly consistent top class sailing throughout the series.
David and Louise Roberts have been runners up in 2016 and 2012. Gareth Owen has been runner up in 1991, 1995, and 2006. Based on Gareth's longevity as a top performer, we can expect David and Louise Roberts to be at the top of their game for many years to come!
Damrongsak and brother Kitsada, Thai Hobie Champions, dropped to eleventh overall which was a very creditable finish given the excellent standard of competitive sailing among the top tier Dart sailors.
All agree that this has been an excellent event and the Royal Varuna Yacht Club is proud to have been the venue.
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.
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
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| 1st | GBR 7835 | Dave Roberts | Louise Roberts | 1 | 1 | ‑8 | 4 | 2 | ‑16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 2nd | GBR 7930 | Gareth Owen | Hebe Hemming | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ‑7 | 2 | ‑7 | 6 | 24 |
| 3rd | GBR 7945 | Daniel Norman | Alyesha Monkman | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑17 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ‑20 | 1 | 38 |
| 4th | FRA 7977 | Herve Le Maux | Nicola Davies | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | (DNF) | 2 | ‑12 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 5th | GBR 7711 | David Lloyd | Hayley Smith | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | (RET) | 2 | 8 | 10 | ‑11 | 48 |
| 6th | FRA 8004 | Thierry Wibaux | Christine Wibaux | ‑15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | (BFD) | 8 | 52 |
| 7th | FRA 7647 | Pierre Betsch | Isabelle Monod | 3 | ‑13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | (BFD) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| 8th | GBR 7707 | William Thompson | Jonny O'Conner | ‑17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ‑20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 63 |
| 9th | GBR 8010 | Rod Winrow | Holly Winrow | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 13 | ‑19 | 7 | ‑14 | 12 | 66 |
| 10th | GBR 7685 | Mat Exon | Jakob Exon | 13 | ‑29 | 21 | ‑24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 67 |
| 11th | THA 7893 | Damrongsak Vongtim | Kitsada Vongtim | 4 | ‑12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ‑22 | 74 |
| 12th | GBR 7990 | Kenny Watson | Ellis Stonehouse | ‑16 | ‑17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | RDG | 8 | 4 | 79 |
| 13th | GBR 7534 | James Douglas | Alison Douglas | 8 | ‑20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | ‑30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 89 |
| 14th | GBR 11 | Caleb Cooper | Chloe Millward | 18 | 19 | 10 | 16 | ‑21 | ‑33 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 90 |
| 15th | BEL 7434 | Luc Chauvet | Francois De Vriendt | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ‑22 | 10 | ‑23 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 100 |
| 16th | GBR 8009 | Marco Manganelli | Sebastian Curtis‑Bleach | 9 | 9 | 15 | ‑19 | 7 | (RET) | 18 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 102 |
| 17th | GBR 1007 | Jonathan Davies | Neil Marsden | ‑29 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 13 | (DNF) | 4 | 15 | 117 |
| 18th | GBR 8007 | Simon Moruzzi | Bev Goodchild | 21 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 9 | ‑24 | ‑27 | 134 |
| 19th | POR 7976 | Francisco Melo | Antonio Jesuino | 23 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 16 | ‑37 | 25 | 11 | ‑31 | 19 | 153 |
| 20th | FRA 7959 | Olivier Billard | Alan Billard | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 8 | ‑28 | (DNF) | 22 | 19 | 14 | 155 |
| 21st | FRA 7972 | Patrice Bernuchon | Frederique Leaute | 27 | 33 | 27 | 14 | (BFD) | 5 | 15 | 18 | (DSQ) | 18 | 157 |
| 22nd | GBR 7984 | Mike Jones | Patrick Ledoit | 14 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 18 | (DNF) | (DNC) | 18 | 20 | 162 |
| 23rd | GBR 7846 | Darren Wood | Tracey Ann Wood | 28 | 16 | 20 | 15 | (BFD) | 19 | 30 | 21 | (BFD) | 24 | 173 |
| 24th | GBR 7894 | Joe Franks | Harriet Franks | (BFD) | 21 | (DNF) | 27 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 180 |
| 25th | FRA 7777 | Philippe Dauvergne | Chantal Dauvergne | 19 | ‑32 | ‑34 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 181 |
| 26th | GBR 7382 | Debs Waters | Barry Peters | ‑36 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 23 | ‑34 | 26 | 184 |
| 27th | GBR 7968 | Charles Hillier | Rosemary Crinion | ‑38 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 36 | 21 | ‑40 | 24 | 38 | 29 | 201 |
| 28th | GBR 8011 | Michael Gomme | Imani Gomme | 12 | 23 | 17 | (DNS) | 20 | 17 | 8 | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | 203 |
| 29th | GBR 7969 | Adrian Parsons | Mark Stones | 22 | ‑34 | 26 | ‑30 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 205 |
| 30th | AUS 6189 | Jon Sims | | 25 | 31 | ‑38 | ‑39 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 206 |
| 31st | GBR 7778 | Lee Matthews | Chantelle Neighbour | 30 | 30 | RDG | RDG | 27 | ‑32 | ‑33 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 208.4 |
| 32nd | FIJ 5555 | Grahame Southwick | Bradley Wilson | 24 | 22 | 31 | 28 | ‑33 | 31 | 17 | 27 | 30 | (DNS) | 210 |
| 33rd | BEL 7917 | Marc Vanhoogten | Titane Gevers | 32 | 36 | ‑37 | ‑38 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 232 |
| 34th | FRA 8002 | Daniel Berlendis | Berlendis Benedicte | 31 | ‑43 | 39 | (DNF) | 19 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 252 |
| 35th | IRL 6457 | Mark Gower | Christopher Burke | (BFD) | (RET) | 33 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 253 |
| 36th | GBR 7673 | Mat Pollock | Liz Morris | ‑42 | (DNC) | 28 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 259 |
| 37th | POR 7603 | Joao Miguel Galvao | Joao Pedro Nogueira | 40 | ‑41 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 34 | 27 | (DNC) | 259 |
| 38th | FRA 7848 | Daniel Moreau | Nicole Moreau | ‑41 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 35 | ‑39 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 267 |
| 39th | IRL 6137 | Kevin Masterson | Arthur Curtis‑Bleach | 26 | 35 | ‑41 | 40 | 37 | ‑41 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 36 | 269 |
| 40th | GBR 7843 | Nick Troy | Gary Parratt | 34 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 26 | (DNF) | (DNC) | DNF | 278 |
| 41st | GER 7722 | Dirk Janovsky | Axel Soennichsen | ‑44 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 35 | ‑43 | 37 | 289 |
| 42nd | AUT 7746 | Christoph Menke | Gernot List | 35 | ‑44 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 32 | (DNF) | 301 |
| 43rd | THA 6924 | Robert Gardham | Jessy Aiper | 37 | 40 | 36 | 37 | (BFD) | 38 | (DNC) | DNC | 26 | 35 | 302 |
| 44th | ITA 7988 | Martino Salvo | Luisa Lombardo | 43 | 39 | 42 | 34 | (RET) | (DNC) | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 321 |
| 45th | GBR 7987 | Joffan Garcka | Georgie Garcka | (DNF) | 26 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 29 | 6 | DNF | DNC | DNC | 326 |
| 46th | GBR 7787 | Simon Lake | Sam Ngassa | 39 | 42 | ‑44 | 43 | 42 | ‑45 | 44 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 328 |
| 47th | CAN 5834 | John Kortbeek | Vasilisa Sivokon | 45 | 46 | (SP3) | 44 | 40 | (DSQ) | 43 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 341 |
| 48th | FRA 6666 | Dominique Guenon | | 33 | 47 | (DNS) | (DNC) | 38 | 43 | DNF | DNF | 37 | 38 | 342 |
| 49th | GBR 7513 | Nigel Jupp | Armelle Burke | ‑46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | (SP3) | 44 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 348 |
| 50th | GBR 6875 | Graham Hanna | Terry Scutcher | (DNS) | (DNC) | DNF | DNC | DNF | DNC | 32 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 362 |
| 51st | GHA 6306 | Duncan MacNicol | Steve Timms | (BFD) | 48 | (DSQ) | 45 | DNF | DNF | 46 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 378 |
| 52nd | THA 7141 | Simon Deyne | Chris Williams | 47 | 49 | 46 | (DNF) | (DNF) | 46 | 47 | 44 | DNC | DNC | 385 |