Jud Smith wins North American Etchells

by Tom Kenney on 24 Sep 2006 Reigning North American Etchells Champion Jud Smith has served notice that he will be a major force at the upcoming Audi Etchells Worlds in Fremantle, with a heavy weather win at the 2006 North American Championship.

Buzzards Bay! A South wind blowing' 20-25 with gust to 35 set the stage for the final day of racing in a series that was still up for grabs. Add in some rain and a six foot chop, and you had a very exciting and challenging day indeed.

As a precaution, the racing started early, at 9:30 AM, and the racing circle was moved to a more sheltered area off New Bedford's Ft. Taber. Despite these efforts, by the end of the day 12 boats experienced equipment failures. 'We had to have some boats towed in, but more importantly, there were no injuries', said Roy Tangen, the event Chairperson.

Reigning Etchells North American Champion, Jud Smith made it three in a row with a 2nd and a 1st in the last two races of the 2006 Etchells North American Championship.

Jud's crew, Henry Frazer and Mike Craig were also part of the 2005 North American Championship team. Jud will be competing in the 2006 Etchells World Championship to be held in Fremantle Australia this coming November.

South Dartmouth's Rob Hitchcock and crew were awarded the Corinthian Cup, donated by Pat Stadel, for the top finishing amateur skipper and crew. Rob finished an impressive sixth overall with his all New England team, (Ted Scott of South Dartmouth, Neal Fowler of Cape Cod and Nicole Jacques of Portland, ME.), sailing particularly well in the big wind today with a fourth and a third.

Canada’s Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman and Steve Girling finished second behind Jud, adding another outstanding New England performance to their first place finishes in the New England Championship and the Atlantic Coast Championship.

Marvin Beckmann, New Zealander Cam Appleton and 2005 World Champion Bill Mauk performed consistently throughout the regatta and finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.

The call from the crowd during the awards ceremony encouraged the New Bedford Yacht Club to submit a bid for the 2010 Etchells World Championship.

'This was a great regatta with a wide range of wind and conditions that tested everybody's abilities', said Bunny Wayt, the Executive Secretary for Etchells International Class Association.

Etchells North Americans

Series Standing - 7 races scored

Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results saved: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:28:58 PM EDT

Division: Etchells (46 boats)

Pos	Bow/Sail	Boat	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total  Points	Pos
1	48/ 1348	Oriental Express	Smith, Jud	2	1	[13]	5	1	2	1	12.00	1
2	28/ 1328		Lammens, Hank	1	6	1	[22]	16	9	6	39.00	2
3	32/ 1232	Keep Sailing	Beckmann, Marvin	3	3	[17]	11	4	11	7	39.00	3
4	65/ 1265	Fresh Guidance 2	Appleton, Cameron	6	16	11	1	9	1	[47/DNF]	44.00	4
5	92/ 928	Rumb Line	Mauk, Bill	5	11	6	9	11	[12]	5	47.00	5
6	05/ 1105		Hitchcock, Rob	13	12	[24]	13	5	4	3	50.00	6
7	85/ 1285	Rossmoor	Golison, Bruce	11	23	[27]	4	15	3	2	58.00	7
8	18/ 1008		Goldfarb, Michael	[36]	22	2	17	8	5	10.8/RDG	64.80	8
9	15/ 1153	Junk Yard Dog	Bainton, Joseph	14	9	[39]	3	10	6	24	66.00	9
10	33/ 1223	Phoenix	Coyer, Chuck	16	19	[22]	10	6	8	8	67.00	10
11	50/ 1350	Gone Grey	Burton, Bruce	[27]	13	7	8	13	21	10	72.00	11
12	38/ 1238	Annie	Gilbert, Gary	9	2	8	[25]	14	24	17	74.00	12
13	12/ 1212	Carina	Nye, Jonathan	[26]	4	16	16	3	14	22	75.00	13
14	09/ 1309	Victoria	Cribb, Buddy	7	18	9	12	17	[31]	13	76.00	14
15	49/ 1248		Birch, William	24	17	3	14	[32]	10	11	79.00	15
16	60/ 1260	Mahi Mahi	Garland, Phil	29	5	[33]	21	2	7	16	80.00	16
17	77/ 877	Razzle Dazzle	Allen, Scott	4	14	12	[35]	30	17	12	89.00	17
18	69/ 1169	Wiki Wiki	Hughes, Tom	10	21	21	18	[33]	23	4	97.00	18
19	55/ 1055	Vice	Brooks, Paige	[40]	27	14	7	25	13	15	101.00	19
20	37/ 1137	La Tormenta	Bush, Shannon	17	8	[35]	20	21	18	23	107.00	20
21	11/ 1100		Keyworth, Tim	18	10	28	2	31	19	[47/DNF]	108.00	21
22	52/ 1252	TInker	Lacy, Alex	15	34	4	[47/DNF]	7	32	19	111.00	22
23	10/ 1310	Stingwray	Wray, Robert	22	15	18	27	24	15	[47/DNF]	121.00	23
24	08/ 1308	Fresh Guidance	Williams, Simon	[31]	30	20	6	29	30	9	124.00	24
25	07/ 1307	Peligrosa	Nehms, Jeff	20	24	38	[47/OCS]	19	22	14	137.00	25
26	63/ 1063	2TH' Max	Amendola, John	[33]	20	23	32	28	16	18	137.00	26
27	04/ 1304	Encore	Hertz, Ralph	35	36	19	23	[40]	25	21	159.00	27
28	96/ 1096	Moment	Shillenburg, Donald	43	39	15	26	12	26	[47/DNF]	161.00	28
29	84/ 1284		Poindexter, Chuck	12	32	36	30	23	28	[47/DNF]	161.00	29
30	53/ 1053	Slim	Gray, Allan	21	25	[40]	28	37	33	20	164.00	30
31	26/ 1126	NinKasi	Kaiser, Rick	38	29	5	39	34	20	[47/OCS]	165.00	31
32	13/ 1313	Triskaidekaphobia	Stadel, Patricia	41	31	10	34	38	35	[47/DNF]	189.00	32
33	21/ 1221	Riva	Edwards, Wade	37	7	30	[47/OCS]	22	47/DNF	47/DNS	190.00	33
34	97/ 797	Isabelle	Kringlen, Knut	39	28	[44]	36	26	40	25	194.00	34
35	14/ 149	Harpoon	Durant, Peter	30	41	37	15	27	45/40%	[47/DNF]	195.00	35
36	76/ 1076		Harrington, Raymond	8	43	29	31	39	[47/DNS]	47/DNS	197.00	36
37	20/ 1200	Tern	Coffey, John	28	40	46	41	18	29	[47/DNF]	202.00	37
38	42/ 1342	Orange Whip ?	Dawson, Thomas	45	26	42	19	36	37	[47/DNF]	205.00	38
39	57/ 575	Perezoso	Luckes, Mark	23	33	45	[47/OCS]	20	38	47/DNF	206.00	39
40	88/ 988	DESTINY	Beckwith, Sted	32	35	25	33	44	39	[47/DNF]	208.00	40
41	40/ 1040		Knowles, Simon	25	[47/DNF]	31	24	35	47/DNF	47/DNF	209.00	41
42	99/ 1299		Fulp, Jerry	34	38	34	29	41	34	[47/DNF]	210.00	42
43	24/ 1224		Winkelmann, Kurt	19	[47/DSQ]	26	47/OCS	43	47/DNS	47/DNF	229.00	43
44	98/ 1298	Cruel Jane	Hodkinson, Greg	42	42	32	40	45	36	[47/DNF]	237.00	44
45	75/ 75	VooDoo	Carpenter, Ralph	44	44	41	37	[47/DNS]	47/DNS	47/DNS	260.00	45
46	46/ 46		Ho, Eugene	[47/DNF]	37	43	47/ZFP,20%	42	47/DNS	47/DNS	263.00	46

Notes
- Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2005-2008
- Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts
- Time limit penalty is: DNF

Information is provisional and subject to modification

The 2006 Etchells North American Championship was hosted by the New Bedford Yacht Club and the Etchells Buzzards Bay Fleet 19. Sponsors include R&W Rope Warehouse of New Bedford, Doyle Sailmakers, Pusser's-Rum, Samuel Adams Brewery, the Martignetti Companies, Hall Spars, Annapolis Performance Sailing, Forespar, North Sails, New England Ropes and West Marine.