Consistency pays off for the top of the leader board

by Leslie Richter on 28 Sep 2017 Day two racing began much as day one, with a two-hour postponement, although today the call was made to hold the racers on shore. When racing began at 2:20 pm the wind had filled in at 16-17 kts from a typical San Francisco Bay westerly direction of 225 degrees.

We’ll say it over and over -- consistency is the name of the game in this fleet. No one understands this better that the top Corinthian team of Senet Bischoff (USA), Ben Kinney, and Clay Bischoff. After today’s two races, they lead the entire fleet with 28 points. “This is the most competitive class in the world, and we like to sail against the best sailors, pro or amateur,” said Senet. “I get to sail with my brother Clay, the best amateur sailor in the world, and my boat partner, Ben Kinney. And every time we go sailing we learn something new.” The Senet brothers were both college sailors and have done a lot of keelboat team racing over the years, but the Etchells is their preferred fleet. “I only have time for the Etchells since I spend the rest of my time driving my kids to Opti events,” quipped Senet.

Mark Thornburrow (HKG) and his all-star team of Malcolm Page, Mike Huang, and Wiley Rogers moved into second place with 33 points. Thornburrow has been sailing Etchells for 40 years, “It’s the best fleet in Hong Kong,” Thornburrow said. “This is only the second time the team has sailed together, and our new boat was delivered in May. Consistency is key, and it’s easy to have a bad race in this talented fleet.”

The day one leader, Dirk Kneulman moved into third place after a deep finish in race four. Jim Cunningham and Steve Benjamin are hot on his heels with top ten finishes today.

Racing continues tomorrow through Saturday with a total of nine races scheduled. If seven or more races are sailed there will be one throw out.

Day Two Provisional Results (Top 10):

1. Senet Bischoff, USA 1349, NYYC, 6, 13, 5, 4; 28
2. Mark Thornburrow, HKG 1406, 10, 6, 10, 7; 33
3. Dirk Kneulman, BER 1454, RCYC, 8, 1, 8, 21; 38
4. Jim Cunningham, USA 1404, SFYC 31, 7, 4, 2; 44
5. Steve Benjamin, USA 1427, Seawanhaka Corinthian YC, 33, 3, 7, 3; 46
6. Martin Hill, AUS 925, RSYS, 12, 22, 16, 1; 51
7. Graeme Taylor, AUS 947, Morningtown YC, 15, 5, 6, 25; 51
8. Peter Duncan, USA 926, American YC, 23, 4, 1, 26; 54
9. Don Jesberg, USA 1429, SFYC, 19, 27, 2, 8; 56
10. Marvin Beckman, USA 1232, Houston YC, 3, 18, 18, 18; 57

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Results:

Position	Sail Number	Sailor(s)	Division	Boat Name/Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	Net
1	#19 USA 1349	Senet Bischoff Ben Kinney Clay Bischoff	Corinthian	KGB NYYC	6	13	5	4	28	28
2	#7 HKG 1406	Mark Thornburrow Malcolm Page Mike Huang Wiley Rogers	Masters	Racer C RHKYC	10	6	10	7	33	33
3	#14 BER 1454	Dirk Kneulman Grant Simmer Mark Strube	Grand Masters Seniors Masters	Tiburon RCYC	8	1	8	21	38	38
4	#4 USA 1404	JIm Cunningham Chloe Holder Jeff Madrigali Mark Ivey	Masters	Lifted SFYC	31	7	4	2	44	44
5	#27 USA 1427	Steve Benjamin Dave Hughes Ian Liberty Michael Menninger	Seniors Masters	Stella Blue Seawanhaka Corinthian YC	33	3	7	3	46	46
6	#23 AUS 925	Martin Hill Andrew Palfrey David Chapman Sasha Ryan	Seniors Masters	RSYS	12	22	16	1	51	51
7	#3 AUS 947	Graeme Taylor James Mayo Steve Jarvin		Magpie Mornington YC	15	5	6	25	51	51
8	#26 USA 926	Peter Duncan Jud Smith Thomas Blackwell	Grand Masters Masters	Oatmeal American YC	23	4	1	26	54	54
9	#29 USA 1429	Don Jesberg Andrea Cabito Bill Hardesty Robbie Dean	Seniors Masters	SFYC	19	27	2	8	56	56
10	#32 USA 1232	Marvin Beckmann Jeff Elber Matthew Stevens	Seniors Masters	Houston YC	3	18	18	18	57	57
11	#28 HKG 1428	Marty Kaye Charlie Cumberley Marco Pocci	Masters	Les Freak Sont Chic na	4	11	14	29	58	58
12	#59 USA 1208	Kevin Grainger Mark Mendelblatt Scott Norris		Gumption 3 American YC	16	21	11	10	58	58
13	#85 HKG 1285	James Badenach Christian Thompson James Peters Martin Wrigley		The General RHKYC	1	15	32	13	61	61
14	#5 AUS 1119	Iain Murray Euan McNicol Richard Allanson	Masters	Northern Havoc RSYS	17	9	24	12	62	62
15	#1 USA 1198	Scott Kaufman Austen Anderson Jesse Kirkland Lucas Calabrase	Seniors Masters	America Jane 11 SIYC	20	28	3	16	67	67
16	#39 GBR 1439	Robert Elliott Stuart Childerley Tom Forrester-Coles	Seniors Masters	Bon Vivant RYS	9	2	22	39	72	72
17	#55 USA 1372	Michael Goldfarb Morten Hendriksen Skip Dieball	Grand Masters Seniors Masters	Warcanoe CYC Seattle	13	30	19	11	73	73
18	#44 GBR 1441	Peter Rogers Ben Cooper Neil Harrison	Seniors Masters	Highlife na	11	23	33	14	81	81
19	#11 USA 1411	Tom Carruthers Ben Lamb Chris Busch	Grand Masters Seniors Masters	Elizabeth SDYC/Little Traverse YC	21	33	12	15	81	81
20	#71 USA 1177	Eric Doyle Ezra Culver Payson Infelise		Happy Dance na	18	31	15	17	81	81
21	#31 GBR 1431	David Franks Graham Sunderland Kate Devereux Mark Lees	Seniors Masters	Strait Dealer RYS	37	8	31	6	82	82
22	#33 USA 1433	Argyle Campbell George Peet Jeremy Wilmot Victor Diaz de Leon	Seniors Masters	Rock N' Roll NHYC	34	14	17	20	85	85
23	#6 AUS 1436	Doug Flynn Henry Kernot Steve McConaghy	Seniors Masters	Wobbegong2 RSYS	38	17	28	5	88	88
24	#38 GBR 1438	Ante Razmilovic Andrew Mills Brian Hammersley	Corinthian	Swedish Blue YCCS	7	19	43	19	88	88
25	#37 USA 1137	Shannon Bush Brad Boston Phil Trinter	Female Masters	La Tormenta CCYC/NYYC/TCYC	22	12	20	34	88	88
26	#22 USA 946	Craig Healy Hartwell Jordan Tom Ducharme	Grand Masters Seniors Masters	I Love My Wife StFYC/SFYC	24	32	25	9	90	90
27	#13 HKG 1339	Maarten Jamin Charlie Manzoni Scarlett Manzoni Willem Van Walt Meijer	Masters Corinthian	Freelance RHKYC	42	20	9	23	94	94
28	#12 SUI 1425	Seamus McHugh David Vera San Luis Leonor Ramia Cabellero Luis Doreste Blanco		Tquila na	2	26	38	30	96	96
29	#53 USA 1412	Steve Girling Adrian Owles Taylor Walker	Corinthian	Lion Heart NYYC	29	10	36	22	97	97
30	#21 NZL 1348	Andrew Wills Anatole Masfen Simon Cooke		The Horn RAYC	14	24	39	28	105	105
31	#25 USA 1229	Ethan Doyle Jack Hunger Laura Levy Mat Johnson	Corinthian	Capricorn SFYC	26	34	13	38	111	111
32	#34 GBR 1434	Lawrie Smith Goncalo Ribiero Ruben Sole Vitor Hugo Rocha	Seniors Masters	Alfie Cowes	30	25	27	32	114	114
33	#2 AUS 1435	Jeanne-Claude Strong Marcus Burke Seve Jarvin Tiana Wittey	Female Seniors Masters	RSYS	43	35	21	24	123	123
34	#43 GBR 1437	Shaun Frohlich David Bedford Duncan Truswell	Grand Masters Masters	Exabyte 7 RORC/RSNYC/HRSC	32	29	23	40	124	124
35	#10 AUS 875	Bruce Ferguson Cameron Miles David Sampson	Masters	Whisper RPAYC	27	37	29	33	126	126
36	#15 AUS 874	Chris Hampton Mark Andrews Sam Haines	Seniors Masters	Tango RBYC	5	DSQ-52	40	36	133	133
37	#8 NGA 1450	Jan Muysken Jonas Pedersen Laurence Mead	Grand Masters Seniors Masters	African Queen RSYS/LYC	46	40	26	27	139	139
38	#18 AUS 1318	Steve Billingham Doug McGain Will Lewis	Masters Corinthian	Adolescence RSYS	36	39	34	31	140	140
39	#16 HKG 1345	James Polson Akira Sakai Rory Godman		Conspiracy RHKYC	DNF-52	16	35	47	150	150
40	#66 USA 666	Chris Kostanecki Kevin Burrell William Barton	Grand Masters Masters Corinthian	Natural Revival SFYC	28	44	44	37	153	153
41	#20 GBR 1329	Rob Goddard Chuck Hope Kjeld Hestehave	Grand Masters Seniors Masters Corinthian	Stampede CCYC	35	45	41	35	156	156
42	#9 FRA 1281	Frederic Laffitte Bruce O'Donnell Janet Laffitte Mathieu Laffitte	Seniors Masters Corinthian	Hustle and Flow YC Antibes	25	36	DNF-52	44	157	157
43	#49 BER 1249	Tim Patton Campbell Patton Stuart Priestly	Seniors Masters	Thrash na	48	47	30	41	166	166
44	#24 USA 1012	Ted Hardenbergh Jamie Hardenbergh Mark Hardenbergh	Grand Masters Masters Corinthian	Natasha Massabesic YC	40	38	46	42	166	166
45	#45 USA 922	Dale Hoffman Jeff Holder William Masterangelio	Grand Masters Seniors Masters Corinthian	IMP na	39	48	37	50	174	174
46	#47 AUS 921	Noel Paterson Andrew Wiklund David Healey	Grand Masters Seniors Masters Corinthian	Waterloo Too RQYS	44	41	47	49	181	181
47	#17 HKG 1243	Nick Burns Elise Kelly Peter Fletcher Sam Sakai	Seniors Masters	gunga din RHKYC	41	SCP-52	45	45	183	183
48	#41 AUS 1292	Matthew Ramaley Adam Turk Will Thompson	Corinthian	CYCA/RQYS	47	43	48	46	184	184
49	#40 USA 977	Travis Lund Darren Cummings Lester Igo	Corinthian	Foxy Lady na	50	42	50	43	185	185
50	#35 USA 909	Summer Greene Ian Trotter Marnie Buddo	Female Corinthian	Mostly Harmless SDYC	49	46	42	48	185	185
51	#50 USA 776	Scott Gordon Ellen Briggs John Adriany	Masters Corinthian	Bungle StFYC	45	49	49	51	194	194