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2002 Etchells Worlds - North 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10! We are pleased to announce that North Sails has just won our forth
consecutive Etchells World Championship. 98 boats contested the regatta and North sails dominated the top ten
taking 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,and 10. For more information on the World's fastest Etchells designs contact
our Etchells experts.
2002 North Americans Report by Chris Snow More details to come but I wanted to pass on that Dennis Conner along
with Peter Burton and Al Pleskus won the 2002 Etchells North Americans
in Long Beach, CA. over the weekend using North One Design sails. They
used our standard stuff: PC+ main, L/M-1 jib, GM 6.5 jib, FullRadial
Runner and VMG spinnakers.
2002 Newport Regatta/ New England Champs Report by Ched Proctor North Sails finish 1st and 2nd!!!
The Etchells fleet enjoyed South West winds each day. Friday's first race started after one general recall in 12 knots of breeze. The strong west flowing current, made starboard tack favored upwind and port jibe downwind. This race was won by John White of the new Annapolis fleet. This was the first time John has traveled to a regatta. We'll probably see him at many more regattas in the near future. For the second race the mark was considerably shifted to the right making the course much more square with the current. The wind increased to a lovely 14 knots. In this one John Ulbrich from Ft Lauderdale Florida lead the way with Ched Proctor in second. At the end of the day with finishes of 7-3, John Roy from Halifax was at the top of the score board. Saturday morning the wind machine was in fine form as the Southwester
built to 18 by the 11:00 start of the first race. Later it was a solid
20 for the next two races, dropping to 12 for the last race. Phil Garland
of Newport found the conditions to his liking. With his North Sails
One Design GM jib and PC+ main, Phil with Moose McClintock and Tim Hodgkiss
won the next two races. The Garland team followed this up with a 9-5
in the last two races of Saturday to put them in a strong position on
the board at the end of Saturday with 19 points (Dropping a 9th). North
Sails One Design's Ched Proctor with Ben Kinney and Chris Johannessen
was looking strong with 18 points but dropping a 37 to emerge on the
top of the score sheet Saturday evening. The next 6 or seven boats were
within 5 points providing a close competition for Sunday's final races. Sunday morning, many Etchells sailors were walking a little stiffly
after Saturday's breezy workout but everyone agreed it was really worth
it because the racing was fantastic. Perhaps all were a little relieved
that the wind didn't build quite as much as on Saturday. The First race
was started in 8 knots after one general recall. On the General recall
the committee noticed that the fleet was crowding the weather end as
everyone probably was thinking go right which had worked many times
the day before. So they favored the leeward end by a few degrees for
the next start and used the I flag. This spread the fleet as they got
off with only Henry Springler over early. Henry restarted and did a
great job to climb back to a 6th place finish. Phil Garland played the
middle and seemed to be ahead early. However the second part of the
beat had many holes in the middle of the course. Jonathan Nye came out
of the left side with a large lead at the weather mark. On the second
beat there were considerable oscillations. John Ulbrich's team played
these to perfection to move from about 5th to the front to win the race.
Phil Garland finished a strong third. The point situation going into the last race had Phil at 22 points
dropping a 9, John Ulbrich at 24 points dropping a 15, Then Proctor
at 30 points with 37 as a drop and John Roy at 33 points dropping an
11. Then there was a whole group with 47 points including Peter Duncan's
team with 47, 1998 World Champion Dirk Kneulman with 50 and the two
Garys, Gilbert/Jobson at 51. The wind shifted left and Marblehead's Rob Hitchcok Started to Leeward
of the crowd and went all the way to the left hand corner, to gain a
lead at the weather mark which he never relinquished. T.J. Pascalides
sailed a beautiful beat, winning the pin start, tacked early crossing
the entire fleet rounding the weather mark in second place. Proctor
followed in third with Kneulman and Jobson only a boatlength or two
behind. The final run to the finish had stonger wind from the South
which Gary Jobson took advantage of to catch Proctor. Proctor gained
an inside advantage on Pascalides, as the three boats vied for second
place. In a luffing duel and jibing match Jobson gained the advantage
to be second across the line, with Proctor third. Phil Garland finished
a strong 7th to win the regatta handily with Ched Proctor taking second
overall and John Ullbrich tenth in the last race to finish third overall. Both the winner and second place finishers used North Sails One Design's PC+ main, LM1H and GM jibs and all purpose radial spinnaker. These sails provided excellent all round speed. For further information on North Sails One Design's Etchells sails contact the North Etchells Experts.
2002 Orca Bowl / PCCs DOMINATED by North Sails! Report by Chris Snow June 12, 2002 - We had the PCC's combined with the Orca Bowl here this past weekend at San Diego Yacht Club. 29 boats sailed, mostly locals with some teams coming from Seattle, San Francisco and Long Beach. Conditions for the weekend were actually pretty windy for San Diego. The breeze was really blowing offshore and we had a good breeze of 12-15 knots with a big sea a chop on top. Glad I wasn't steering! North Sails were used by the top nine finishers! In fact everyone of the boats was ALL North Sails not just a mixture. This is a real testimony to the speed of our sails! The regatta was won by Dave Champion, who has been putting a lot of
time into the boat. He used his 2001 Other notables were Marvin Beckmann who finished 5th. He is one of Ched's customers and just switched to using North Sails (he has a new boat). He is very happy with his speed and had finished 3rd in a local event here the previous weekend. 4th overall was Jim Moxham sailing a newly refurbished boat with past class president Bill Munster crewing. They had all newer North Sails. Top ten:
For more information on our Etchells winning program, contact the North Etchells experts!
2002 "Yankee Go Home" Regatta Report by Ched Proctor The 2002 "Yankee Go Home" Etchells Regatta was held in Oriental, NC on April 20-21, 2002 and, although the turnout was disappointing, the 12 teams that did attend had a great time. The conditions for the 5 race series ranged from Saturdays 3-8 mph to Sundays beautiful 10-15mph. Sailmaker, Jud Smith with local Henry Fraser won the event over North Sails One Design's Ched Proctor with co-owner John Brendel. Friday night kicked off the festivities as Jerry Fulp aka "Pizza Man," cooked up a storm serving up some 2 Dozen pepperoni pizzas that were eagerly consumed by all the contestants. The Fraser/Smith team took an early lead in Saturday's first race,
by tacking to the right side first. Proctor took a while to find the
fast lanes rounding the weather mark fairly deep but moved to second
in the long In the second race, Proctor and Fraser vied for the favored leeward
end at the start. Fraser won the pin, to jump into an early lead once
again, and was never challenged. In the third race the Proctor team
won the favored pin end. Rounding the weather mark in second to local
Jerry Fulp, Proctor gained the lead on the run. In spite of strong challenges
from several boats in the shifty conditions, Proctor held on to win
the race. Fraser played the left side on the final beat, and with a
left shift moved from fourth place to second. Sunday's forecast was for a light Northerly, but the fleet found a
steady 15 knots when they sailed out into Pamlico Sound. The Fraser,
Proctor, Kneulman and Whelan teams had a close battle up the first beat
with Fraser eventually rounding the first mark with the lead. Proctor,
Kneulamn and Whelan arrived at the weather mark overlapped. Proctor
on Starboard tack had the advantage as Kneulman ducked on port and Whelan
hit the mark trying to tack clear ahead. Kneulman passed Proctor on
the run. On the In the last race, Marvin Beckman steered with Kneulman crewing. He
took an excellent start at the leeward pin end of the line and held
on to the left side not tacking until he was four lengths from what
turned out to be the lay line. Proctor and Fraser dueled further left,
with Proctor forcing Fraser beyond the lay line overstanding the mark
himself. This left Beckman/Kneulman in the lead, with Proctor second
and Whelan and Fraser battling for third at the weather mark. As the
wind shifted left, positions were pretty much locked in for the rest
of the race, although Fraser had to battle hard to wrest third position
from Whelan. North Sails One Design, is pleased to have had the opportunity to take
part in this great event. We look forward to helping our customers sail
their Etchells to best potential this season. For more information on
North One Design's fast Etchells sails please contact one of our many
Etchells Results 1 Henry Faze /Jud Smith 2 1 2 1 3 - 9
North Sails Dominates 2001 Etchells North Americans! Report by Moose McClintock
After a summer of using a different sailmaker with indifferent results, Dennis was back to using North Sails. Dennis used a PC+ mainsail and an LM jib for upwind performance while his AIRX 500 Full Radial kite was extremely quick in the leftover chop of the second day. Tim used the same main and jib and also used the GM 6.5 heavy jib for his win in race 2. Tim used a Superlite kite which seemed very quick in the big waves and wind the first day.
Very encouraging for us was the fact that North Sails were on 5 of the top 10 boats, lead by the Burton brothers in 5th. The Burtons had a full inventory except for a heavy jib they used in one race. An OCS in race 5 cost them a good shot at 4th for the regatta.
Results:
1. Dennis Conner 1,2,1,3,2,6 9 pts. North
Sails
Vince Brun Wins the 2001 Orca Bowl in San Diego Report by Vince Brun August 22, 2001 - This past weekend we had the Etchells Orca Bowl Regatta in San Diego. The fleet is slowly coming back to the usual participation ( after the World's ) and did show a lot of new faces and also newer boats. The 5 races regatta was held under the usual San Diego light and choppy conditions. Topt 10: 1 Vince Brun - North Sails ( PC
main, LM-1 5.8 oz, VMG spinnaker ) For more information on North Etchells sails, or the Orca Bowl, please
contact Vince Brun at the San
Diego One Design office.
“Carpetbagger” Tim Lynch and crew bag a big win in Etchells Class at 2001 Marblehead Sailing World’s NOOD Regatta Report by John Gladstone San Diegan, Tim Lynch along with crew Paula Lewin (Bermuda) and John Gladstone (North Sails San Diego) won this years Sailing World’s NOOD Marblehead Race Week in the Etchells class by a comfortable 13 pt margin. Friday through Sunday’s racing was declared the Etchells Northeast Regional Championship, which was also won by Lynch and crew. Their consistent 2,1,(16),2,2,2,1,4 finishes were indicative of the superior boat speed they enjoyed in the predominantly shifty light winds experienced throughout the week.
This victory was particularly sweet in light of the fact that they were one of only three North Sail inventories in the competitive 26-boat Marblehead fleet.
According to Gladstone, they had enough speed to come back in the last race from being over early to finish in 4th place. “As the week progressed, we felt more and more comfortable that given any breathing room we could jump into contention. Several competitors asked where we got our local knowledge. Honestly, Paula Lewin, who sailed the Etchells Worlds in Marblehead, was a big asset, but when you have jets like we did, it’s easy to look like a local.”
With the exception of a new LM 6.5 jib, all their sails were a year old and standard off the shelf North designs.
North sails dominated the Etchells class, the J/24 class and the Yngling class at the 2001 Newport Regatta Report by Tim Healy
We (Tim Healy, David Moffet, Bill Fortenberry Sat and Sun, Tim Dawson Fri) were fortunate enough to win the 18 boat Etchells fleet using the LM1(6.5) and GM 6.5 jibs, the Full Radial spin and the PC+ main. The conditions ranged from 6-18 with large chop throughout. The tuning guide is very good. We were able to change gears to suite the conditions fairly well. Our speed was excellent and the sails looked great. Brit Hughes won the 38 boat J24 class. He was using the Newport J24 sails and showed dominating speed. North Sails were on half of the J24s. Betsy Allison won the Yngling fleet
of 23 boats. This was the Pre World Championship and a US Sailing Team
Ranking regatta. Because of her win at this regatta she has secured
the top spot on the US sailing team for the Yngling Class. She was using
the LM-1 (3.8) and the HVY Jibs, the AP Main and the cross cut spin. For more information on the Newport Regatta or North programs contact Chuck Allen
2001 Atlantic Coast Championships / Long Island Sound Championship / Founders Cup Report by Ched Proctor We sailed the Long Island Sound Championship June 10-12, hels at American Yacht club in Rye New York, The Founders Cup in Toronto, June 23-4, and the Atlantic Coast Championships this past week end. Atlantic Coast championship: A very light shifty regatta. It took until Monday night to correct a mistake bay the race committee, but we ended up winning with Dernnis Connor in second. Dennis used North LM1 jib for the last three races and a North AP Radial spinnakers. In Toronto, the conditions were again light and shifty with some drifting.
We ended up in fifth in a 5 race series. Bruce Burton won using a North
jib. In both of these regattas we had good speed At the Atlantic coasts we were third behind Steve Girling and Russell Coutts. Conditions at this regatta were breezier. I was pleased that we developed very good speed in medium and heavy air for the first time. We have been using the PC+ main, Radial AP spinnaker, and a combination of the LM1_H jib and the GM65 for stronger wind. LIS Championship Founders Regatta 2001 (Toronto)
ACCs Shelter Island NY
North Sails 1,2,3,4 at the 2001 Etchells Pacific Coast Championships (PCC)! Seattle Yacht Club hosted the Etchells PCC's May 18-20th, 2001.
Etchells PCC's top 4:
1. Brun/Bennet/Merriman 5-1-2-2-3-DNC 13 points - North Sails For complete results visit the regatta web site at www.sailnet.com/etchells/ Keep tunned for more details and information on this regatta!
For more information on Etchells sails, contact the North Etchells experts.
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1) Dave Champion, 16 points
Dennis
Conner showed the stuff legends are made of by dominating a 43 boat
fleet on the way to winning the 2001 Etchells North American Championships.
Combining very good starts with excellent boat speed, Dennis grabbed
the lead with a 1,2,1 on a very windy, wavy first day. In choppy, shifty
conditions the next day he followed up with a 3,2 to virtually sew up
the championship, posting a 6th the last day for his throw out. North
Sails’ Tim Healy sailed an equally consistent series in his first
NA championship to finish 5 points behind in second place. Tim showed
uncanny downwind speed in the wind and waves of the first day to post
a 3,1,3 while excellent all around speed kept him in the hunt with a
4,3 the second day. An untimely 720 the last day led to a drop of 20th
but overall this was very encouraging for his first year back in the
class after a 3 year hiatus.
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