Childerley dominates Etchell Worlds 2002

by Rob Kothe on 10 Nov 2002 The British team of Stuart Childerley, Simon Russel and Roger Marino dominated the 2002 Waiwera Infinity Water International Etchells World Championship race on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf over the last week.

Childerley, Russel and Nick Pearson, had won the 2001 Championship in Lymington. Pearson left the crew last year to sail with GBR Challenge in Auckland and Marino joined the team only recently. The three sailors had only limited practice together before this series.

However it seem to matter nought. In the heavy conditions which characterised the week, they sailed sensationally. In a 98-boat fleet, clear air is not always easy, but they were higher and faster, finding clear lanes and down wind they regularly took extra places.

Their 2,2,1,1,9,3,9,1,3 was awe-inspiring. They did not always have luck, their 9th came being caught badly on the wrong side of a shift, arriving 25th at the 2nd mark.

Rumours abound here in Auckland, that more than a few of the America’s Cup syndicates are keen to have a quiet ale with Childerley.

Australia’s Mark Bradford, with crew Mike O’Brien and Gary Adshead had a regatta to be proud of, three wins, a third and fifth and 96 boats and a class field behind them.

Third was Cameron Miles, Phil Smidmore and James Mayjor, the 1999 World Champions third.
John Bertrand Two Saints and a Magpie 6th, Dennis Conner’s Kiwi Menace III 7th, Ian Murray 9th.

Seven Australian crews in the top 10, but who is counting.

As the crews, now showered and thirsty dragged their weary bodies in the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club
for the Presentation Ceremony NZ Etchell’s Association President Doug Reid commented

‘A great event. With nine races and the solid breezes we’ve had, the sailors and officials are all bone tired right now. But a few beers and they will be away’.



2002 Waiwera Infinity Water Etchells World Championship
Preliminary Results
Sailed: 9 Discards: 1
Pos Sail No Bow No Helm Nat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Pts

1 987 56 Stuart Childerley GBR 2 2 1 1 9 1 3 3 DNC 22.0

2 874 31 Mark Bradford AUS 1 1 13 11 5 23 38 1 3 58.0

3 650 11 Cameron Miles AUS 26 8 3 5 30 8 2 6 18 76.0
4 915 41 Peter McNeill AUS 8 17 15 4 13 9 5 22 11 82.0

5 945 48 Michael Manford AUS 7 OCS 9 26 15 2 1 12 20 92.0

6 947 49 John Bertrand AUS 17 7 11 2 16 ZFP 31 17 2 103.0

7 1215 98 Dennis Conner NZL 10 9 40 8 20 21 14 49 4 126.0

8 991 57 Cameron Thorpe NZL 4 13 6 59 37 13 11 26 23 133.0

9 758 18 Iain Murray AUS 40 3 10 31 33 7 43 5 12 141.0

10 346 45 Nick Rogers AUS 21 4 7 3 38 25 18 33 45 149.0

11 1011 61 Chris Jackson AUS DNF 10 44 23 24 22 27 4 5 159.0

12 1103 76 John Ulbrich USA 27 11 27 34 18 19 10 OCS 14 160.0

13 1131 80 David Clark AUS 38 OCS 14 35 17 11 16 25 22 178.0

14 1219 99 Julian Plante AUS 16 30 20 39 10 46 7 51 17 185.0

15 288 05 Erik Bentzen USA 61 46 30 16 29 3 8 50 10 192.0

16 1136 83 Michael Coxon AUS 3 19 49 37 35 38 37 2 26 197.0

17 1088 72 Mark Richards AUS 36 OCS 12 25 42 14 48 7 15 199.0

18 906 37 Bruce Kendall NZL 22 37 19 57 43 30 6 29 16 202.0

19 295 06 Nathan Williams NZL 30 29 52 27 55 28 4 28 13 211.0

20 892 34 Grant Turnbull NZL 42 32 22 43 4 43 23 9 37 212.0

21 1121 78 Ian Johnson AUS 24 43 5 38 56 68 12 15 19 212.0

22 950 51 Gray Gibson NZL 41 16 54 41 2 10 13 38 OCS 215.0

23 1068 67 Tim Law GBR 34 24 23 29 79 ZFP 41 13 9 217.0

24 1091 73 Jeff Moseley USA 73 20 61 14 7 52 39 20 7 220.0

25 1213 97 Lucas Down AUS 18 31 33 12 21 36 61 8 OCS 220.0

26 1118 77 Gavin Gerrard AUS 15 54 50 22 6 5 50 36 39 223.0

27 882 33 Adam Hawkins AUS 13 OCS 37 15 58 4 29 45 24 225.0

28 1148 85 Ante Razmilovic GBR 19 22 74 30 51 15 DSQ 14 1 226.0

29 814 26 Lindsay Kennedy NZL 23 6 34 6 41 58 35 55 29 229.0

30 1161 89 Jake Gunther AUS 39 OCS 24 42 8 26 17 41 36 233.0

31 1237 X1 Grant Wharrington AUS 14 OCS 16 50 25 20 21 67 25 238.0

32 996 59 Martin Payne GBR 33 33 32 33 46 ZFP 46 11 6 240.0

33 1073 68 Peter Duncan USA 11 23 43 52 50 ZFP 30 24 21 254.0

34 1165 90 Richard Lott GBR DNF OCS 41 21 14 16 15 16 33 255.0

35 695 12 Gavin McPherson NZL 51 40 18 9 40 49 19 31 DNF 257.0

36 1150 86 Bill Steele AUS 47 21 70 68 1 34 28 30 30 259.0

37 809 24 Brian Jones NZL 37 14 25 75 3 29 22 DNS 63 268.0

38 782 22 Sven Hansen SUI 31 5 29 76 57 48 20 54 38 282.0

39 878 32 Russell Steiner USA 28 RDGa 47 65 32 50 36 10 49 291.6

40 918 42 Mark Doyle AUS 29 DNF 45 47 12 54 34 23 61 305.0

41 1134 81 Robert Weir AUS 5 18 OCS 69 36 41 62 46 34 311.0

42 944 47 Gordon Hinds AUS 65 38 OCS 7 28 73 54 18 28 311.0

43 599 10 Marvin Beckmann USA 68 27 4 40 81 ZFP 24 81 31 322.0

44 182 01 Tim Patton BER 6 OCS 67 70 11 12 51 52 57 326.0

45 940 46 Phil Dash AUS 46 41 59 61 59 37 53 32 8 335.0

46 724 14 Barry Fairley AUS 20 15 26 17 71 ZFP 75 60 54 338.0

47 925 43 Ben Noble AUS 32 48 55 19 62 67 49 59 27 351.0

48 1084 71 Grant McKellar AUS 35 39 31 79 54 33 60 21 DNC 352.0

49 865 30 Bruce McBriar AUS 50 35 8 20 OCS 65 25 OCS 55 357.0

50 1175 91 Edward Fort GBR 9 64 21 45 47 76 33 69 75 363.0

51 1152 87 David Champion USA 12 44 28 62 64 ZFP 71 53 32 366.0

52 1128 79 David Jones AUS 71 42 56 51 DNF 6 63 39 43 371.0

53 1102 75 Steve O'Rourke AUS 60 25 35 63 82 59 57 27 46 372.0

54 992 58 Andrew Cooper GBR 59 26 66 24 DNF 42 40 19 OCS 375.0

55 751 17 Steve Gunther AUS 57 50 51 28 66 40 42 71 53 387.0

56 1135 82 Richard Hammond AUS 53 62 39 36 77 62 45 43 50 390.0

57 971 54 Kjeld Hestehave USA 67 36 42 53 31 51 66 48 76 394.0

58 776 21 James Gregory USA 25 OCS 82 60 44 39 59 34 65 408.0

59 546 09 Simon Minoprio NZL 58 65 OCS 77 22 77 26 40 47 412.0

60 832 28 Damien King AUS DNC DNC 36 49 39 32 44 73 40 412.0

61 813 25 Ian Crisp AUS 55 68 38 55 45 69 52 58 42 413.0

62 1083 70 John St Clair Brown NZL 44 34 63 48 53 66 72 62 51 421.0

63 1024 64 David Morrell AUS 62 53 60 54 27 72 55 74 41 424.0

64 1021 63 Jervis Tilly GBR 64 60 53 64 49 31 DNC 42 62 425.0

65 713 13 David Yourieff HKG 66 28 RDGa RDGa RDGa 75 74 64 35 438.0

66 748 16 Rod Jones AUS 45 51 48 71 73 60 70 35 OCS 453.0

67 903 36 Nick Burns HKG 52 49 57 90 48 84 67 63 44 464.0

68 1077 69 Charles St Clair Brown NZL 56 57 77 73 70 71 58 37 48 470.0

69 1187 94 Harald Orneberg GBR 72 55 58 56 80 35 73 47 OCS 476.0

70 970 53 John McDougall AUS 70 52 62 87 26 70 77 61 59 477.0

71 246 03 Roger Crabtree NZL 78 72 68 85 23 47 80 68 60 496.0

72 1058 66 Jon Andrews NZL 43 OCS 72 58 19 DNF 9 DNS DNC 498.0

73 842 29 Barry Dunning GBR 69 47 64 10 34 78 DNC OCS OCS 500.0

74 908 38 Geoff Smith AUS 75 61 17 44 DSQ 61 DNC 44 DNF 500.0

75 1181 92 Jason Owen GBR RDGa RDGa 69 72 67 74 32 66 67 500.8

76 914 40 Gavin Brady NZL 49 58 2 13 OCS DNF DNC DNC DNC 518.0

77 895 35 Chris Morton NZL 77 45 46 82 87 56 84 85 58 533.0

78 241 02 Rob Coutts NZL DNF DNS 85 18 86 18 69 OCS 69 543.0

79 765 20 James Hardy AUS 54 OCS 81 67 63 93 64 56 72 550.0

80 460 08 Marco Cimarosti ALG RAF 12 92 DNC 72 44 85 70 78 552.0

81 816 27 Andrew Colliver AUS DNC 66 71 66 65 79 83 78 70 578.0

82 763 19 Bryan Treleaven NZL 48 DNF 65 78 76 89 79 77 77 589.0

83 1199 96 Ganson Evans USA 79 59 73 32 74 85 DNF DNC DNC 600.0

84 746 15 Nigel Brown NZL DNF DNS 93 95 75 63 47 72 66 610.0

85 913 39 Wayne Mercer AUS 63 DNF 86 93 78 82 81 75 56 614.0

86 948 50 Ken