Today saw medium winds with a lumpy sea at the Delphis Dart 18 World Championships at Knokke Belgium. The first race got away on the first attempt as the tide was holding the fleet back from the line. Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau (FRA) had a good start and led from start to finish. Thierry and Christine Wibaux (FRA) where hard on there heels with Herve le Maux and Tory Hackman (FRA/GBR) taking third.

Race 2 of the day got away with a bit more wind. Most of the fleet tacked out to sea as soon as possible to try and benefit from the tide. The team of Dode and Moreau rounded the windward mark first but were soon overtaken by Alan and Fiona Kernick(GBR) who led till the end of the race. Team Le Maux and Hackman finish second with Dode and Moreau third.

This leaves the top three boats all very close after 4 races:
1. Emmanuel Dodé – Fred Moreau (FRA), 11 pts.
2. Alan Kernick – Fiona Kernick (GBR), 13 pts.
3. Thierry Wibeaux – Christine Wibeaux (FRA), 13 pts.

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