Dart TT6 and Scottish Dart 18 Championship at Royal Tay Yacht Club

by Grant Mitchell 16 Jul 15:09 UTC 12-13 July 2025

What an extremely successful event, enjoyed from start to finish by a superb entry of 20 Darts! A selection of 'guest teams' including our Commodore, joined our growing band of established Darters and a few others who had been coaxed out of hibernation.

The vigorous promotion of TT6 had certainly paid off and it was pleasing to view a dinghy park void of Darts! The Friday evening Barbecue kicked of proceedings, hosted in beautiful sunshine, do the Scots require a better excuse for a beer or two?

The weather gods did attempt a 'spanner in the works' with fog accompanying the arrival of a brisk easterly on the Saturday... this failed to outwit the race team however, 4 excellent races took place! Competition proved fierce, with helms having to remain alert with their mark detection in somewhat restricted visibility! Grant Mitchell racing solo proved the most vigilant, bagging a commendable 4 race wins... however with the remaining lead positions well shared, it was certainly all still to play for!

A jovial Pizza Frenzy was held on the Saturday evening courtesy of sponsor Domino's, what an incredible feast, nobody held back... even our flyweights delved in for second helpings! Many tales of the day were shared (who saw or didn't see who!) and pleasingly many new friendships were formed!

After a short postponement on the Sunday to allow a pleasant easterly to fill-in, the remaining 2 races were held in beautiful sunshine, for record this is far more typical Broughty Ferry weather! The spectacular sight as the fleet zig-zagged towards Broughty Castle was clear to view from the busy beach on this day! Exciting duels ensured positions altered regularly at the sharp-end...

Gordon Kohler and Vicky-Lee Mills held on to bag the first race, Iain Graham a super-light solo helm the other! Grant recorded a 3rd and a 4th to wrap up a TT6 win and secure the Scottish Champion title! Runner-up Jamie Carson, another solo registered an impressive four 2nd places through the event, it's still to be established if his Dad Bill in 4th place offered him a lift home!

The Royal Tay has hosted many memorable events over the years, this one is certainly right up there... without hesitation, we have taken opportunity to self-award ourselves a ten out of ten for effort! A massive thanks go to our team of valued event volunteers, it simply wouldn't have happened without them! The Worlds falling in The Netherlands the week after and a clash with the Dart 15 Nationals at Bridlington, unfortunately led to no visitors from south of the border this time round... this didn't deter 'the Jocks' who rallied to lay on a classic TT, the smiling faces at the prize-giving were certainly testimony to this!

Prize Winners:

1st - Grant Mitchell
2nd - Jamie Carson
3rd - Gordon Kohler and Vicky-Lea Mills
4th - Bill Carson and Didac Lizardo (first junior crew)
5th - Iain Graham
6th - John Gay

UKIDA Handicap Winners:

1st - Iain Graham
2nd - Chris Tait
3rd - Duncan McIntosh

Overall Results:

Pos	Helm	Crew	Boat Name	Sail No	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1st	Grant Mitchell		Fart n Dart	8006	RTYC	1	1	1	1	3	4	7
2nd	James Carson		Skedaddle	7686	RTYC	3	5	2	2	2	2	11
3rd	Gordon Kohler	Vicky Lea Mills	Splash Gordon	4301	RTYC	4	4	3	3	1	5	15
4th	Bill Carson	Didac Lizardo	The Mistress	7990	RTYC	2	3	4	5	4	3	16
5th	Iain Graham		WILMA	5088	RTYC	5	2	6	4	5	1	17
6th	John Gay		7576	7576	Lochaber YC	6	6	5	6	11	7	30
7th	Chris Tait		Valkyrie	6459	Helensburgh SC	7	7	9	10	9	6	38
8th	Duncan Mcintosh		Springbok IV	7663	RTYC	8	11	14	7	6	10	42
9th	Thomas Davidson	Cicely Farrer	Final Fling	6479	RTYC	13	18	7	9	8	8	45
10th	Alexander Bremner		7940	7940	RTYC	15	9	8	8	10	14	49
11th	James Middleton	Chris Tindall	Dart James M	7309	RTYC	9	8	12	15	12	9	50
12th	Stephen Menhinick	Kenny Malcolm	6829	6829	RTYC	11	10	10	14	7	13	51
13th	Sean Webster	Alistair MacKinnon	Dart Sean	6278	RTYC	10	13	11	11	13	11	56
14th	Gordon Kidd		6615	6615	RTYC	12	12	13	12	OCS	15	64
15th	Brian Mclaughlin	Callum McLaughlin	Independence	7307	RTYC	14	16	15	18	15	16	76
16th	Colin Bell	Lily Rodgers	Flying a Hull	6082	RTYC	16	14	DNC	DNC	14	12	77
17th	Andy Georgopoullos	Michelle Furey	Pissed as a dart	7410	RTYC	DNF	15	16	13	DNF	17	82
18th	Richard Hankinson		5122	5122	Wormit SC	DNF	17	RET	16	16	RET	94
19th	Robert Gaffney	Serhil Kuzminov	4620	4620	RTYC	DNF	19	DNS	17	DNF	DNF	97
20th	Duncan McDiarmid	Ross Coombs	Dart Vader	5017	RTYC	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	RET	105