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2008 ETCHELLS WORLDS
Congratulations Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain,
Steve Hunt & Jennifer Wilson!
North Sails powered 1,2,5,6,7*,9!!!
Bill Hardesty, 2008 World Champion.
Photo Tim Wilkes |
June 28, 2008 (CHICAGO) – Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt, and Jennifer Wilson of San Diego take their first Etchells World Championship title after ending the regatta with a strong 12 place finish in race 6. After dropping a 39 point finish from their score, the team secures first place overall with a total of 30. Hardesty was the pre-event favorite having won both the Midwinters East and West.
Chris Busch, Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks, and Peter Burton, also of San Diego, came in second with 38 points followed by Jud Smith, Henry Frazer, and James Porter with 41. After protest and redress hearings at the end of today, Peter Duncan moved from 16th to tie Beadsworth/Dwyer at 56 points for 4th. Duncan won with tie breaker with his 2nd place win in today’s race.
The 6th and final race of the regatta was run today in beautiful conditions with 10-20 knot westerly winds, waves, and warm sunny weather. Bush, Hough, Sinks, and Burton took the lead on the first downwind leg, and from there they proceeded to walk away from the fleet on every leg and capture first place by a substantial margin.
“We went right on the first beat while most of our competitors went left,” Busch explained. “We were pretty behind after a bad start at the right end of the line, but we found better velocity and some good shifts on our side and we were able to work out way back through the fleet. Once you’re out front, it’s a lot easier to stay there It’s the races where you’re deep and have to fight your way back that really make the difference.”
Busch, Hough, Sinks, and Burton definitely take the role of the stealthy stars of the regatta. After a disappointing 49th finish on the first day, the team moved to 8th with a 2nd and a 4th on the second day of racing. They continued their climb up the score board with respectable finishes in races 4 and 5 which brought them up to 6th and then into the top three. With a decisive win today, the San Diego team ultimately captured 2nd place by three points from Smith, Frazer, and Porter.
Winners Hardesty, Shampain, Hunt and Wilson sailed an impressive regatta. “Our two firsts on the second day really helped. We’ve been training hard, and it paid off.” Hardesty said. With the exclusion of their 39 point drop race, the team never scored below 13th in the racing this week. On how the team managed to stay consistent in the tricky conditions Hardesty explained, “We sailed conservatively. Once we figured out what was working for us, we stuck with that strategy.”
Chris Bush, 2nd place. Photo Tim Wilkes.
Remarkably, with the exception of one drop race apiece, Hardesty, Busch, and Smith all posted top 20 finishes in the five races counting toward their final score. It is undoubtedly this impressive consistency, despite challenging conditions, that places these three boats on the Etchells Worlds podium this year.
The next Etchells World Championship will be held in March 2009 on Port Philip Bay, Melbourne with the host club being Royal Brighton Yacht Club. For a complete list of the final results link to event photos log on to www.etchellsworlds2008.com or www.chicagoyachtclub.org.
For photos visit Tim Wilkes' web site at www.marinephotography.biz/searchlinksEW08.html
Top 10:
| |
Pl |
B# |
Sail # |
Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Tot |
 |
1 |
49 |
USA979 |
Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt & Jennifer Wilson |
7 |
1 |
1 |
(39) |
8 |
13 |
30 |
| |
2 |
47 |
USA969 |
Chris Busch, Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks & Peter Burton |
(49) |
2 |
4 |
19 |
12 |
1 |
38 |
| |
3 |
20 |
USA102 |
Judson Smith, Henry Frazer & James Porter |
15 |
9 |
(41) |
2 |
1 |
14 |
41 |
| |
4 |
56 |
USA1327 |
Peter Duncan, Thomas Blackwell & William Barton |
17 |
22 |
10 |
5 |
(51) |
2 |
56 |
| |
5 |
46 |
IRL1375 |
Dave Dwyer, Andy Beadsworth & Simon Fry |
(40) |
24 |
22 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
56 |
| |
6 |
81 |
GBR1352 |
Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey & David Heritage* |
24 |
7 |
3 |
(64) |
7 |
18 |
59 |
| |
7 |
51 |
USA706 |
Artie Means, Will Stout & Chuck Skewes |
13 |
3 |
(84\OCS) |
13 |
17 |
16 |
62 |
| |
8 |
41 |
CAN1349 |
Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman & Dwayne Smithers |
35 |
27 |
(43) |
11 |
2 |
11 |
86 |
| |
9 |
33 |
USA1227 |
Vincent Brun, Ben Mitchell & Jeff Pape |
4 |
5 |
5 |
(51) |
25 |
47 |
86 |
| |
10 |
19 |
USA1310 |
Robert Wray, Scott Nixon & Mike Wolfs |
37 |
4 |
9 |
34 |
6 |
(50) |
90 |
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What North designs they used?
1st place North PC+ main, LM-2 and GM-6.5 jibs, and VMG and Full Radial spinnakers
2nd place North PC-F, LM-2 and LM-2H jibs, and VMG and Full Radial spinnakers
Congratulations to both teams for a fantastic performance under very difficult sailing conditions!!!
For more information on sail models and the regatta, please contact the North Etchells experts.
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2008 ETCHELLS MIDWINTERS WEST
BILL HARDESTY WINS.. AGAIN!
North Sails, again, dominates the 2008 West Coast Midwinter. Congratulations Bill Hardesty for the great regatta.
* North spinnaker
Top boats used: PC+ mainsail, LM-2 and LM-2 H jib, and the combination of FullRadial, K-3, and VMG spinnaker.
If your are gearing up for the Chicago Worlds, the latest results our sails have achieved in both East and West Coast proves that there is no faster sails in the market than North. Top teams all over the World are ordering the North designs! If you haven't done so, contact us today!
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2008 ETCHELLS JAGUAR SERIES
CONGRATULATIONS OVERALL WINNER BILL HARDESTY!
Boats with North sails dominated the 2008 Jaguar Series!
The 2007-08 Jaguar Series in Miami, FL has been, as advertised, a blend of great racing and camaraderie and, with three out of four regattas having been completed, North Sails customers are dominating the events!
In December, Bill Hardesty and his team won the 73-boat Piana Cup and in the beginning of January Chris Busch and this team outsailed the 81-boat fleet in the Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta to win this classic event by 9 points. In February, it was Bill Hardesty and his team’s turn again as they sailed with spectacular consistency in the 87 boat Florida State Championship to post scores of 3-1-4-5. An amazing 19 point win over a huge, world-class fleet.
With the 2008 Etchells Worlds being held in Chicago in June, a record of 85 boats showed up for the Midwinters, last regatta of the Jaguar series, and again Bill Hardesty and his team dominated the regatta taking the big win for the Series!
Midwinters Result:
1st Bill Hardesty
2nd Jud Smith
3rd Andy Beadsworth
4th Michael Allen
5th Jeffrey Siegal
6th George Andreadis
7th Rob Brown
Jaguar Series Result
1st Bill Hardesty
2nd Jud Smith
3rd Jeffrey Siegal
4th Andy Beadsworth/Dave Dwyer
5th Tom Lihan
6th George Andreadis
Top boats in the Series used both choices of PC+( all purpose ) and PC-F ( flatter luff curve main for very stiff masts ) models mains, LM-2 light to medium jib, LM-2H medium jib, and GM-6.5 medium heavy jib, for upwind gear. The Full Radial and VMG was the sails of choice for downwind.
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The 2007 Etchells season started in Annapolis this past weekend with the one day AYC Spring One Design Regatta. 10 Etchells sailed 4 races in very light and very shifty conditions. It was a good way to shake off the cobwebs and get ready for the NOOD regatta and North Americans, which will take place over the next couple of weeks. After 4 races, my team of my wife Katie, Jason Werner and I wound up in a tie for first with Jose Fuentes and Team Caramba. Jose won the tie breaker and won the regatta. Both of us used the PC+ main, LM-2 jib and Full Radial Spinnaker was very fast!
Top 3:
1. Jose Fuentes 11pts North PC+, LM-2, Full-Radial
2. Allan Terhune, Jr. 11pts North PC+, LM-2, Full-Radial
3. Jordan Smith
For complete results click here.
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2007 ETCHELLS NEW ZEALAND NATIONALS
NORTH SAILS 1,2,3!
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2007 ETCHELLS MIDWINTERS WEST
Congratulations Bill Hardesty!
SDYC Commodore Jim Moxan, tactician Steve Hunt, skipper Bill Hardesty, crews
Tyler Sinks and Eric Shampain, and Etchells Fleet 13 Captain Chris Bush
Top 10:
1 13 Lickety Split - 979 Bill Hardesty 4 1 1 3 4 1 - 6 5 19
2 18 Wiki Wiki - 1169 Tom Hughes 2 - 22 5 4 1 6 9 3 30 (North spinnaker)
3 01 Happy Ending - 969 Chris Busch 6 2 6 2 6 5 - 7 4 31
4 12 1149 Vincent Brun 1 - 14 3 7 3 4 14 2 34
5 22 NA - 1216 Brian Camet - 11 9 8 1 11 2 1 6 38
6 11 No Justice - 873 Jeff Pape 8 6 4 13 13 3 2 - 22 49
7 07 Rhino - 986 Bruce Nelson 10 7 2 - 17 2 10 10 9 50
8 30 Avalanche - 1018 Chris Snow - 13 4 7 6 9 11 3 11 51
9 09 Hustle & Flow - 1281 Frederic Laffitte - 22 5 13 9 7 9 11 14 68
10 04 Coyote - 1092 Sherwood Kelley - 24 12 9 11 5 7 12 18 74
For full results visit the Etchells class web site.
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North American Mid Winter Series 2006-2007 Sponsored by Jaguar & Cruzan
PIANA CUP
Report by Ched Proctor
The first regatta of the Etchells' Jaguar series was held in Miami this past weekend. 58 boats raced 5 races in conditions ranging from 15 to 25 knots. The winning team of Andy Beadsworth,
Oscar Strugstad and Simon Fry scored 3 firsts and third to easily win over World Champion Judd Smith. Beadsworth's team used the North PC+ main and GM jib for all races.
Complete results available at:
http://www.etchellsfleet20.org/racing/results.htm
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