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Etchells Worlds 2010 – John Bertrand has won the World Championships

by Sail-World.com on 29 Aug 2010
Bertrand, Palfrey and Slingsby. Etchells Worlds Championships 2010 Ingrid Abery http://www.ingridabery.com
Etchells World Championship 2010 Howth Ireland. It’s the final day, with two races to be sailed to decide the 2010 title.

After a general recall, there is a clean start for race 8, its 18 knots and building.

At the top mark its 22 knots and freshening with Julia Bailey (GBR) leading John Bertrand (US), Damien King (AUS), Graeme Bailey (GBR), Jud Smith (USA), Marvin Beckmann (USA), Eamon O' Nolan (IRL), Chris Hampton (AUS), David Burrows (IRL) and Lawrence Mead (GBR).

It was a quick surfing run and at the leeward gate it was Bertrand, Mead, Hampton, Smith, King, Peter Duncan (USA), Beckmann, Dan O'Grady (IRL), Argyle Campbell (USA) and Gary Gilbert (BAH) with Ante Razmilovic (HKG), who was the major threat to a Bertrand win, with a lot of work to do back around 20th.

At the top mark the second time, the series leader John Bertrand, with his crew of Andrew Palfrey and Tom Slingsby were looking every bit championship material as they rounded ahead of Smith, Duncan, King, Tim Patton (BER), Nils Razmilovic, Julia Bailey, Hampton, Mead, Gilbert and Burrows.

Where is Ante? If he bombs in this race its all over.

A provisional bullet for Bertrand. Well at least there was a loud noise, so he was not OCS.

Across the line after him were Patton, Smith, Duncan, Mead, King, N Razmilovic, Hampton, J Bailey, and Beckmann.

Bertrand currently has a nine drop if he is still lowest points with that nine added back in at the end of this race, it’s all over.

Ante Razmilovic has finished outside the top ten placing provisionally. In fact he finishes a shattering 19th place.

John Bertrand, the America’s Cup legend, with crew Olympic Star sailor Andrew Palfrey and dual Laser World Champion Tom Slingsby are the 2010 Etchells World Champions, winning with a race to spare.

Rank Bow # Nat Sail # Boat Name Club Skipper Name R1
 		 R2
 		 R3
 		 R4
 		 R5
 		 R6
 		 R7
 		 R8
 		 Total Nett
1st 83
AUS		 1383 Triad Royal Brighton YC John Bertrand 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (9.0) 1.0 4.0 1.0 23.0 14.0
2nd 33
GBR		 1333 Swedish Blue Royal Hong Kong YC Ante Razmilovic 1.0 4.0 2.0 12.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 (19.0) 49.0 30.0
3rd 24
AUS		 924 barry Sandringham YC D King/S Cunnington 2.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 10.0 3.0 (30.0) 6.0 70.0 40.0
4th 34
SIN		 1340 Matatu Royal Swedish YC Nils Razmilovic 4.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 (28.0) 18.0 7.0 76.0 48.0
5th 99
AUS		 991 The Boat Royal Brighton YC Jake Gunther (21.0) 2.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 11.0 6.0 17.0 69.0 48.0
6th 97
GBR		 1297 Holly Scott! RORC Eamonn O'Nolan 16.0 6.0 (19.0) 11.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 11.0 70.0 51.0
7th 14
USA		 1224 1224 Eastern YC/NYYC Jud Smith 9.0 10.0 (15.0) 10.0 6.0 13.0 9.0 3.0 75.0 60.0
8th 29
GBR		 1329 Stampede Royal Thames YC Julia Bailey 19.0 12.0 10.0 (21.0) 3.0 2.0 13.0 9.0 89.0 68.0
9th 32
USA		 1232 Keep Smiling Houston YC Marvin Beckmann (24.0) 13.0 8.0 6.0 23.0 6.0 3.0 10.0 93.0 69.0
10th 39
GBR		 1339 Freelance Royal Corinthian YC, Cowes .. Laurence Mead 23.0 11.0 (29.0) 2.0 15.0 14.0 5.0 5.0 104.0 75.0
11th 52
GBR		 1352 Arbitrator RCYC Graham Bailey 3.0 9.0 5.0 15.0 7.0 12.0 (31.0) 26.0 108.0 77.0
12th 27
USA		 1327 Raging Rooster American YC Peter S. Duncan 18.0 (44.0 DNF) 22.0 7.0 12.0 15.0 14.0 4.0 136.0 92.0
13th 23
AUS		 1223 Tango Royal Brighton YC Chris Hampton (30.0) 7.0 25.0 14.0 13.0 16.0 10.0 8.0 123.0 93.0
14th 25
AUS		 1325 Iris III Lake Macquarie YC Peter McNeill 25.0 3.0 18.0 13.0 24.0 10.0 11.0 (31.0) 135.0 104.0
15th 19
USA		 1229 Black Jack Newport Harbour YC Argyle Campbell 10.0 17.0 28.0 18.0 8.0 9.0 (36.0) 14.0 140.0 104.0
16th 15
IRL		 1015 Matatu Dubh Howth YC David Burrows 12.0 23.0 12.0 8.0 (29.0) 7.0 27.0 18.0 136.0 107.0
17th 92
GBR		 992 China White Royal Corinthian YC Andrew Cooper 8.0 16.0 7.0 29.0 18.0 21.0 (44.0 OCS) 13.0 156.0 112.0
18th 30
IRL		 1330 Kootamundra Howth YC Dan O'Grady (32.0) 15.0 16.0 9.0 20.0 18.0 21.0 22.0 153.0 121.0
19th 48
IRL		 1148 Lambay Rules Howth YC Laura Dillon 14.0 27.0 (33.0) 16.0 17.0 24.0 15.0 12.0 158.0 125.0
20th 67
GBR		 967 Moonlight Royal Victoria YC Mark Downer 6.0 14.0 14.0 17.0 35.0 (41.0) 12.0 32.0 171.0 130.0
21st 94
NED		 954 Conjurer Princehaven Wassenaar Alex Lacy/Paul Derham 26.0 22.0 31.0 25.0 11.0 8.0 8.0 (44.0 DNS) 175.0 131.0
22nd 49
BER		 1249 Fuzzy Duck Royal Bermuda YC Tim Patton 7.0 25.0 32.0 32.0 28.0 17.0 (33.0) 2.0 176.0 143.0
23rd 43
IRL		 1323 Fetching Howth YC Stephen Quinn 11.0 19.0 23.0 (28.0) 25.0 25.0 24.0 20.0 175.0 147.0
24th 87
GBR		 987 Bedrock Royal Corinthian YC Robert Elliott 17.0 20.0 13.0 27.0 26.0 19.0 (29.0) 25.0 176.0 147.0
25th 71
USA		 971 Miss Murphy SDYC Kjeld Hestehave (37.0) 28.0 11.0 22.0 33.0 20.0 7.0 27.0 185.0 148.0
26th 88
BAH		 1388 Annie New York YC Gary D Gilbert 13.0 (44.0 DNF) 44.0 OCS 20.0 21.0 29.0 17.0 16.0 204.0 160.0
27th 54
GBR		 1354 Elvis Royal Corinthian YC David Franks 22.0 18.0 24.0 26.0 27.0 (32.0) 28.0 15.0 192.0 160.0
28th 38
IRL		 1038 northside dragon Royal St George YC Jay Bourke (42.0) 30.0 3.0 23.0 36.0 27.0 23.0 30.0 214.0 172.0
29th 65
AUS		 1165 Loup Garou IX Royal Sydney Yacht Squadro .. Douglas Flynn 20.0 21.0 21.0 (35.0) 30.0 33.0 16.0 34.0 210.0 175.0
30th 42
USA		 1242 Agent Smith Richmond YC Jim Gregory 27.0 29.0 17.0 30.0 22.0 39.0 (44.0 DNF) 24.0 232.0 188.0
31st 50
AUS		 1150 Dragon Lady Royal Perth YC Bill Steele 36.0 38.0 37.0 19.0 14.0 23.0 22.0 (44.0 DNF) 233.0 189.0
32nd 35
ITA		 1351 Motomar Circolo Nautic Rapallo Marco Cimarosti 40.0 31.0 38.0 24.0 16.0 22.0 20.0 (44.0 DNF) 235.0 191.0
33rd 51
IRL		 1251 White Pointer Royal St George YC Richard Grey 28.0 (44.0 DNF) 26.0 33.0 19.0 31.0 35.0 33.0 249.0 205.0
34th 86
AUS		 1386 Jazasa Royal Sydney Yacht Squadro .. Jan Muysken (39.0) 33.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 26.0 26.0 29.0 245.0 206.0
35th 11
IRL		 1115 Defiance Howth YC William Lacy 15.0 34.0 (40.0) 36.0 39.0 38.0 25.0 21.0 248.0 208.0
36th 40
IRL		 1040 Jabberwocky Howth YC Simon Knowles 31.0 36.0 20.0 (38.0) 32.0 35.0 34.0 23.0 249.0 211.0
37th 62
GBR		 962 Ragtime Hamble River SC Rob Goddard 33.0 32.0 34.0 (39.0) 37.0 30.0 19.0 39.0 263.0 224.0
38th 73
IRL		 1173 1173 Howth YC Garrett Donnelly 38.0 26.0 39.0 (41.0) 38.0 37.0 37.0 28.0 284.0 243.0
39th 13
IRL		 1113 Gelert Howth YC John Flynn 35.0 37.0 27.0 40.0 (41.0) 36.0 38.0 38.0 292.0 251.0
40th 91
AUS		 1291 The Don Gosford SC Don Wilson 41.0 (44.0 RAF) 36.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 39.0 35.0 297.0 253.0
41st 16
IRL		 1006 Blue Howth YC Marc Fitzgibbon (43.0) 35.0 35.0 37.0 40.0 40.0 32.0 36.0 298.0 255.0
42nd 76
IRL		 976 Glance Howth YC Robert Dix / Tom O'Reilly 34.0 24.0 (44.0 DNC) 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 37.0 315.0 271.0
43rd 37
GBR		 937 Evelina Draycote Water Sailing Club Sam Carter 29.0 (44.0 DNF) 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 44.0 DNC 337.0 293.0



The fleet has gone into sequence for Race 9.

Slingsby will be shortly heading for the airport, he is heading for the 2010 Laser World Championships starting on Monday at Hayling Island, where he will head up the 12 man Australian team. Slingsby has been in good Laser form, with a last up win in the Skandia Sail for Gold at the 2012 Olympic venue in Weymouth but he has certainly not had the recent venue practice that his arch rival GBR's Paul Goodison has enjoyed.
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