Graham Bailey jumps into third at Etchells Worlds

by Event media on 26 Jun 2008
USA sailors Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt and Jennifer Wilson dominated the second day of the Etchells World Championship with wins in both races. Britain's Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey and David Heritage made a giant leap, from 24th to third place, with a seventh and third to break the USA hold on the leading top ten.

The San Diego team’s seventh yesterday combined with their two wins today places them in first overall after Day 2. Vince Brun, Ben Mitchell and Jeff Pape follow close behind in second overall with an impressively consistent 4, 5, 5 despite the often tricky conditions in the event so far.

Today’s racing started at 13:00 in light ESE winds following an onshore postponement as the race committee waited for the breeze to fill. Two races of roughly two hours each were sailed in 5-10 knot winds.

Consistency paid off for the events two leading boats, while all those in the standings behind them have at least one finish in the 20s or deeper. Today’s racing led to considerable changes in places for many of the teams. Only four of yesterday’s top ten boats remain in the top ten places today, and most of the other six have fallen back significantly in the standings.

Bill Hardesty, skipper on the leading boat, comments, 'It’s tricky out there. We just kept it simple, work to keep the boat speed up, and then you just have to hope that your side works out.'

Their boat started near the pin and played the left side of the course upwind in both races, which paid off for them in the oscillating ESE to SE winds today. Hardesty enters the Worlds after back to back wins in both the Mid-winters East and Mid-winters West for 2008. In December, Hardesty and his team won the 73-boat Piana Cup and in February, it was Bill Hardesty and his team’s turn again as they sailed with spectacular consistency in the 87 boat Florida State Championship.

The team of Graham and StevenBailey, sailing with David Heritage, secured third place in the event so far with a solid 7, 3 in today’s races. There is a close battle behind this team with only 15 points separating fourth from 11th place. Yesterday’s third place boat, Housten and team, is holding on to 4th place, while yesterday’s leaders, Justin Palm, Erik Garr and Hans Pusch, have slipped to sixth.

The Aussie team of Peter McNeill, David Gleadhill, and Tom Woods added excitement to the last race of today in a fight for the lead with Hardesty’s team.

McNeill, the 2004 World Champion, rounded the first windward mark in the lead with Hardesty close off their hip. They established a significant gap over the rest of the fleet during the course of the race and the tight battle at the front became a match race between the two boats.

It was a close fight downwind, but McNeill maintained the lead and rounded the right gate mark in first while Hardesty split and rounded the left gate. Hardesty was able to pass McNeill with a well sailed second upwind beat, and though the two remained close together out in front of the pack, the San Diego team maintained their lead to the finish locking their second bullet of the day.

Hardesty attributes the team’s training to their win over McNeill and their success in both of today’s races. 'We’ve been out here a few weeks training hard, getting to know the area, and making sure everyone on the boat is working hard in all conditions.'

The Etchells World Championship runs June 23-28, with the 29th as a reserve day.

 

Chicago Yacht Club/Etchells Fleet 11
2008 Etchells World Championship
June 23-28, 2008
Series Overall
Series Summary, Preliminary 

Pl	B#	Sail #	Crew	1	2	3	Tot
1	49	USA979	Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt & Jennifer Wilson	7	1	1	9
2	33	USA1227	Vincent Brun, Ben Mitchell & Jeff Pape	4	5	5	14
3	81	GBR1352	Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey & David Heritage	24	7	3	34
4	2	USA701	Aaron Housten, Daniel Somers & John Harford	3	30	12	45
5	56	USA1327	Peter Duncan, Thomas Blackwell & William Barton	17	22	10	49
6	28	USA1363	Justin Palm, John Erik Garr & Hans Pusc Pusch	1	17	32	50
7	19	USA1310	Robert Wray, Scott Nixon & Mike Wolfs	37	4	9	50
8	47	USA969	Chris Busch, Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks & Peter Burton	49	2	4	55
9	34	USA1228	Brian Camet, Eric Doyle & Brian Terhaar	22	6	31	59
10	4	NZL1058	Andrew Wills, Anatole Masfen & Alastair Gair	14	8	37	59
11	32	USA1168	Peter Vessella, Tracy Usher & John Callahan	34	13	13	60
12	20	USA102	Judson Smith, Henry Frazer & James Poter	15	9	41	65
13	60	USA1232	Marvin Beckmann, Matt Cunningh & Timothy Banks	12	26	28	66
14	62	USA1281	Frederic Laffitte, Janet Laffitte, Lucas Laffitte & Jean-Didi Martial	29	20	20	69
15	27	USA822	Fred Joosten, David Williams & Niels Heemskerk	10	44	16	70
16	70	USA1085	Ethan Doyle, Holt Condon, AJ Crane & Matt Hooks	25	31	14	70
17	35	USA1229	Argyle Campbell, Jack Jakosky & Dwight Belden	9	56	6	71
18	63	CAN1247	Allan Leibel, Kent Paisley & Mike Hren	32	28	11	71
19	80	GBR1329	Julia Bailey, Dylan Potter, Anna Bailey & Pedro Rebelo de Andra	28	18	25	71
20	77	AUS915	Peter McNeill, David Gleadhill & Tom Woods	58	15	2	75
21	67	USA1308	Senet Bischoff, Colin Gordon & Ben Kinney	8	50	17	75
22	3	USA1306	Thomas Hughes, Ron Rosenber & Curt Oetking	20	11	46	77
23	66	USA1238	Gary Gilbert, Mark Mendelbl, Stu Argo & Mark Strube	27	23	33	83
24	1	USA1373	BUDDY CRIBB, EAMONN DeLISSER & FRANK ATKINSON	33	34	18	85
25	46	IRL1375	Dave Dwyer, Andy Beadswor, Simon Fry & N/a N/a	40	24	22	86
26	69	CAN398	Andrew Macrae, Marcus Stone & Bruce Scott	68	12	8	88
27	30	IRL1015	David Burrows, Peter Coad & Dan O'Grady	55	16	19	90
28	59	USA1285	Bruce Golison, Steve Flam & Steve Girling	76	14	7	97
29	11	USA978	Rick Kaiser, Gerri Whitley, Matt Shirilla & Libby Christy	42	29	27	98
30	51	USA706	Artie Means, Will Stout & Chuck Skewes	13	3	84\OCS	100
31	23	SUI1187	James-Se Mc-Hugh, Oliver Tache, Nick Gibbons & Anthony Kotoun	11	38	55	104
32	17	USA1097	Jose Fuentes, Greg Hryniewic & Paul Garn	18	42	44	104
33	5	AUS1244	Jake Gunther, Andrew Cooper & Russell Tyson	44	39	21	104
34	41	CAN1349	Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman & Dwayne Smithers	35	27	43	105
35	8	NZL1127	Gavin Gerrard, Richard Bouzaid & John Baxter	5	45	56	106
36	37	USA1224	Kurt Winkelma, Larry Ledgerwo & Brad Boston	2	48	61	111
37	24	NZL716	Simon C Minoprio, Ryan Houston, Mike Buckley & Kelly McKenna	30	58	23	111
38	82	GBR1333	Ante Razmilovi, Jez Fanstone & Stuart Flinn	57	25	29	111
39	31	USA1283	Andrew Whittome, Bob Capita & William Kalmbach	38	10	67	115
40	14	USA1296	Jeffrey Siegal, Jeff Madrigali, Willem Van Waay & Becky Nygren	66	19	30	115
41	22	AUS1134	Matty Whitnall, Christian Brook & Ant Elliott	64	40	15	119
42	68	USA1149	John Pedlow, Craig Cooper & Blaine Pedlow	47	21	52	120
43	53	USA1350	Bruce Burton, Glenn Burton & Jon Easley	52	33	39	124
44	75	GBR1354	David Franks, Graham Sunderlan & Mark Watson	71	35	24	130
45	6	AUS1150	Terence Steele, Jameson Buxton & Bradley Moore	6	60	71	137
46	45	USA1307	Jeffrey Nehms, Ezra Culver & Fred Chandler	50	41	47	138
47	84	USA928	Bill Mauk, Michele Sumpton, Jeff Eiber & Matthew Smith	77	37	26	140
48	74	BER1249	Tim Patton, Patrick Siewers & Christian Monachon	21\SCP	75	45	141
49	40	AUS1355	Bryon Ehrhart, Chris Lefferdink & Stewart Dilisser	41	59	42	142
50	65	USA1207	Jeff Padnos, Juan Pabl Del Solar, Sam Padnos & Josh Padnos	59	36	49	144
51	76	GBR987	Robert Elliott, Sam Richmond & Matt Adams	48	32	66	146
52	21	USA1239	Stephen Horwitz,, Robby Brown, Erick Rodriguez & Megan place	28\SCP	74	48	150
53	7	AUS1102	Steve O'Rourke, Scott Condie & Steve Backhouse	36	47	68	151
54	57	USA1315	John V Gilmour II, Andrew Mirkwitz & Patrick Vincent	31\SCP	54	70	155
55	16	AUS1320	Rob Bird, Graeme Johnson & Nick Gray	69	51	35	155
56	9	USA21	Doug Scheibner, Tom Norswort & Angela Scheibner	43	61	51	155
57	71	USA1241	Ken Womack, Marc Holdaway & Andrew Lee	21	77	60	158
58	15	USA1199	William Mills IV, Christoph Constant & William Mills III	53	70	36	159
59	13	USA1008	Michael Goldfarb, James Stewart & Mark Brink	19	84\OCS	57	160
60	42	USA1211	Kevin Boyle, Mike Considine & Steve Outlaw	31	65	69	165
61	25	AUS1356	Michael Manford, Dean McAullay & Richard Rowell	84\OCS	43	38	165
62	26	CAN1053	Allan Gray, Gregg Rolston & Matt Skafel	74	53	40	167
63	36	USA668	Richard Sidell, Ed Coyne & Paul Mahon	39	52	78	169
64	54	IRL1323	Stephen Quinn, Stephen O'Flaherty & Peter Kingston	70	46	54	170
65	44	USA1069	Elizabeth Altman, Ed Furry, Doug Nickel & Vickie Matthews	75	62	34	171
66	38	USA1342	Thomas Dawson, Chris Clark & Don Maxwell	51	57	65	173
67	39	USA1301	Peter Shumaker, Michael Herlihy & Brad Swebles	65	49	64	178
68	10	USA1313	Patricia Stadel, Patrick Sloan & Mark Toso	46	64	75	185
69	12	USA1137	Shannon Bush, David Thomas & Charlie Dickey	61	67	59	187
70	58	USA1044	David Whelan, Jake Scott & Joshua Knapp	73	66	50	189
71	79	GBR962	Rob Goddard, Garth Britton & Dave Freemantle	54	84\OCS	53	191
72	72	CAN898	Jerry Wendt, Darrell Suderman & Bryan Milne	79	55	58	192
73	52	USA583	Kers Clausen, Bob Branstad & Alson Silva	45	76	77	198
74	18	AUS1360	Jan Muysken, Steve Tracey & Ed McCarthy	60	68	72	200
75	61	USA1076	Ray Harringto, Karl Fjeld & Don Brush	56	71	76	203
76	73	CAN1154	Glenn McKay, Brian McKay, Richard Weld & Michelle Skutelsky	67	78	62	207
77	29	USA980	Jack Bernhardt, John Powell & Marc Simmel	62	72	74	208
78	83	IRL1252	Alexander Lacy, Paul Derham & Jonathon Carroll	78\SCP	63	73	214
79	50	USA1166	Gretchen Sullivan, Ralph Carpenter, Brent Sullivan & Sarah Callahan	80	73	63	216
80	64	IRL1271	Mary O' Loughli, Katie Dwyer, Karena Knaggs & Alice Cowman	63	80	84\DNF	227
81	43	ITA942	Marco Cimarosti, Peter Bellingha & Charles Winstone	84\SCP	69	79	232
82	78	AUS917	Stephen Ingate, Andrew Jeffery & Nick Smith	78	81	81	240
83	48	USA1299	Jerry Fulp, Randall White & Marie Hansson	82	79	80	241