Dart 18 Worlds - Title to Phipps and Glover
by Sarah Furnsis on 28 Aug 2010
SW
The final day of the Dart 18 Catamaran World Championships at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy provided some exciting racing for the spectators afloat as it was all to play for in the final race of the Championships.
The current World Champions, Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau and the young hot shots of Tom Phipps and Richard Glover from Cornwall, sailing in their first Dart 18 World Championships went in to the final race on equal points.
Phipps and Glover were unrelenting in their quest for victory and put in a blistering performance in their new South African boat. They maintained their composure in the last race, having gained a significant lead over the two earlier race winners of Dan Norman and Mel Rogers, until they crossed the finish line.
The duo knew they had the championships in the bag and after they had crossed the line - Phipps did a backwards flip off the boat into the water. With the disappointment of missing out on their Olympic Games ticket which they had trained so hard for, when the Tornado Class Catamaran was axed from the Games, this victory made them all the more worthy winners.
It was a tough day for former World Champions, Dan Norman and Mel Rogers who dominated the day with wins in the first two races of the day. This helped to pull them up the rankings to third overall but came too late in the regatta to be of any significant benefit in the final placings.
The Student title went to Tom Phipps and Richard Clover and the Senior title to Thierry and Christine Wibaux. The best lady helm went to Nicolette van Gorp.
Today’s results
1st Race
1st Dan Norman and Melanie Rogers
2nd Tom Phipps and Richard Glover
3rd Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau
2nd Race
1st Dan Norman and Melanie Rogers
2nd Marco Mangenelli and Rachel Foster
3rd David Lloyd and Joanna Jones-Pierce
3rd Race
1st Tom Phipps and Richard Glover
2nd Dan Norman and Melanie Rogers
3rd Herve Le Maux and Amy Johnson
Overall Results top 10 -
1 Tom Phipps and Richard Glover (UK)
2 Emmanuel Dode and Fred Moreau (France)
3 Dan Norman and Mel Rogers (UK)
4 David Lloyd and Joanna Jones-Pierce (UK)
5 Herve Le Maux and Amy Johnson (France)
6 Thierry and Christine Wibaux (France)
7 Matthias Huber and Jonathan List (Germany)
8 Michiel Fehr and Raphael Jacob (Switzerland)
9 Sean Gradwell and Sam Waterson (South Africa)
10 Marco Manganelli and Rachel Foster (UK)
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