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 SW 6M Championship Report and Results
 
6 Metres on Dartmoor
 
On Saturday the 2nd of June Dartmoor Model Boat Club hosted the inaugural SW District
Championship(reclassified) event for the 6 Metre Class.
Ten boats assembled for the event on what was a somewhat uncharacteristic day at Shaugh
lake as the sun shone, there was no rain and Number 1 rigs were used throughout the day.
Racing got underway on time in a light veering Southerly wind over an Olympic type course.
The Dolphin designed 981 was the first casualty of the day missing the first race start as the
rudder system failed causing the rudder to shift 180 degrees. It could have been quick going
backwards but was deemed to be a definite non- starter going forwards!
 
Early races (1-4) showed that racing was going to be keenly contested between the two
Ravenna’s of Mike Ewart (12) and Keith Simmons (30) with Dave Kent (84) and his Revival in
the mix as well. A course change was carried out by the ARO during the first break and this
was to set a theme of multiple buoy changing prior to the lunch break. At lunch the
scoreboard indicated it was Mike who held the lead over Keith but there really wasn’t much
in it. However, Mike with more experience was out to win this year and capitalised on
Keith’s lack of 6M experience especially on mark rounding, this was hardly surprising as
Keith normally races DF65’s. Morley Varker with the Drisky (57) put in several top 3 places
but was to drop out later in the day.

​Lunch break saw a major wind shift on the lake requiring a complete reset of both course,
start line and control zone to accommodate it. Just as this was being completed the wind
gods struck and it veered back to almost where it had been previously. In its new heading
the wind started to stabilise and increased in strength allowing for the last 8 races to be run
without further change to the course. The rise in wind strength changed the pattern at the
front end of the fleet with Keith now finding form to take the wins in races 9-to-15. Further
down the field the racing was equally competitive as many were Dolphin designs and so
were evenly matched. Several boats did not complete the 16 races offered due to very
unexpected winch failures which dropped Dave Kent and Morley Varker (DRSKY 57) out of
the running for podium places


Congratulations to Keith Simmons (30) DMBC who took the Championship trophy, with
Mike Ewart (12) from APMYC in second and John Endicott (86) DMBC in third and the first
Dolphin designed boat. Keith thanked Mike for travelling to Dartmoor and also the race
team for their efforts on the day. A special thank you was made to other DMBC members
who could not attend but loaned their boats for the Event. The day was brought to a close
with a Devon cream tea for all who attended. It didn’t seem to matter that the cream was
on top of the jam, because there were no scones left over!!
 
A very good competitive racing day enjoyed by competitors and race officials alike. The lake
sited on the fringe of Dartmoor NP was at its picture best with the 6’s on it, even the Red
Arrows decided to do a fly by!
 
Steve Watts (ARO)
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    • News @ Six
  • About
    • History
    • Radio Sailing
    • Free Sailing
    • Boatography
  • Six Competitions/Reports/Results
    • 2021 Competitions
    • 2020 Competitions >
      • Report Fleetwood Open 26/1/20
    • 2019 Competitions >
      • NOR Sextant Trophy 2019
      • Report 2019 National Championship, 7th and 8th September 2019 Dartmoor MBC
      • Report Fleetwood Open 25/8/2019
      • Fleetwood Open Meeting 25th August 2019
      • Report Midland League Series R3
      • Doug Tomlinson Vase 29th June 2019
      • Introduction to the 2019 National Championship
      • Report Midland League Series R2
      • Report Midland League Series R1
      • Report Fleetwood Open 14th April 2019
      • Notice of Race, Fleetwood
      • Results and Notice of Race, SW District 6m Championship
      • Report Shearwater Trophy 5th May 2019
      • Notice of Race Shearwater Trophy 2019
    • 2018 Competitions >
      • 6th May 2018 Shearwater Trophy, Broads RYC
      • 2nd June 2018 Dartmoor SWD R6m Championship
      • 30th June 2018 Tomlinson Vase, Harwich & Dovercourt MBC
      • 1st/2nd September National Championship 2018, Bournville RS&MBC
      • 4th November, Sextant Trophy, Lee Valley MYC
    • 2017 Competitions >
      • 28th October 2017 - Midlands District Championship >
        • MDC Entry Form
      • 23rd September Open - Abington Park MYC
      • 19th August Two Islands Open Report
      • 16th July Sextant Trophy, 2002T R2 Lee Valley MYC
      • 17th June Dartmoor Open
      • 13th/14th May 2017 Six Metre National Championship
      • 16th April Shearwater Trophy Broads RYC
      • 25th March Two Islands RYC
      • 25th February APMYC @ Hollowell SC Open
    • 2016 Competitions >
      • 26th & 27th March MYA National
      • 12th November Hollowell SC Open
    • 2015 Competitions >
      • MYA National Championship 2015
    • 2002 Trophy Series >
      • 2002 Trophy History
  • Rules
    • 2017 Proposed Rule Amendments
    • Measurement & Registration >
      • A picture guide to measurement
  • Design & Build
    • Available Plans
    • Planking >
      • Introduction
      • Part One
      • Part Two
      • Part Three
      • Part Four
    • John Lewis Designs
    • Graham Bantock Designs
    • Michel Selig II
    • Romanza Build Blog
  • Clubs
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  • Contact
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    • UK Competition Update 2020
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