2014 Viper 640 North American Championship – No pain, no gain on day 3
by Buttons Padin on 7 Sep 2014
2014 Viper 640 North American Championship Bronny Daniels / Joy Sailing
A solid sea breeze and short chop made the third day of the 2014 Viper North Americans one for the record books. Epic conditions prevailed for the third day in a row, with a bit more breeze added for extra measure. With three straight days of planning conditions, Viper sailors will remember this regatta for a while.
Local sailors Jay Golison, Steve Flam, and Mike Bradley dominated the day with a two – one - one - one to move up to fourth, but Jeff Grange, Tedd White and Chris Parker held onto their lead, with second and third only four points behind going into the final day.
The Alamitos Bay Yacht Club race committee got off four races, totaling 11 of the 14-race target for the championship. As the afternoon progressed, there was some attrition as the winds got into the low 20s. Upwind, it was skippers barking 'hike…the break’s over!' The crews, with their thighs burning in pain from hiking, could only look aft from hiking and say 'what break?' The race committee shortened the beats from 1.4 miles at the start of the regatta to 1.0 miles, and everyone looked forward to the runs when speeds hit 15 knots on Friday afternoon.
When the fleet returned to ABYC’s docks, the results showed that it was still a three-boat regatta. However, the score totals have converged. Jeff Grange, Tedd White and Chris Parker, sailing on Venom, have led wire-to-wire. Today’s line score of one – seven – two - nine gives Grange 26 points, with his lead cut from eight points to four points. In second, for the second day, is local star Kevin Taugher, sailing with Mike Pentecost and Chuck Tripp. Taugher was OCS in race 10, but his five – two – OCS - two scoreline have him breaking a tie with 30 points with Canadian Brad Boston, Curtis Florence and Chad Corning. Boston remained in third with scores of three – four – three - three today.
The daily first, an engraved bottle of Goslings Rum, goes to Golison, who showed his dominance in big air with local knowledge thrown in. On Thursday night, the three different race winners opened themselves up for fleet Q&A after video analysis and chalk talk from Alex Camet at North Sails, followed by rum bottles for daily winners, best broach of the day, fleet spirit (to the Viper that supplied the most post-race beers on the dock), and true grit awards for those in the middle of the pack.
Friday night’s festivities will include a banquet, a Q&A panel with sailmakers from Doyle, North and Ullman, and more daily prizes that bear little resemblance to the score sheet. With three more races scheduled on Saturday, and an outside ocean racecourse, this one will be settled on the water, as long surf and swells kicked up from Hurricane Norbert offshore allow sailors to traverse the Long Beach channel in the morning.
Complete Results:
| Rank |
Bow |
Nat |
SailNo |
Boat |
Skipper |
Club |
Crew 1 |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
R7 |
R8 |
R9 |
R10 |
R11 |
R12 |
R13 |
R14 |
Total |
Nett |
| 1st |
16 |
CAN |
211 |
Jackpot |
Brad Boston |
Sarnia Yacht Club |
Curtis Florence, Charles Corning |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
(9.0) |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
44.0 |
35.0 |
| 2nd |
17 |
USA |
38 |
Hot Mess |
Kevin Taugher |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Mike Pentecost, Chuck Tripp |
5.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
(35.0 OCS) |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
74.0 |
39.0 |
| 3rd |
23 |
USA |
149 |
Venom |
Jeff Grange |
Santa Barbara YC |
Tedd White, Chris Parker |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
(9.0) |
9.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
49.0 |
40.0 |
| 4th |
4 |
USA |
204 |
It's All Good |
Jay Golison |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Steve Flam, Mike Bradley |
14.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
2.0 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
94.0 |
59.0 |
| 5th |
50 |
USA |
153 |
Last Call |
Alex Steele |
Balboa YC |
Katie McDowell, Jonathan Cressy |
4.0 |
(12.0) |
3.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
90.0 |
78.0 |
| 6th |
5 |
AUS |
215 |
ECLIPSE |
Rod Beurteaux |
Yacht Club |
Chris O'Keefe, Murray Howsen |
11.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
(20.0) |
6.0 |
99.0 |
79.0 |
| 7th |
1 |
USA |
222 |
Panda Capacitor |
Peter Beardsley |
Larchmont YC |
Jay Rhame, Rachael Beardsley, Rachael Dougherty |
6.0 |
16.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
(24.0) |
14.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
134.0 |
110.0 |
| 8th |
34 |
USA |
254 |
Mambo Kings |
Justin Scott |
Riverside Dyer Dinghy Association |
Jessie Kirteland, Chad Proctor |
10.0 |
(17.0) |
6.0 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
12.0 |
15.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
134.0 |
117.0 |
| 9th |
25 |
USA |
148 |
F.N.G. |
James Sears |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Phil Toth, Shannon Heausler |
2.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
8.0 |
12.0 |
(18.0) |
11.0 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
9.0 |
146.0 |
128.0 |
| 10th |
3 |
USA |
223 |
Cobra |
Tim Carter |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Patricia Lapadula, Steve Bloemeke |
7.0 |
9.0 |
14.0 |
7.0 |
(17.0) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
10.0 |
12.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
16.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
146.0 |
129.0 |
| 11th |
60 |
AUS |
183 |
OLD SCHOOL Racing |
Mark Griffith |
RPAYC |
Mal Clark, Dave Taylor |
17.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
11.0 |
16.0 |
(19.0) |
8.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
13.0 |
172.0 |
153.0 |
| 12th |
41 |
USA |
130 |
Amateurs |
Mark Folkman |
King Harbor YC |
Mike Galloway, Jeff Johnson |
8.0 |
11.0 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
24.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
15.0 |
16.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
(35.0 DNF) |
192.0 |
157.0 |
| 13th |
21 |
USA |
152 |
Seco Tu Pelo |
Pat Gibson |
HYC |
Max Hardage, Jeff Jones |
9.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
14.0 |
(25.0) |
14.0 |
19.0 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
22.0 |
14.0 |
10.0 |
187.0 |
162.0 |
| 14th |
18 |
USA |
23 |
Clown School |
Todd Downey |
TPYC |
Cody Schlub, Eddy Terchunian |
16.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
16.0 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
14.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
2.0 |
10.0 |
18.0 |
203.0 |
168.0 |
| 15th |
15 |
USA |
GBR 146 |
Little Wing |
Antony Chapman |
Arizona YC |
Lucien Sahali, Grant Hill |
(20.0) |
8.0 |
17.0 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
17.0 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
17.0 |
197.0 |
177.0 |
| 16th |
32 |
USA |
174 |
Boomslang |
Geoff Fargo |
SBSC |
A. Tucker Atterbury, Spencer Stephen |
19.0 |
(26.0) |
18.0 |
13.0 |
20.0 |
17.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.0 |
216.0 |
190.0 |
| 17th |
8 |
USA |
34 |
Snake Eyes |
Nigel Brownett |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Andrew Kerr, Glenn Van Heel |
18.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
3.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
18.0 |
19.0 |
17.0 |
19.0 |
11.0 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
(22.0) |
213.0 |
191.0 |
| 18th |
2 |
USA |
104 |
Locomotion |
Ed Feo |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Dave Millett, Nick Lounsberry |
12.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
20.0 |
8.0 |
20.0 |
21.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
(35.0 DNF) |
35.0 DNC |
10.0 |
23.0 |
14.0 |
236.0 |
201.0 |
| 19th |
7 |
USA |
212 |
Boiling Point |
Craig Walker |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Danial Milefchik, Keith Magnusson |
15.0 |
(35.0 DNF) |
19.0 |
22.0 |
10.0 |
22.0 |
20.0 |
27.0 |
21.0 |
13.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
278.0 |
243.0 |
| 20th |
11 |
USA |
129 |
Kaa |
Garrett Johns |
Anacortes Yacht Club |
David Way, Steven Orsini |
22.0 |
14.0 |
15.0 |
24.0 |
22.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
(25.0) |
18.0 |
23.0 |
18.0 |
20.0 |
273.0 |
248.0 |
| 21st |
9 |
CAN |
191 |
Moistened Bint |
John Leyland |
Alamitos Bay YC |
David Phillips, Dennis Lefeaux |
28.0 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
21.0 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
17.0 |
(32.0) |
22.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
24.0 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
315.0 |
283.0 |
| 22nd |
27 |
USA |
187 |
BOLT |
Carson Reynolds |
Balboa YC |
Jon Novak, Rene Levert |
13.0 |
24.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
18.0 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
24.0 |
18.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
330.0 |
295.0 |
| 23rd |
40 |
USA |
GBR 138 |
V |
Douglas Johnstone |
CYC |
Jim Miller, Liz Hjorth |
23.0 |
20.0 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
27.0 |
(35.0 OCS) |
23.0 |
21.0 |
25.0 |
26.0 |
331.0 |
296.0 |
| 24th |
22 |
CAN |
87 |
Oshunmare |
Steven Chapman |
Britannia Yacht |
Christoph, Ledent, Joann Abbot |
25.0 |
23.0 |
24.0 |
19.0 |
23.0 |
27.0 |
26.0 |
20.0 |
25.0 |
18.0 |
24.0 |
(28.0) |
27.0 |
21.0 |
330.0 |
302.0 |
| 25th |
10 |
USA |
159 |
Wild Hogs |
Peter Bauer |
Larchmont Yacht Club |
Chrisptopher Foley, Edward Padin |
31.0 |
(35.0 DNF) |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
29.0 |
12.0 |
28.0 |
31.0 |
24.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
18.0 |
21.0 |
19.0 |
352.0 |
317.0 |
| 26th |
12 |
USA |
25 |
Sweet Ride |
Matt Harden |
DCYC |
Tim Kraft, Peter Brigadious |
24.0 |
19.0 |
27.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
26.0 |
28.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
26.0 |
22.0 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
23.0 |
352.0 |
317.0 |
| 27th |
70 |
USA |
131 |
Dragonfly |
Rafe Beswick |
South Sound Sailing Society |
|
26.0 |
21.0 |
22.0 |
23.0 |
32.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
28.0 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
20.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
373.0 |
338.0 |
| 28th |
6 |
USA |
46 |
heroin |
Greg Jackson |
Arizona Yacht Club |
Chrisann Tortora, John Mayall |
21.0 |
22.0 |
26.0 |
25.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
21.0 |
31.0 |
24.0 |
35.0 DNC |
26.0 |
26.0 |
25.0 |
387.0 |
352.0 |
| 29th |
20 |
USA |
209 |
Jolly Roger |
Tyler Wolk |
Bahia Corinthian YC |
Kristina Miller, Shane Corwin |
30.0 |
29.0 |
30.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
15.0 |
33.0 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
35.0 DNF |
35.0 DNC |
25.0 |
22.0 |
24.0 |
397.0 |
362.0 |
| 30th |
52 |
USA |
133 |
Hyper Viper |
Court Roberts |
Cameron Forsberg, David Weihs |
|
27.0 |
27.0 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
19.0 |
26.0 |
32.0 |
25.0 |
32.0 |
(35.0 DNF) |
35.0 DNC |
20.0 |
29.0 |
35.0 DNF |
398.0 |
363.0 |
| 31st |
14 |
USA |
110 |
BB |
Dennis Palmieri |
Alamitos Bay YC |
Brett Alred, Tom Blanton |
32.0 |
31.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
27.0 |
30.0 |
32.0 |
31.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
20.0 |
22.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
28.0 |
414.0 |
379.0 |
| 32nd |
24 |
USA |
81 |
US 81 |
Bob McHugh |
Cedar Point YC |
David Lynn, Michael Cosgrove |
33.0 |
30.0 |
(35.0 DNC) |
35.0 DNC |
31.0 |
30.0 |
29.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
35.0 DNC |
29.0 |
28.0 |
27.0 |
428.0 |
393.0 |
| 33rd |
13 |
CAN |
151 |
TBD |
George Gluecksmann |
VRC |
Alec Caterson, Warren Fitzgerald |
29.0 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
26.0 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
(35.0 DNS) |
34.0 |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
448.0 |
413.0 |
| 34th |
33 |
USA |
21 |
wave*ohs |
Chris Ganne |
FYC |
Arthur Vasenius, Bryant Humann |
(35.0 DNF) |
35.0 DNF |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
33.0 |
31.0 |
27.0 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
35.0 DNC |
464.0 |
429.0
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