News, results, pix - Chicago Etchells Worlds Day 3
R.C.Chair: Tom Duggan
Race 4 of the 2008 Chicago Etchells World championships brought tricky conditions and a tough day for many of the regatta's leading boats, though yesterday's top two contenders still remain in the top three overall after today's race. 
'2008 Etchells-Worlds-Race-4-start'
Tim Wilkes ©
The lead established by San Diego boat Bill Hardesty and crew in Monday and Tuesday's racing has kept them in first place even after a 39th place finish today.
Peter Duncan, Thomas Blackwell, and William Barton of Biscayne Bay grabbed third place in the overall standings after starting at the right end and tacking out onto port immediately to lock in a fifth place finish in the race.
Vincent Brun, Ben Mitchell, and Jeff Pape of San Diego suffered a 51 point finish and slipped from second to third, with 65 points, while fourth place boat of locals Aaron Housten, Daniel Somers, and John Harford and fifth place boat Jud Smith, Henry Frazer, and James Poter nip at their heels with 66 points and 67 points respectively.
With a tight point spread, large fleet size, and tricky conditions producing inconsistent scores, no teams have established a decisive lead and the World Championship title is still very much up for grabs.
After an onshore postponement until noon, competitors headed out under overcast skies and scattered showers in a moderate SSE breeze. However early into the first beat Race 4 began to look a lot like Race 1; a continuous right shift filled in as a large portion of the fleet worked their way out to the left side of the course.
The substantial righty paid off enormously for the small number of boats that tacked out onto port immediately after the start, but it became a game of catch-up for many of the regatta's leaders stranded out on the left.
Yesterday's top three boats, Bill Hardesty (USA 979), Vincent Brun (USA 1227) and Graham Bailey (GBR 1352); found themselves below mid-fleet at the first windward mark. With the separation established by the shift, they had to fight hard for every point as they attempted to battle their way back up through the fleet. 
The race ended with the wind building and moving even further right. A large number of boats significantly overstood the starboard lay line to the finish after many had played the right side in anticipation of the consistent right shifts.
A few of teams favored before the start of the event were happier with today's scores including 2007 World's runner-up Jud Smith and crew Henry Frazer, and James Poter who locked in a second and Dave Dwyer, Andy Beadsworth, and Simon Fry who took a fourth. 'That's more like it,' 2007 World's champion Beadsworth commented upon returning to the dock. 
Meanwhile, the separation proved a benefit for the winning team of Race 4, Senet Bischoff, Colin Gordon, and Ben Kinney out of New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI.
The team led the fleet around every mark and gave a hearty cheer as their boat, KGB, crossed the finish line for their first bullet of the regatta. Today's win bumps this team up to seventh in the overall standings. 
The Etchells World Championship runs June 23-28, with the 29th as a reserve day.
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2008 Etchells World Championship
June 23-28, 2008
Series Overall
Series SummaryPl B# Sail # Crew 1 2 3 4 Tot 1 49 USA979 Bill Hardesty, Erik Shampain, Steve Hunt & Jennifer Wilson 7 1 1 39 48 2 56 USA1327 Peter Duncan, Thomas Blackwell & William Barton 17 22 10 5 54 3 33 USA1227 Vincent Brun, Ben Mitchell & Jeff Pape 4 5 5 51 65 4 2 USA701 Aaron Housten, Daniel Somers & John Harford 3 30 12 21 66 5 20 USA102 Judson Smith, Henry Frazer & James Poter 15 9 41 2 67 6 47 USA969 Chris Busch, Chad Hough, Chuck Sinks & Peter Burton 49 2 4 19 74 7 67 USA1308 Senet Bischoff, Colin Gordon & Ben Kinney 8 50 17 1 76 8 27 USA822 Fred Joosten, David Williams & Niels Heemskerk 10 44 16 9 79 9 19 USA1310 Robert Wray, Scott Nixon & Mike Wolfs 37 4 9 34 84 10 4 NZL1058 Andrew Wills, Anatole Masfen & Alastair Gair 14 8 43\SCP 24 89 11 46 IRL1375 Dave Dwyer, Andy Beadswor, Simon Fry & N/a N/a 40 24 22 4 90 12 80 GBR1329 Julia Bailey, Dylan Potter, Anna Bailey & Pedro Rebelo de Andra 28 18 25 20 91 13 66 USA1238 Gary Gilbert, Mark Mendelbl, Stu Argo & Mark Strube 27 23 33 10 93 14 32 USA1168 Peter Vessella, Tracy Usher & John Callahan 34 13 13 33 93 15 81 GBR1352 Graham Bailey, Stephen Bailey & David Heritage 24 7 3 64 98 16 34 USA1228 Brian Camet, Eric Doyle & Brian Terhaar 22 6 31 40 99 17 28 USA1363 Justin Palm, John Erik Garr & Hans Pusc Pusch 1 17 32 50 100 18 70 USA1085 Ethan Doyle, Holt Condon, AJ Crane & Matt Hooks 25 31 14 35 105 19 23 SUI1187 James-Se Mc-Hugh, Oliver Tache, Nick Gibbons & Anthony Kotoun 11 38 55 7 111 20 51 USA706 Artie Means, Will Stout & Chuck Skewes 13 3 84\OCS 13 113 21 37 USA1224 Kurt Winkelma, Larry Ledgerwo & Brad Boston 2 48 61 3 114 22 35 USA1229 Argyle Campbell, Jack Jakosky & Dwight Belden 9 56 6 45 116 23 41 CAN1349 Hank Lammens, Dirk Kneulman & Dwayne Smithers 35 27 43 11 116 24 82 GBR1333 Ante Razmilovi, Jez Fanstone & Stuart Flinn 57 25 29 6 117 25 77 AUS915 Peter McNeill, David Gleadhill & Tom Woods 58 15 2 46 121 26 8 NZL1127 Gavin Gerrard, Richard Bouzaid & John Baxter 5 45 56 15 121 27 1 USA1373 BUDDY CRIBB, EAMONN DeLISSER & FRANK ATKINSON 33 34 18 37 122 28 60 USA1232 Marvin Beckmann, Matt Cunningh & Timothy Banks 12 26 28 58 124 29 69 CAN398 Andrew Macrae, Marcus Stone & Bruce Scott 68 12 8 38 126 30 24 NZL716 Simon C Minoprio, Ryan Houston, Mike Buckley & Kelly McKenna 30 58 23 17 128 31 59 USA1285 Bruce Golison, Steve Flam & Steve Girling 76 14 7 32 129 32 62 USA1281 Frederic Laffitte, Janet Laffitte, Lucas Laffitte & Jean-Didi Martial 29 20 20 61 130 33 53 USA1350 Bruce Burton, Glenn Burton & Jon Easley 52 33 39 8 132 34 3 USA1306 Thomas Hughes, Ron Rosenber & Curt Oetking 20 11 46 59 136 35 63 CAN1247 Allan Leibel, Kent Paisley & Mike Hren 32 28 11 66 137 36 30 IRL1015 David Burrows, Peter Coad & Dan O'Grady 55 16 19 48 138 37 68 USA1149 John Pedlow, Craig Cooper & Blaine Pedlow 47 21 52 18 138 38 14 USA1296 Jeffrey Siegal, Jeff Madrigali, Willem Van Waay & Becky Nygren 66 19 30 27 142 39 22 AUS1134 Matty Whitnall, Christian Brook & Ant Elliott 64 40 15 25 144 40 11 USA978 Rick Kaiser, Gerri Whitley, Matt Shirilla & Libby Christy 42 29 27 56 154 41 5 AUS1244 Jake Gunther, Andrew Cooper & Russell Tyson 44 39 21 53 157 42 40 AUS1355 Bryon Ehrhart, Chris Lefferdink & Stewart Dilisser 41 59 42 23 165 43 74 BER1249 Tim Patton, Patrick Siewers & Christian Monachon 21\SCP 74 45 26 166 44 31 USA1283 Andrew Whittome, Bob Capita & William Kalmbach 38 10 67 52 167 45 16 AUS1320 Rob Bird, Graeme Johnson & Nick Gray 69 51 35 12 167 46 17 USA1097 Jose Fuentes, Greg Hryniewic & Paul Garn 18 42 44 72 176 47 65 USA1207 Jeff Padnos, Juan Pabl Del Solar, Sam Padnos & Josh Padnos 59 36 49 36 180 48 84 USA928 Bill Mauk, Michele Sumpton, Jeff Eiber & Matthew Smith 77 37 26 41 181 49 54 IRL1323 Stephen Quinn, Stephen O'Flaherty & Peter Kingston 70 46 54 14 184 50 76 GBR987 Robert Elliott, Sam Richmond & Matt Adams 48 32 66 42 188 51 39 USA1301 Peter Shumaker, Michael Herlihy & Brad Swebles 65 49 64 16 194 52 25 AUS1356 Michael Manford, Dean McAullay & Richard Rowell 84\OCS 43 38 29 194 53 7 AUS1102 Steve O'Rourke, Scott Condie & Steve Backhouse 36 47 68 44 195 54 21 USA1239 Stephen Horwitz,, Robby Brown, Erick Rodriguez & Megan place 28\SCP 73 48 47 196 55 57 USA1315 John V Gilmour II, Andrew Mirkwitz & Patrick Vincent 31\SCP 54 70 43 198 56 9 USA21 Doug Scheibner, Tom Norswort & Angela Scheibner 43 61 51 49 204 57 75 GBR1354 David Franks, Graham Sunderlan & Mark Watson 71 35 24 75 205 58 45 USA1307 Jeffrey Nehms, Ezra Culver & Fred Chandler 50 41 47 69 207 59 6 AUS1150 Terence Steele, Jameson Buxton & Bradley Moore 6 60 71 78 215 60 13 USA1008 Michael Goldfarb, James Stewart & Mark Brink 19 84\OCS 57 55 215 61 58 USA1044 David Whelan, Jake Scott & Joshua Knapp 73 66 50 30 219 62 26 CAN1053 Allan Gray, Gregg Rolston & Matt Skafel 74 53 40 60 227 63 15 USA1199 William Mills IV, Christoph Constant & William Mills III 53 69 36 70 228 64 29 USA980 Jack Bernhardt, John Powell & Marc Simmel 62 71 74 22 229 65 61 USA1076 Ray Harringto, Karl Fjeld & Don Brush 56 70 76 28 230 66 38 USA1342 Thomas Dawson, Chris Clark & Don Maxwell 51 57 65 62 235 67 71 USA1241 Ken Womack, Marc Holdaway & Andrew Lee 21 76 60 79 236 68 42 USA1211 Kevin Boyle, Mike Considine & Steve Outlaw 31 65 69 73 238 69 44 USA1069 Elizabeth Altman, Ed Furry, Doug Nickel & Vickie Matthews 75 62 34 67 238 70 36 USA668 Richard Sidell, Ed Coyne & Paul Mahon 39 52 78 74 243 71 12 USA1137 Shannon Bush, David Thomas & Charlie Dickey 61 67 59 63 250 72 79 GBR962 Rob Goddard, Garth Britton & Dave Freemantle 54 84\OCS 53 65 256 73 18 AUS1360 Jan Muysken, Steve Tracey & Ed McCarthy 60 68 72 57 257 74 73 CAN1154 Glenn McKay, Brian McKay, Richard Weld & Michelle Skutelsky 67 77 62 54 260 75 52 USA583 Kers Clausen, Bob Branstad & Alson Silva 45 75 77 71 268 76 10 USA1313 Patricia Stadel, Patrick Sloan & Mark Toso 46 64 75 84\DNF 269 77 72 CAN898 Jerry Wendt, Darrell Suderman & Bryan Milne 79 55 58 80 272 78 43 ITA942 Marco Cimarosti, Peter Bellingha & Charles Winstone 84\SCP 84\DSQ 79 31 278 79 83 IRL1252 Alexander Lacy, Paul Derham & Jonathon Carroll 78\SCP 63 73 76 290 80 64 IRL1271 Mary O' Loughli, Katie Dwyer, Karena Knaggs & Alice Cowman 63 79 84\DNF 68 294 81 50 USA1166 Gretchen Sullivan, Ralph Carpenter, Brent Sullivan & Sarah Callahan 80 72 63 81 296 82 78 AUS917 Stephen Ingate, Andrew Jeffery & Nick Smith 78 80 81 77 316 83 48 USA1299 Jerry Fulp, Randall White & Marie Hansson 82 78 80 84\DNF 324
Jury Chair: Lisa Bettcher
Scorekeeper: Nancy Arnold
by Christie Kirschner 
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