2009 Etchells North Americans Final Results

by www.sail-world.com on 22 Sep 2009 Houston USA sailor Marvin Beckmann sailed to victory in the 2009 Glenfiddich North American Etchells titles in Toronto Canada this week ahead of Canada's Hank Lammens and 1986 and 1987 Etchells World Champion Bruce Burton. Wade Edwards and crew, USA 1221, for the second year in a row won the Corinthian Cup as the top-placing all-amateur crew, taking fourth place overall. Results and more images below.

The conditions varied throughout the series; from light and lumpy, strong westerly breeze, to unpredictable difficult racing conditions on the last day. Unfortunately, there was no racing on the last day.

So the final race on Saturday turned out to be the championship decider and in that race, Beckmann, the North American Etchells Association co-chairman continued his consistent performance. He sailed another solid race finishing fifth across the line, that was his drop and Bekmann, with crew Deking and Lee became the 2009 champions.

Ahead of him was the 2008 Corinthian Cup winner (top ranked amateur crew) Wade Edwards won the fifth and final race, lifting him into fourth place overall and that was enough to make it a successful defence of that coveted title. (He was fifth overall in 2008)

Second in the final race was the Laminator, Hank Lammens, with crew Kneulman and Smithers who secured second overall with that result, as he did in Etchells NA's Annapolis in 2008 and fellow Canadian Michael Gaxin, finish third.

First day leader Bruce Burton and crew Burton and Easley sailed into eleventh place. This was his drop and he held onto third place in the 2009 Championships.

The US fleets took six of the top ten places; however Canada secured second, seventh Bob Stevens, ninth Robbie Kidd and tenth Allan Leibel. The only non North American entrant was Australian (Cronulla Sydney) skipper Steve O'Rourke with Canadian crew Terry Yuill from Halifax and bowman Smider.

Absent from the fleet was US sailor Jud Smith, who had won the last five North American titles, the regatta clashed with another One Design committment for the Marblehead, Mass. sailor, who promises to be back for the 2010 series.

2009 Etchells North Americans Final Results Overall

Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 31, Scoring system: Appendix A

Rank BowNumber SailNo HelmName CrewName Nat R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett

1st 14 1378 Marvin Beckmann, Detking / Lee USA 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 (5.0) 14.0 9.0
2nd 30 1381 Hank Lammens, Kneulman CAN 3.0 3.0 6.0 (10.0) 2.0 24.0 14.0
3rd 13 1350 Bruce Burton Burton / Easley USA 2.0 1.0 10.0 6.0 (11.0) 30.0 19.0
4th 23 1221 Wade Edwards USA 16.0 (17.0) 4.0 4.0 1.0 42.0 25.0
5th 40 1303 Keith Longson, Weld / Vinelli USA 8.0 6.0 1.0 (17.0) 10.0 42.0 25.0
6th 11 1137 Shannon Bush, Dickey / Foster USA (12.0) 5.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 40.0 28.0
7th 41 982 Robert Stevens, Murphy /Murphy CAN 5.0 7.0 (35.0 OCS) 1.0 16.0 64.0, 29.0
8th 33 1301 Peter Shumaker USA (13.0) 9.0 5.0 3.0 12.0 42.0 29.0
9th 28 1246 Robbie Kidd, Bratkiw / Loeb CAN 10.0 10.0 3.0 (16.0) 6.0 45.0 29.0
10th 34 1247 Allan Leibel, Hren / Paisley CAN 4.0 8.0 11.0 (14.0) 8.0 45.0 31.0
11th 26 1326 Skip Shumway, Faust / Olney USA 6.0 14.0 14.0 (15.0) 4.0 53.0 38.0
12th 33 800 Stuart Bruce Senechal /Lucas CAN 11.0 (23.0) 7.0 11.0 14.0 66.0 43.0
13th 15 1167 Michael Gaxin, Furry / Wolfs CAN 7.0 2.0 (35.0 DNC) 35.0 DNC 3.0 82.0 47.0
14th 12 1307 Jeff Nehms Culver /Jarchow USA 14.0 (21.0) 13.0 9.0 13.0 70.0 49.0
15th 27 1342 Tom Dawson Clark / Palm USA (24.0) 11.0 17.0 7.0 15.0 74.0 50.0
16th 16 319 Andrew McRae CAN 23.0 (25.0) 12.0 13.0 7.0 80.0 55.0
17th 20 1170 Steve O'Rourke Yuill / Smider AUS 18.0 (20.0) 8.0 12.0 17.0 75.0 55.0
18th 10 1094 Henry Spingler, Rattray /Hodgson USA 9.0 (19.0) 15.0 18.0 19.0 80.0 61.0
19th 35 968 Jerry Wendt Macrae CAN 17.0 12.0 19.0 (23.0) 22.0 93.0 70.0
20th 19 1053 Allan Gray Skafel / Racatte CAN 15.0 13.0 21.0 22.0 (23.0) 94.0 71.0
21st 29 860 Erik Yeo Sustronk / 22.0 15.0 16.0 (27.0) 21.0 101.0 74.0
22nd 21 777 Keith Matthews Kredle /Arsenault CAN 21.0 16.0 (29.0) 20.0 18.0 104.0 75.0
23rd 37 1298 Gregory Hodkinson Shillingburg /McFarland USA (27.0) 27.0 18.0 8.0 24.0 104.0 77.0
24th 24 322 Geoff Newbury CAN 19.0 18.0 22.0 25.0 (35.0 DNC)119.0 84.0
25th 17 1154 Brian McKay Daoust /Magtanong CAN 20.0 22.0 (24.0) 24.0 20.0 110.0 86.0
26th 36 1072 Chris Medland Hazel / Merry CAN 25.0 24.0 20.0 19.0 (27.0) 115.0 88.0
27th 25 98 Barbara Jones Osborne CAN (28.0) 28.0 27.0 21.0 26.0 130.0 102.0
28th 38 1071 Bob Meyer Kurys / O'Neil USA 26.0 29.0 23.0 29.0 (35.0 OCS)142.0 107.0
29th 32 673 Sebastian Davis / Sith USA (31.0) 30.0 26.0 28.0 25.0 140.0 109.0
30th 31 318 Don Hains Hains / Aver CAN 29.0 26.0 25.0 (35.0 DNC)35.0 DNC 150.0 115.0
31st 39 321 Paul Laflamme Perry / Jutras CAN 30.0 31.0 28.0 26.0 (35.0 DNC) 150.0 115.0