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Sail-World.com : Audi Etchells Worlds - Steady Muir crowned new World Champions
Audi Etchells Worlds - Steady Muir crowned new World Champions
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'Audi Etchells Worlds 2009, Brighton Yacht Club, Melbourne (AUS) - 13/03/09 RACER XY, skipper Jason Muir (second from right) is the Etchells World Champion 2009'
Andrea Francolini / Audi ©
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Australia's Jason Muir and his crew of Paul Wyatt, Matthew Chew and Bucky Smith won the 2009 Audi Etchells World Championship with a classic Tortoise and Hare series. While favourites Bertrand, Ainslie and Palfrey cracked after their flying start, scoring a 12th and then a 32nd, Muir and crew sailed steadily to victory with a day to spare. Going into race 7 Muir held the best hand and Bertrand and his crew were always going be aware of the 86 point discard they carried. After the first race of the day Muir had clawed back three points to be just two off Bertrand, the overall leader. Race 8 settled it. Muir and his crew sailed to a comfortable eighth place, while Bertrand had his worst day on the course to finish 32 and having to count it, they dropped to third overall, with no way to recover in the final race on Friday. Individual race winners today were, Britain´s Robert Goddard who also won Race 4 and Australian Graeme Taylor who previously won Race 6, neither can finish on the podium. The final race, to decide second and third places overall, will be sailed tomorrow on Port Phillip starting from 12.00pm, weather permitting. A second Melbourne crew is now in second place. Damien King with Simon Cunnington, James Ware and Andrew Butler have moved up the board into second place following their seventh and fourth placings in Races 7 and 8. Not only do they face Bertrand, but there are two other crews within reach of King’s crew; Chris Busch with Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks and David Hughes of the USA are 10 points behind them and Jud Smith, Mark Johnson and Nik Burfoot (AUS) are 16 points behind. And as we saw today, anything could happen. Heading into today’s two races, Muir was five points behind America’s Cup hero John Bertrand and his Olympic crew of Ben Ainslie and Andrew Palfrey. With no disrespect to this crew, Muir and co. were not named among the Championship favourites pre-event. However, Fellow Queenslander, Mark Bradford, did say the four 'were more than capable of winning a couple of races.' Ironically, Muir did not win a single race, but what his crew did do, was to sail consistently at the top of the fleet throughout, their worst result a 10th place in Race 1. From there, the four did not finish outside ninth place. Their best result was a trio of fifth places. 'I don’t think our win has quite sunk in yet; it’s unbelievable,' said Muir whose crew will not sail tomorrow’s final race, choosing instead to watch the race. On beating Bertrand and his crew, Muir said: 'These are the three guys you really look up to. I’ve always looked up to John Bertrand since I was a kid and he won the America’s Cup – and we’re all big Ben Ainslie fans. Bucky used to sail a Finn and he’s always been a big fan. They were such a great crew – three Olympians on one boat.' On their two races: 'We didn’t have good starts today. We had to duck 30 odd bows each time to find a lane and get into clear air. We didn’t have it easy, believe me, it was a difficult day. We made a mistake in Race 7. We were in fourth place at the top mark the first time and should have followed the guys in front, but we broke away. Our race plan went out of whack a bit there – we thought the breeze would flick back to the right – but it didn’t, so we had to take our medicine. 'After that race, we discussed that tomorrow was supposed to be a big breeze and we looked at whether we should attack John, but we looked at their record and thought we would probably lose if we match raced them or we’d end up in the protest room so we decided to sail our own race.' On when they realised they had won: 'Once we crossed the finish line, we counted back to where John finished (he was 32nd) and realised we’d won,' said the 36 year-old Brisbane sailor. Race officials had another tough day. Winds arrived late again, as they can do in March. Eventually the wind filled in to around 8-10 knots and shifted between 160-175 degrees throughout the day, so moving marks became part and parcel of the game and racing got away late shortly after 1.30pm. As Principal Race Officer Ross Wilson has said every day at the Audi Etchells Worlds, 'we have to give them good and fair racing. All of us have to have our heads out of the boat at all times and be vigilant.' And they were. The 2009 Audi Etchells World Championship is organised by the Melbourne Etchells Fleet in conjunction with the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Audi Etchells World Championship 2009 - Positions after 8 of 9 races
| Pos |
Num |
Crew |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Pts |
Nett |
| 1 |
874 |
MUIR, Jason |
-10 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
53 |
43 |
CHEW, Matthew |
WYATT, Paul |
SMITH, Bucky |
| 2 |
924 |
KING, Damien |
15 |
3 |
23 |
-38 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
101 |
63 |
CUNNINGTON, Simon |
WARE, James |
BUTLER, Andrew |
| 3 |
1383 |
BERTRAND, John |
3 |
11 |
1 |
-86 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
32 |
151 |
65 |
PALFREY, Andrew |
BFD |
AINSLIE, Ben |
|
| 4 |
969 |
BUSCH, Chris |
2 |
-60 |
2 |
6 |
32 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
133 |
73 |
HOUGH, Chad |
SINKS, Chuck |
HUGHES, David |
| 5 |
1377 |
SMITH, Judd |
18 |
13 |
4 |
13 |
1 |
16 |
-35 |
14 |
114 |
79 |
JOHNSON, Mark |
BURFOOT, Nik |
| 6 |
1215 |
DRENNAN, Noel |
21 |
1 |
20 |
5 |
-24 |
23 |
11 |
9 |
114 |
90 |
JARVIN, Steven |
MCCARTHY, William |
| 7 |
987 |
CHILDERLEY, Stuart |
4 |
-59 |
3 |
11 |
15 |
3 |
20 |
35 |
150 |
91 |
ELLIOTT, Robert |
RICHMOND, Sam |
| 8 |
1338 |
BULKA, Mark |
14 |
-29 |
19 |
24 |
7 |
13 |
24 |
6 |
136 |
107 |
YOUNG, Steve |
RYSSENBEEK, James |
| 9 |
1339 |
MEAD, Laurence |
7 |
-53 |
9 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
52 |
12 |
161 |
108 |
LAWRENCE, Phil |
YATES, Andrew |
| 10 |
1318 |
JOHNSON, Ian |
20 |
10 |
33 |
8 |
10 |
-35 |
25 |
2 |
143 |
108 |
WALKER, Ian |
EDE, Timothy |
| 11 |
876 |
CLARK, David |
1 |
-48 |
11 |
20 |
27 |
6 |
29 |
21 |
163 |
115 |
SMITH, Andrew |
LEONARD, Sean |
| 12 |
1131 |
GARNER, Brendan |
17 |
28 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
38 |
18 |
-66 |
189 |
123 |
SCHILT, Michael |
CLARK, Tim |
| 13 |
947 |
TAYLOR, Graeme |
25 |
38 |
15 |
-73 |
34 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
200 |
127 |
MORRISON-JACK, Ben |
WHARINGTON, Grant |
| 14 |
1366 |
ROBB, Kirwan |
31 |
30 |
7 |
3 |
28 |
-36 |
16 |
16 |
167 |
131 |
THOMSON, James |
MCCRAKEN, Breeahn |
MULLER, Rodney |
| 15 |
1250 |
TILLY, Jervis |
22 |
7 |
14 |
29 |
18 |
-45 |
27 |
36 |
198 |
153 |
NATTRASS, Nigel |
ARNOLD, James |
| 16 |
1374 |
BROWN, Robert |
9 |
44 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
-86 |
41 |
13 |
239 |
153 |
GUDMUNSON, Garry |
BFD |
WOOKEY, Bruce |
|
| 17 |
1253 |
DOYLE, Mark |
6 |
-52 |
6 |
18 |
38 |
51 |
2 |
34 |
207 |
155 |
TUBMAN, Travis |
DEANE, Kyrra |
HAYES, David |
| 18 |
940 |
PLANTE, Julian |
11 |
9 |
39 |
14 |
-40 |
39 |
21 |
22 |
195 |
155 |
COXON, Michael |
DUNSTAN, Michael |
| 19 |
950 |
GAIR, Alastair |
19 |
6 |
30 |
49 |
-52 |
22 |
17 |
19 |
214 |
162 |
RIDLEY, David |
JOHNSTON, Rhys |
SCOTT, Derek |
| 20 |
1270 |
PRATT, Christopher |
23 |
-47 |
25 |
37 |
8 |
17 |
34 |
27 |
218 |
171 |
ESTELLA, Simon |
HOWARD, Caillin |
| 21 |
1237 |
SAVAGE, John |
12 |
14 |
22 |
12 |
-59 |
18 |
53 |
40 |
230 |
171 |
JOHNSTONE, Wayne |
MACQUET, Jean-Pierre |
| 22 |
1362 |
ROSE, David |
42 |
2 |
40 |
25 |
6 |
12 |
-70 |
51 |
248 |
178 |
GINNIVAN, Craig |
TURTON, Andrew |
| 23 |
1084 |
SINCLAIR, Kane |
28 |
21 |
-59 |
43 |
13 |
10 |
55 |
11 |
240 |
181 |
WYBORN, Dean |
GLEADHILL, David |
| 24 |
891 |
LISSIMAN, Cole |
-86 |
49 |
31 |
9 |
31 |
15 |
28 |
28 |
277 |
191 |
PARKINSON, Tessa |
SWINTON, Keith |
FETHERS, Andersen |
| 25 |
1275 |
WILLIAMS, Chris |
5 |
40 |
-57 |
31 |
17 |
42 |
42 |
17 |
251 |
194 |
HEYES, Paul |
DEBERQUE, Nicolas |
| 26 |
1269 |
THORNBURROW, Mark |
40 |
45 |
35 |
-58 |
21 |
9 |
26 |
26 |
260 |
202 |
BLANCK, Sarah |
PARSONS, Tim |
SERVICE, Andy |
| 27 |
1244 |
GUNTHER, Jake |
8 |
34 |
29 |
47 |
43 |
-69 |
48 |
5 |
283 |
214 |
MCPHAIL, Tony |
TYSON, Russell |
| 28 |
1052 |
SHEEHAN, John |
-63 |
32 |
13 |
33 |
11 |
32 |
57 |
38 |
279 |
216 |
STORMON, Allen |
WEST, Richard |
| 29 |
1289 |
CHAPPELL, Peter |
61 |
20 |
46 |
15 |
20 |
40 |
14 |
-68 |
284 |
216 |
SMITH, Mathew |
HUGHES, Michael |
| 30 |
943 |
MELIA, Burke |
29 |
4 |
54 |
21 |
29 |
-63 |
37 |
46 |
283 |
220 |
BACKHOUSE, Scott |
KEAVY, Wayne |
| 31 |
1320 |
BIRD, Rob |
46 |
42 |
8 |
39 |
39 |
31 |
15 |
-52 |
272 |
220 |
GRAY, Nicholas |
JOHNSON, Graeme |
| 32 |
971 |
HESTEHAVE, Kjeld |
-80 |
80 |
41 |
35 |
36 |
11 |
22 |
7 |
312 |
232 |
SKEWES, Charles |
MCCANN, John |
| 33 |
936 |
DUNN, Alfred |
44 |
35 |
32 |
36 |
16 |
44 |
-83 |
33 |
323 |
240 |
BINET, Colin |
NATTRASS, Glen |
| 34 |
1346 |
MCNEILL, Peter |
55 |
33 |
24 |
53 |
23 |
24 |
-86 |
30 |
328 |
242 |
BELLINGHAM, Michael |
DNF |
MAYJOR, James |
|
| 35 |
1314 |
KENNEDY, Lindsay |
-71 |
16 |
27 |
23 |
58 |
55 |
10 |
57 |
317 |
246 |
COLLINGWOOD, John Cuthbert |
SWINBORNE, Trevor |
| 36 |
1162 |
MYLES, Campbell |
24 |
-58 |
49 |
17 |
22 |
49 |
49 |
44 |
312 |
254 |
DOW, Grant |
DOW, Brendan |
| 37 |
882 |
JUKES, Brendon |
33 |
22 |
48 |
-80 |
70 |
30 |
8 |
45 |
336 |
256 |
BLOOM, Stuart |
TAI, Melissa |
JUKES, Brian |
| 38 |
870 |
BRADFORD, Mark |
62 |
15 |
21 |
48 |
26 |
-86 |
31 |
54 |
343 |
257 |
O'BRIEN, Michael |
BFD |
MERRINGTON, Peter |
|
| 39 |
1345 |
HICKMAN, Roger |
64 |
31 |
26 |
45 |
19 |
53 |
-71 |
23 |
332 |
261 |
BARLOW, Stephen |
DARE, Chris |
| 40 |
1160 |
VAN DER STRUYF, Dirk |
16 |
51 |
60 |
71 |
9 |
-86 |
19 |
41 |
353 |
267 |
LANGFORD, Kyle |
DNF |
LOVELADY, Mark |
|
| 41 |
1354 |
FRANKS, David |
-72 |
12 |
44 |
28 |
61 |
29 |
43 |
56 |
345 |
273 |
SUNDERLAND, Graham |
WATSON, Mark |
| 42 |
962 |
GODDARD, Rob |
48 |
72 |
12 |
1 |
64 |
77 |
1 |
-80 |
355 |
275 |
MCGREGOR, Guy |
THACKRAY, Anthony |
| 43 |
1049 |
WILLIAMS, Doug |
-86 |
17 |
50 |
55 |
44 |
57 |
30 |
24 |
363 |
277 |
MACKAY, Rodney |
BFD |
COONEY, Darren |
|
| 44 |
1337 |
HENRY, Rupert |
47 |
43 |
34 |
19 |
-71 |
19 |
67 |
49 |
349 |
278 |
NOSSITER, Anthony |
WARD, Chris |
| 45 |
831 |
CHANT, Josh |
35 |
63 |
18 |
66 |
41 |
-70 |
33 |
29 |
355 |
285 |
TEMPLETON, Stuart |
STONE, Christopher |
| 46 |
865 |
MC BRIAR, Bruce |
13 |
67 |
62 |
26 |
46 |
41 |
32 |
-73 |
360 |
287 |
CASLEY, Jeff |
BOND, Anthony |
| 47 |
892 |
ROSE, Jeff |
59 |
46 |
66 |
-76 |
25 |
21 |
23 |
50 |
366 |
290 |
MCCALLUM, Craig |
RAINEY, Craig |
| 48 |
1273 |
WEIR, Robert |
30 |
18 |
43 |
50 |
54 |
37 |
60 |
-63 |
355 |
292 |
BIGELOW, peter |
MCCARTHY, Ed |
| 49 |
1330 |
O'GRADY, Dan |
43 |
37 |
51 |
54 |
37 |
-86 |
50 |
20 |
378 |
292 |
GUNTHER, Stephen |
BFD |
BURROWS, David |
|
| 50 |
963 |
KITTO, Grantham |
57 |
27 |
47 |
-62 |
49 |
28 |
38 |
48 |
356 |
294 |
MOORE, Bradley |
BLAAUW, Gordon |
| 51 |
736 |
DEUSSEN, Shane |
37 |
26 |
55 |
46 |
30 |
47 |
54 |
-82 |
377 |
295 |
DUNN, Stephen |
KOHLER, Myles |
| 52 |
1276 |
JAMES, Garrath |
49 |
8 |
36 |
57 |
-69 |
68 |
44 |
43 |
374 |
305 |
COLLIVER, Andrew |
COVENTRY, Blair |
| 53 |
1058 |
ANDREWS, Jon |
52 |
55 |
45 |
44 |
-86 |
64 |
46 |
3 |
395 |
309 |
HANBURY, Anatole Guy |
WILLS, Andrew |
| 54 |
1317 |
DAGGE, James |
74 |
39 |
37 |
61 |
-86 |
25 |
4 |
74 |
400 |
314 |
DAGGE, Mark |
WILLIS, Joshua |
| 55 |
1257 |
LAWRANCE, David |
27 |
24 |
-84 |
56 |
66 |
62 |
3 |
79 |
401 |
317 |
BROWNE, Rodney |
HAWKES, Barry |
| 56 |
1351 |
CIMAROSTI, Marco |
26 |
75 |
71 |
30 |
35 |
-76 |
75 |
15 |
403 |
327 |
DUNNING, Barry |
GIROMELLA, Adelaide |
| 57 |
1024 |
WILSON, Guyon |
60 |
36 |
58 |
-77 |
65 |
48 |
39 |
25 |
408 |
331 |
FARNELL, Jason |
MAHONEY, Darren |
| 58 |
948 |
ALEXANDER, Graham |
75 |
57 |
17 |
4 |
62 |
46 |
-81 |
72 |
414 |
333 |
CANDY, Errol |
HERBERT, John |
| 59 |
1150 |
STEELE, Bill |
-65 |
23 |
52 |
41 |
48 |
43 |
65 |
64 |
401 |
336 |
REILLY, Geoffrey Michael |
LENNOX-KING, Roland |
| 60 |
1077 |
BROWN, Charles St Clair |
-78 |
19 |
63 |
63 |
75 |
56 |
51 |
10 |
415 |
337 |
PEET, Kevin |
STEWART, Mathew |
| 61 |
1009 |
GIBBONS, Geof |
38 |
62 |
-77 |
22 |
42 |
72 |
47 |
61 |
421 |
344 |
MOY, Dave |
O'DELL, Charlie |
MIHNS, Wendy |
| 62 |
415 |
PATERSON, Noel |
53 |
41 |
75 |
51 |
53 |
5 |
-82 |
69 |
429 |
347 |
CHILMAN, James |
BOARD, Sarah |
MOLEN, Kevin |
| 63 |
883 |
SMITH, Gary |
56 |
54 |
79 |
27 |
33 |
34 |
66 |
-83 |
432 |
349 |
MCAULLAY, Michael |
SHOEBRIDGE, Brett |
| 64 |
1192 |
WOODS, Tom |
36 |
25 |
64 |
68 |
-78 |
54 |
40 |
65 |
430 |
352 |
JENSEN, Keith |
BLATCHFORD, Dean |
| 65 |
1249 |
PATTON, Tim |
54 |
61 |
28 |
-75 |
57 |
55 |
59 |
42 |
431 |
356 |
MORRELL, David |
MARTIN, Peter |
| 66 |
1134 |
WHITNALL, Matthew |
34 |
56 |
-74 |
52 |
56 |
67 |
36 |
59 |
434 |
360 |
BROOK, Christian |
ELLIOTT, Antony |
| 67 |
417 |
SANDY, Allan |
81 |
64 |
73 |
-83 |
67 |
50 |
5 |
37 |
460 |
377 |
DANIEL, Damian |
WILKINSON, Peter |
| 68 |
383 |
VEZINA, Martin |
77 |
65 |
56 |
34 |
51 |
58 |
-79 |
55 |
475 |
396 |
FRITH, Alan |
GRAVELLE, Bill |
| 69 |
1219 |
MCCANN, Matthew |
67 |
69 |
53 |
64 |
-82 |
27 |
73 |
47 |
482 |
400 |
SCARDIFIELD, Thomas |
ALLEN, Christian |
| 70 |
916 |
MCMICHAEL, Alastair |
51 |
50 |
-86 |
72 |
45 |
71 |
58 |
53 |
486 |
400 |
EDINGER, Richard |
MCAULLAY, Andrew |
| 71 |
917 |
HINDS, Gordon |
58 |
-82 |
61 |
59 |
60 |
26 |
74 |
71 |
491 |
409 |
BUCKLAND, David |
INGATE, Stephen |
| 72 |
1343 |
KINGSMILL, Nicholas |
76 |
66 |
38 |
40 |
-77 |
65 |
61 |
67 |
490 |
413 |
WAGER, Peter |
DOLIN, Adrian |
| 73 |
751 |
ALDERSEA, Graeme |
68 |
73 |
67 |
60 |
47 |
60 |
-77 |
39 |
491 |
414 |
RUSSELL, Geoffrey |
BROMAGE, Adrian |
| 74 |
1094 |
HODGSON, Richard |
83 |
-84 |
78 |
42 |
50 |
79 |
56 |
31 |
503 |
419 |
RATTRAY, Peter |
NORTON, Glenn |
| 75 |
1360 |
MUYSKEN, Jan |
70 |
68 |
42 |
74 |
72 |
33 |
69 |
-75 |
503 |
428 |
HAMMOND, Richard |
GARDINER, Calvin |
| 76 |
1102 |
O'ROURKE, Stephen |
50 |
71 |
81 |
32 |
-86 |
59 |
80 |
60 |
519 |
433 |
SWANE, Bruce |
CONDE, Scott |
| 77 |
992 |
COOPER, Andrew |
41 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
76 |
-86 |
45 |
62 |
519 |
433 |
SKEGGS, Stuart |
RICHARD, David |
| 78 |
1158 |
LA FONTAINE, Peter |
39 |
74 |
72 |
78 |
-79 |
61 |
63 |
58 |
524 |
445 |
COX, Peter |
DRYDEN, Samuel |
| 79 |
1117 |
ANDERSON, Ian |
32 |
-81 |
65 |
65 |
63 |
78 |
78 |
77 |
539 |
458 |
PEARSON, Malcolm |
BRAENDLER, Robin |
| 80 |
994 |
MINTER, Paul |
73 |
-86 |
68 |
79 |
80 |
20 |
64 |
86 |
556 |
470 |
MINTER, John |
DNF |
BULL, Ross |
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| 81 |
768 |
VISSER, Hendrik |
45 |
78 |
70 |
82 |
74 |
73 |
62 |
-84 |
568 |
484 |
HOCK, Peter |
CHADWICK, Paul |
| 82 |
1291 |
WILSON, Donald |
69 |
77 |
-83 |
67 |
73 |
66 |
68 |
78 |
581 |
498 |
ALLINSON, David |
MCDONALD, Mitchell |
| 83 |
1258 |
WARD, Jason |
79 |
76 |
76 |
69 |
55 |
75 |
-84 |
70 |
584 |
500 |
MCCAUGHEY, Damien |
ROBERTS, Mark |
| 84 |
850 |
DYER, Philip |
66 |
-83 |
80 |
81 |
81 |
52 |
72 |
81 |
596 |
513 |
HAZEWINKEL, Matthew |
CROWE, Tim |
| 85 |
1325 |
TILL, Mike |
82 |
79 |
82 |
-84 |
68 |
74 |
76 |
76 |
621 |
537 |
COATES, John |
MACINTOSH, Rod |
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To track the fleet, go to: www.tacktracker.com German luxury carmaker, Audi, ended 2008 with its fourth consecutive year of record growth, up 30% compared with 2007.The Company is the fastest-growing premium brand in Australia, and the Australian market is the number 1 growth market for Audi globally. Audi is also the largest sponsor of competitive yachting in Australia. In addition to being the major sponsor of the 2009 Audi Etchells World Championship, the company also sponsors the Audi IRC Australian Championship, Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta (MHYC), Audi Hamilton Island Race Week (HIYC), Audi King of the Docklands (RGYC), Audi Sydney Gold Coast and Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Races (CYCA) and the Audi Winter Series (CYCA).
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