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On the first day of the Delphis Dart 18 World Championships two
races are sailed under total different circumstances. After a delay
there was a light but stable wind to start the first race. Thierry
and Christine Wibeaux from France reached the first mark with a big
lead d, followed by the English team Geoff and Jenny Lloyd. Both
teams managed to expend their lead in the downwind lab. During the
second round the expected wind shift continued and the wind
decreases. The race was shortened to two rounds, in the last
downwind lap the wind shifted about 60 degrees causing a total mix
up in results. The lead of team Wibeaux was enough to finish first.
The British team Alan and Fiona Kernick finished second with Niels
Oostenbrug and Harry van Veen from the Netherlands third.
The wind shift came with an increase of wind, so the second race
could be started with a stable 3 bfd wind. Unfortunately the tide
also turned causing the fourth attempt to be honest. 7 teams were
disqualified under the black flag rule. From the first moment three
teams took the lead and didn’t relinquish their lead. Dan Norman en
Melanie Rogers from the United Kingdom were all to fast. Second was
the French team Dodé Emmanuel en Fred Moreau. Alan en Fiona Kernick
finished in third positions
The overall rankings after two races:
1. Dan Norman and Melanie Rogers (GBR), 5 points
2. Alan and Fiona Kernick (GBR), 5 points
3. Thierry en Kristine Wibaux (FRA), 7 points
4. Emmanuel Dodé en Fred Moreau (FRA), 7 points
The Championships are organized by the Royal Belgian Sailing Club
(RBSC) Het Zoute in Knokke, a sailing club with loads of experience
with International top sailing events. During the event it will be
possible to follow the sailors live with a GPS track system on
website www.dart18worlds2011.com.
In addition to the title sponsor Delphis Container Transport, this
years Dart18 Worlds Championships are supported by Knokke-Heist,
Province of West-Vlaanderen, Gaastra International Sportswear,
National Loterij Belgium, McDonalds, Landrover, Windsport
International, Vivium Assurances, Fluxys Gastransport, Hansgrohe en
Metapro Network Event Kortrijk Xpo.
For more information on the Delphis Dart18 Worlds please
contact:
Royal Belgian Sailing Club
Sven Janssens, Beachmaster
Mobile: +32 475928005
e-mail: zoute@rbsc.be
International Dart Association
Nicolette van Gorp, Voorzitter
Mobile: +31 (0)6 51577809
e-mail: nvgorp@live.nl
website: www.dart18sailing.org
Website: www.dart18worlds2011.com
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