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Etchells World Championships in Auckland New Zealand Overall

by Sail-World.com 9 Nov 2002 10:34 GMT

Childerley dominates Etchell Worlds 2002

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

Childerley, Russell 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, Iain Murray 9th.

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

Overall Results:

PosSail NoBow NoHelmNatR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Pts
198756Stuart ChilderleyGBR22119133DNC22
287431Mark BradfordAUS111311523381358
365011Cameron MilesAUS26835308261876
491541Peter McNeillAUS8171541395221182
594548Michael ManfordAUS7OCS9261521122092
694749John BertrandAUS17711216ZFP31172103
7121598Dennis ConnerNZL109408202114494126
899157Cameron ThorpeNZL4136593713112623133
975818Iain MurrayAUS403103133743512141
1034645Nick RogersAUS214733825183345149
11101161Chris JacksonAUSDNF10442324222745159
12110376John UlbrichUSA27112734181910OCS14160
13113180David ClarkAUS38OCS14351711162522178
14121999Julian PlanteAUS16302039104675117185
152885Erik BentzenUSA6146301629385010192
16113683Michael CoxonAUS3194937353837226197
17108872Mark RichardsAUS36OCS1225421448715199
1890637Bruce KendallNZL22371957433062916202
192956Nathan WilliamsNZL30295227552842813211
2089234Grant TurnbullNZL4232224344323937212
21112178Ian JohnsonAUS24435385668121519212
2295051Gray GibsonNZL411654412101338OCS215
23106867Tim LawGBR3424232979ZFP41139217
24109173Jeff MoseleyUSA7320611475239207220
25121397Lucas DownAUS183133122136618OCS220
26111877Gavin GerrardAUS1554502265503639223
2788233Adam HawkinsAUS13OCS3715584294524225
28114885Ante RazmilovicGBR192274305115DSQ141226
2981426Lindsay KennedyNZL2363464158355529229
30116189Jake GuntherAUS39OCS2442826174136233
311237X1Grant WharringtonAUS14OCS16502520216725238
3299659Martin PayneGBR3333323346ZFP46116240
33107368Peter DuncanUSA1123435250ZFP302421254
34116590Richard LottGBRDNFOCS41211416151633255
3569512Gavin McPhersonNZL514018940491931DNF257
36115086Bill SteeleAUS47217068134283030259
3780924Brian JonesNZL3714257532922DNS63268
3878222Sven HansenSUI31529765748205438282
3987832Russell SteinerUSA28RDGa47653250361049291.6
4091842Mark DoyleAUS29DNF45471254342361305
41113481Robert WeirAUS518OCS693641624634311
4294447Gordon HindsAUS6538OCS72873541828311
4359910Marvin BeckmannUSA682744081ZFP248131322
441821Tim PattonBER6OCS67701112515257326
4594046Phil DashAUS46415961593753328335
4672414Barry FairleyAUS2015261771ZFP756054338
4792543Ben NobleAUS324855196267495927351
48108471Grant McKellarAUS3539317954336021DNC352
4986530Bruce McBriarAUS5035820OCS6525OCS55357
50117591Edward FortGBR96421454776336975363
51115287David ChampionUSA1244286264ZFP715332366
52112879David JonesAUS71425651DNF6633943371
53110275Steve O'RourkeAUS602535638259572746372
5499258Andrew CooperGBR59266624DNF424019OCS375
5575117Steve GuntherAUS575051286640427153387
56113582Richard HammondAUS536239367762454350390
5797154Kjeld HestehaveUSA673642533151664876394
5877621James GregoryUSA25OCS82604439593465408
595469Simon MinoprioNZL5865OCS772277264047412
6083228Damien KingAUSDNCDNC36493932447340412
6181325Ian CrispAUS556838554569525842413
62108370John St Clair BrownNZL443463485366726251421
63102464David MorrellAUS625360542772557441424
64102163Jervis TillyGBR646053644931DNC4262425
6571313David YourieffHKG6628RDGaRDGaRDGa75746435438
6674816Rod JonesAUS4551487173607035OCS453
6790336Nick BurnsHKG524957904884676344464
68107769Charles St Clair BrownNZL565777737071583748470
69118794Harald OrnebergGBR7255585680357347OCS476
7097053John McDougallAUS705262872670776159477
712463Roger CrabtreeNZL787268852347806860496
72105866Jon AndrewsNZL43OCS725819DNF9DNSDNC498
7384229Barry DunningGBR694764103478DNCOCSOCS500
7490838Geoff SmithAUS75611744DSQ61DNC44DNF500
75118192Jason OwenGBRRDGaRDGa69726774326667500.8
7691440Gavin BradyNZL4958213OCSDNFDNCDNCDNC518
7789535Chris MortonNZL774546828756848558533
782412Rob CouttsNZLDNFDNS8518861869OCS69543
7976520James HardyAUS54OCS81676393645672550
804608Marco CimarostiALGRAF1292DNC7244857078552
8181627Andrew ColliverAUSDNC6671666579837870578
8276319Bryan TreleavenNZL48DNF65787689797777589
83119996Ganson EvansUSA795973327485DNFDNCDNC600
8474615Nigel BrownNZLDNFDNS93957563477266610
8591339Wayne MercerAUS63DNF86937882817556614
8694850Ken VaughanAUS84677986898676DNF52619
8797755Kers ClausenUSA817191848464DNF6579619
8892744Tim Herbert-SmithGBR80DNF8494905556OCS64622
894087Masato FujimakiNZL83OCSDNF806996685771623
90115688Tom MichilisAUS876376466194DNCDNCDNC625
91114584Jeff NehmsAUS7673788860888776OCS626
92119295Andrew McGillAUSDSQDNC87835290788068637
93101362Tony HirstAUSDSQ568074DNF8165DNFDNC653
9496152Neil ForresterNZL856990818395908474656
95109274Sherwood KelleyUSA827088DNF68928983DNC671
962844Ken WomackUSA86OCS83929191888273686
9779323Gary PhilbrickUSADNCDNS759185838279DNC693
98118693David RitchardAUS74DNF8989888786OCSDNC711

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