During the rigging up of the boats on the 3th racing day of the delphis Dart 18 Worlds it was raining cats & dogs. The wind was looking ok, so at 11 o’clock the first race of the day was a on. The rain was already gone than, but unfortunately the wind was also shifting and reducing. This caused a general recall. Because of the low wind and a strong current they weren’t able to start. After waiting an hour the sailors were send ashore. At half past one the current was less and the wind was increasing. Race 5 was finally able to begin. The first start was immediately a good one. David and Louise Roberts from England made the most of it and were ahead at the First mark, immediately followed by Michiel Fehr and Raphael Jakob from Switzerland. In the downwind course David Lloyd and Joanna Jones-Pierce took the lead but were overtaken again in the next one by team Roberts who kept the first place till the finish, followed by Fehr-Jakob and Alan & Fiona Kernick from Great-Britain in third place. With this third place the Kernicks take the lead from Dodé and Fred Moreau from France, who finished twentieth today.

You can follow the races everyday with a track&trace system on www.dart18worlds2011.com

Leaderboard after 5 races:
1. Alan Kernick – Fiona Kernick (GBR), 9 pts.
2. Emmanuel Dodé – Fred Moreau (FRA), 11 pts.
3. Thierry Wibeaux – Christine Wibeaux (FRA), 13 pts.
4. Dan Norman – Melanie Rogers (GBR), 16 pts.
5. Dave Roberts – Loiuse Roberts (GBR), 18 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, Duo, 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