Dart 18 Worlds day 6 - Brits hold top three places

by Dart 18 Worlds on 29 Jul 2011 Delphis Dart 18 World Championships and on day 6 there were three races. The first race could only begin after three starting procedures.

13 teams got a Black Flag. Alan and Fiona Kernick from the UK immediately took the lead and never gave it away. Dave and Louise Roberts and Dan Norman with Melanie Rogers, also from the UK, were battling al race for the second place. Eventually the Roberts won the battle and finished second, followed by Norman – Rogers.

The start of the second race went a lot better. Norman and Rogers took a huge leap, but at the third rack they had to give it away to Marco Manganelli and Amy Knott (UK) because they didn’t judge the buoy correctly and had to tack two times. Dave and Louise Roberts finished third, followed by Alan and Fiona Kernick who came in fourth.

During the last start of the day the wind was shifting 30 degrees, which meant all the buoys had to be moved again. Once everyone was off, Alan and Fiona immediately took the lead again.

At the first buoy their lead was huge. Again there was a though battle for the second place. Dan Norman and Melanie Rogers eventually won. The French British combination Herve le Maux andTory Hackman took the third place.

Overall Alan and Fiona Kernick reinforced their first position. They are now eight points ahead of Norman/Rogers. The Roberts (31 points) are now third. The first Belgian team is Patrick Demesmaeker with his 10 year old son Henri from Knokke at the sixth place. The first dutch team is Nicolette van Gorp with Ruud van Gisbergen from Huizen at the 17th place.

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

Leaderboard after 8 races:

1. Alan Kernick – Fiona Kernick (GBR), 15 pts.
2. Dan Norman – Melanie Rogers (GBR), 23 pts
3. Dave Roberts – Loiuse Roberts (GBR), 31 pts
4. Emmanuel Dodé – Fred Moreau (FRA), 36 pts
5. Thierry Wibeaux – Christine Wibeaux (FRA), 41 pts

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