VX ONE North American Championship - Eagans victorious in Pensacola
by Christopher E. Howell on 12 Nov 2012
2012 VX ONE North American Championship - Marcus and Andrew Eagan VX One
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The VX ONE North American Championship has drawn to a close in Pensacola, Florida with Marcus and Andrew Eagan emerging triumphant. The Louisiana-based duo beat out 15 others to earn the victory with sixteen points over the nine races. They notched all top three tallies, after dropping an eight in race 6. Sean Fidler and Hayden Bennett claimed second place (23 points), and Skip Dieball and Jeff Eiber placed third (28 points).
The Eagan team came into the event with just one weekend of VX ONE racing experience under their belts, but credited their dinghy background with their quick learning curve on the VX ONE.
'This is a very forgiving boat,' Marcus Eagan summarized. 'People of all ages, weights and gender can enjoy it.' During the course of the regatta, competitors saw varying levels of wind, with 6-8 knots on Friday, 10-12 on Saturday and 14-16 at the start of Sunday, building to 18-20. 'It was a blast downwind, very exciting and fun,' Eagan shared. 'It was wild coming off those waves, but very stable. This is a fun Class!'
David Reich earned the win in Sunday’s lone race, with Eagan and Jeff Jones following.
VX One (16 boats) Series Standing - Nine races scored
Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results last updated: Sunday, November 11, 2012 11:02:41 AM CDT
Sail
|
Boat
|
Skipper
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
Total
|
Pos
|
122
|
cajun underwriting
|
marcus eagan/
andrew eagan
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
[8]
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
|
16
|
1
|
101
|
VX racing team
|
Sean Fidler/
Hayden Bennett
|
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
[6]
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
23
|
2
|
111
|
roostersailing.com
|
Skip Dieball/
jeff eiber
|
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
[17/DNF]
|
|
28
|
3
|
103
|
David Guggenheim
|
David Guggenheim
|
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
[7]
|
4
|
5
|
|
30
|
4
|
128
|
|
David Bolyard/
David Bolyard, Jr
|
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
[8]
|
|
35
|
5
|
106
|
Animal
|
Jeff Jones
|
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
6
|
[10]
|
3
|
|
41
|
6
|
125
|
The Spaniard
|
Rob Doolittle
|
|
[10]
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
6
|
10
|
5
|
7
|
|
54
|
7
|
007
|
007
|
Jim Myers/
|
|
[11]
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
6
|
|
56
|
8
|
135
|
David Reich
|
David Reich
|
|
8
|
12
|
[13]
|
13
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
|
61
|
9
|
130
|
Green Flash
|
David Woody/
Jonathon Tomell
|
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
[13]
|
12
|
9
|
|
78
|
10
|
133
|
None
|
Chris McGraw/
Rick Scarborough
|
|
12
|
10
|
15
|
8
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
8
|
[17/DNC]
|
|
89
|
11
|
108
|
|
Brad Hickman/
Vernon Green
|
|
13
|
[15]
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
|
92
|
12
|
110
|
|
Ty McAden
|
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
[17/DNF]
|
14
|
11
|
14
|
17/DNC
|
|
99
|
13
|
116
|
Commando
|
Andrew Walford/
Beth Walford
|
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
14
|
13
|
15
|
13
|
[17/DNF]
|
|
105
|
14
|
104
|
FSM
|
James Harrell/
Sally Harrell
Salena Harrell
|
|
15
|
14
|
10
|
[17/DNF]
|
13
|
15
|
12
|
17/DNF
|
17/DNC
|
|
113
|
15
|
132
|
Chevere
|
Cesar Roca, Jr./
David Legett
Cesar Roca, Jr.
|
|
[17/DNF]
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
17/DNF
|
|
126
|
16
|
Notes
- Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2009-2012
- Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts
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