Roobarb Wins The Dartmouth Race UPDATED RESULTS

Published 21:26 on 10 Jun 2016

16 boats set sail for Dartmouth on 4th June. 8 boats decided to race while the rest opted to motor to Dartmouth on account of the very light offshore wind. At the start 7 boats flew spinnakers and one a cruising chute. As expected, Mark Jenkins led from the start in Rhoobarb closely followed by David Haywood in Canna. The wind remained light and variable throughout and after a couple of hours the light northernly wind swung round to the southwest. So a run became a beat.

By 6pm Rhoobarb and Canna were within 2 miles of the finish but could not reach the finishing line due to a very light wind and a very strong east flowing tide. Of the 8 starters, 2 retired and 6 reported positions at 4pm which was taken as the finish of the race. On corrected times Rhoobarb was first and Canna was second. Well done to Mark and Roobarb. See results HERE.

Helen Parkinson captured this amazing shot during the trip of a seal with a fish.