Hardesty wins - Etchells Worlds 2008 Final Results

by Sail-World USA on 29 Jun 2008
San Diego's Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt and Jennifer Wilson have been crowned the 2008 Etchells Worlds Champions at the Chicago Etchells Worlds at the Chicago Yacht Club’s Belmont Station.

In race six sailed today at the top of the first beat, two US crews were leading. Jose Fuentes led from Argyle Campbell ahead of Bermuda's Tim Patton and San Diego sailor Chris Busch. After the second beat, Busch had taken the lead, Bill Hardesty had climbed to 13th place and Jud Smith was 18th. After the final lap Busch won from Dwyer/Beadsworth. Hardesty and crew finished 12th, ahead of Jud Smith, and that was enough to give them the title.

Hardesty was the pre-event favorite having won both the Midwinters East and West. He won the 2008 US Mid-Winters East ahead of the 2006 Etchells World Champion Jud Smith and Andy Beadsworth, and then the Mid-Winters West, ahead of Tom Hughes and Chris Busch.

The final race win pushed Busch into second place overall, while for Marblehead Mass. sailor Jud Smith, third place was his seventh podium placing in Etchells World titles events. Biscayne Bay sailors Peter Duncan, Tom Blackwell and Bill Barton were fourth overall, so the top four placings were all from the USA.

The first foreign team was from Ireland. Dave Dywer, Andy Beadsworth and Simon Fry were fifth overall, Beadsworth was the 2007 World Champion. In sixth place was Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey and David Heritage from Britain.

The top Canadian result came from Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman and Dwayne Smithers who were eighth.
Kiwis Andrew Wills, Anatole Masfen and Alastair Gair were 14th.

It was a disappointing regatta for the Australian Etchells fleets with their best result a 28th, from the 2004 World Champion Peter McNeill with crew David Gleadhill and Tom Woods.

The next Etchells World Championship will be held in March 2009 on Port Philip Bay, Melbourne with the host club being Royal Brighton Yacht Club.

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	4	5	6	Tot
1	49	USA979	Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt & Jennifer Wilson	7	1	1	(39)	8	12	29
2	47	USA969	Chris Busch, Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks & Peter Burton	(49)	2	4	19	12	1	38
3	20	USA102	Judson Smith, Henry Frazer & James Porter	15	9	(41)	2	1	13	40
4	46	IRL1375	Dave Dwyer, Andy Beadsworth & Simon Fry	(40)	24	22	4	3	2	55
5	81	GBR1352	Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey & David Heritage	24	7	3	(64)	7	17	58
6	51	USA706	Artie Means, Will Stout & Chuck Skewes	13	3	(84\OCS)	13	17	15	61
7	41	CAN1349	Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman & Dwayne Smithers	35	27	(43)	11	2	10	85
8	33	USA1227	Vincent Brun, Ben Mitchell & Jeff Pape	4	5	5	(51)	25	46	85
9	19	USA1310	Robert Wray, Scott Nixon & Mike Wolfs	37	4	9	34	6	(49)	90
10	37	USA1224	Kurt Winkelmann, Larry Ledgerwood & Brad Boston	2	48	(61)	3	30	8	91
11	34	USA1228	Brian Camet, Eric Doyle & Brian Terhaar	22	6	31	(40)	21	14	94
12	4	NZL1058	Andrew Wills, Anatole Masfen & Alastair Gair	14	8	(43\SCP)	24	41	7	94
13	80	GBR1329	Julia Bailey, Dylan Potter, Anna Bailey & Pedro Rebelo de Andra	(28)	18	25	20	11	22	96
14	66	USA1238	Gary Gilbert, Mark Mendelblatt, Stu Argo & Mark Strube	27	23	(33)	10	4	33	97
15	24	NZL716	Simon C Minoprio, Ryan Houston, Mike Buckley & Kelly McKenna	30	(58)	23	17	9	18	97
16	56	USA1327	Peter Duncan, Thomas Blackwell & William Barton	17	22	10	5	51	(84\OCS)	105
17	14	USA1296	Jeffrey Siegal, Jeff Madrigali, Willem Van Waay & Becky Nygren	(66)	19	30	27	22	9	107
18	2	USA701	Aaron Housten, Daniel Somers & John Harford	3	30	12	21	46	(55)	112
19	32	USA1168	Peter Vessella, Tracy Usher & John Callahan	(34)	13	13	33	28	25	112
20	35	USA1229	Argyle Campbell, Jack Jakosky & Dwight Belden	9	56	6	45	(73)	3	119
21	3	USA1306	Thomas Hughes, Ron Rosenberg & Curt Oetking	20	11	46	(59)	23	19	119
22	60	USA1232	Marvin Beckmann, Matt Cunningham & Timothy Banks	12	26	28	(58)	38	16	120
23	67	USA1308	Senet Bischoff, Colin Gordon & Ben Kinney	8	50	17	1	(59)	47	123
24	82	GBR1333	Ante Razmilovic, Jez Fanstone & Stuart Flinn	(57)	25	29	6	39	24	123
25	59	USA1285	Bruce Golison, Steve Flam & Steve Girling	(76)	14	7	32	69	4	126
26	30	IRL1015	David Burrows, Peter Coad & Dan O'Grady	(55)	16	19	48	10	35	128
27	53	USA1350	Bruce Burton, Glenn Burton & Jon Easley	(52)	33	39	8	20	29	129
28	77	AUS915	Peter McNeill, David Gleadhill & Tom Woods	58	15	2	46	13	(84\OCS)	134
29	70	USA1085	Ethan Doyle, Holt Condon, AJ Crane & Matt Hooks	25	31	14	35	(36)	31	136
30	8	NZL1127	Gavin Gerrard, Richard Bouzaid & John Baxter	5	45	(56)	15	44	32	141
31	28	USA1363	Justin Palm, John Erik Garr & Hans Pusc Pusch	1	17	32	50	42	(53)	142
32	23	SUI1187	James-Se Mc-Hugh, Oliver Tache, Nick Gibbons & Anthony Kotoun	11	38	(55)	7	48	42	146
33	63	CAN1247	Allan Leibel, Kent Paisley & Mike Hren	32	28	11	(66)	18	58	147
34	1	USA1373	Buddy Cribb, Eammon DeLisser & Frank Atkinson	33	34	18	37	26	(45)	148
35	27	USA822	Fred Joosten, David Williams & Niels Heemskerk	10	44	16	9	71	(72)	150
36	16	AUS1320	Rob Bird, Graeme Johnson & Nick Gray	(69)	51	35	12	16	38	152
37	11	USA978	Rick Kaiser, Gerri Whitley, Matt Shirilla & Libby Christy	42	29	27	(56)	5	56	159
38	74	BER1249	Tim Patton, Patrick Siewers & Christian Monachon	21\SCP	(74)	45	26	65	6	163
39	69	CAN398	Andrew Macrae, Marcus Stone & Bruce Scott	(68)	12	8	38	43	62	163
40	62	USA1281	Frederic Laffitte, Janet Laffitte, Lucas Laffitte & Jean-Didi Martial	29	20	20	61	37	(71)	167
41	68	USA1149	John Pedlow, Craig Cooper & Blaine Pedlow	47	21	52	18	(84\DSQ)	30	168
42	17	USA1097	Jose Fuentes, Greg Hryniewic & Paul Garn	18	42	44	(72)	63	5	172
43	39	USA1301	Peter Shumaker, Michael Herlihy & Brad Swebles	(65)	49	64	16	14	34	177
44	25	AUS1356	Michael Manford, Dean McAullay & Richard Rowell	(84\OCS)	43	38	29	32	39	181
45	22	AUS1134	Matty Whitnall, Christian Brook & Ant Elliott	(64)	40	15	25	57	46\ZFP	183
46	7	AUS1102	Steve O'Rourke, Scott Condie & Steve Backhouse	36	47	(68)	44	47	11	185
47	54	IRL1323	Stephen Quinn, Stephen O'Flaherty & Peter Kingston	(70)	46	54	14	27	44	185
48	65	USA1207	Jeff Padnos, Juan Pabl Del Solar, Sam Padnos & Josh Padnos	(59)	36	49	36	15	54	190
49	84	USA928	Bill Mauk, Michele Sumpton, Jeff Eiber & Matthew Smith	(77)	37	26	41	24	64	192
50	13	USA1008	Michael Goldfarb, James Stewart & Mark Brink	19	(84\OCS)	57	55	40	23	194
51	5	AUS1244	Jake Gunther, Andrew Cooper & Russell Tyson	44	39	21	53	(81\SCP)	40	197
52	31	USA1283	Andrew Whittome, Bob Capita & William Kalmbach	38	10	67	52	45	(84\OCS)	212
53	40	AUS1355	Bryon Ehrhart, Chris Lefferdink & Stewart Dilisser	41	59	42	23	(70)	48	213
54	76	GBR987	Robert Elliott, Sam Richmond & Matt Adams	48	32	(66)	42	50	41	213
55	21	USA1239	Stephen Horwitz,, Robby Brown, Erick Rodriguez & Megan Place	28\SCP	73	48	47	(84\DSQ)	28	224
56	6	AUS1150	Terence Steele, Jameson Buxton & Bradley Moore	6	60	71	(78)	34	57	228
57	58	USA1044	David Whelan, Jake Scott & Joshua Knapp	(73)	66	50	30	19	68	233
58	57	USA1315	John V Gilmour II, Andrew Mirkwitz & Patrick Vincent	31\SCP	54	70	43	(78)	36	234
59	45	USA1307	Jeffrey Nehms, Ezra Culver & Fred Chandler	50	41	47	(69)	53	43	234
60	15	USA1199	William Mills IV, Christoph Constant & William Mills III	53	69	36	(70)	49	37	244
61	75	GBR1354	David Franks, Graham Sunderlan & Mark Watson	71	35	24	(75)	61	60	251
62	12	USA1137	Shannon Bush, David Thomas & Charlie Dickey	61	(67)	59	63	52	21	256
63	79	GBR962	Rob Goddard, Garth Britton & Dave Freemantle	54	(84\OCS)	53	65	66	26	264
64	9	USA21	Doug Scheibner, Tom Norsworthy & Angela Scheibner	43	61	51	49	64	(84\DNS)	268
65	61	USA1076	Ray Harrington, Karl Fjeld & Don Brush	56	70	(76)	28	58	59	271
66	38	USA1342	Thomas Dawson, Chris Clark & Don Maxwell	51	57	(65)	62	62	39\ZFP	271
67	36	USA668	Richard Sidell, Ed Coyne & Paul Mahon	39	52	(78)	74	35	74	274
68	29	USA980	Jack Bernhardt, John Powell & Marc Simmel	62	71	(74)	22	56	65	276
69	42	USA1211	Kevin Boyle, Mike Considine & Steve Outlaw	31	65	69	(73)	68	50	283
70	44	USA1069	Elizabeth Altman, Ed Furry, Doug Nickel & Vickie Matthews	(75)	62	34	67	54	66	283
71	26	CAN1053	Allan Gray, Gregg Rolston & Matt Skafel	(74)	53	40	60	60	73	286
72	64	IRL1271	Mary O' Loughlin, Katie Dwyer, Karena Knaggs & Alice Cowman	63	79	(84\DNF)	68	29	52	291
73	83	IRL1252	Alexander Lacy, Paul Derham & Jonathon Carroll	(78\SCP)	63	73	76	31	51	294
74	72	CAN898	Jerry Wendt, Darrell Suderman & Bryan Milne	79	55	58	(80)	33	69	294
75	71	USA1241	Ken Womack, Marc Holdaway & Andrew Lee	21	76	60	(79)	75	63	295
76	73	CAN1154	Glenn McKay, Brian McKay, Richard Weld & Michelle Skutelsky	67	77	62	54	55	(84\DNS)	315
77	52	USA583	Kers Clausen, Bob Branstad & Alson Silva	45	75	(77)	71	67	61	319
78	18	AUS1360	Jan Muysken, Steve Tracey & Ed McCarthy	60	68	72	57	(84\DNF)	70	327
79	10	USA1313	Patricia Stadel, Patrick Sloan & Mark Toso	46	64	75	(84\DNF)	76	77	338
80	43	ITA942	Marco Cimarosti, Peter Bellingham & Charles Winstone	(84\SCP)	84\DSQ	79	31	80	67	341
81	50	USA1166	Gretchen Sullivan, Ralph Carpenter, Brent Sullivan & Sarah Callahan	80	72	63	(81)	72	75	362
82	78	AUS917	Stephen Ingate, Andrew Jeffery & Nick Smith	78	80	(81)	77	79	76	390
83	48	USA1299	Jerry Fulp, Randall White & Marie Hansson	82	78	80	(84\DNF)	77	84\OCS	401

R.C.Chair: Tom Duggan
Jury Chair: Lisa Bettcher
Scorekeeper: Nancy Arnold