MARINE RACING NEWS - Etchells World Championship

John Bertrand wins Audi Etchells Race 5 (nov 22, 2006)

• The 1983 America's Cup winning skipper Australian John Bertrand won Race 5 in the 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds, off Fremantle. Bertrand showed a host of sailors from America's Cup campaign's past and present, how to win against the best.
• Bertrand famously took the America's Cup from the New York Yacht Club, who had held it for 132 years. The losing skipper Dennis Conner had planned to be in Fremantle for a rematch against his old foe Bertrand. Conner was injured during the Heathrow Airport bomb scare in August and was a scratching from this International Etchells fleet.
• Today Bertrand showed a host of sailors from America's Cup campaign's past and present, how to win against the best. He finished six boat lengths ahead of 1999 Etchells World Champion Cameron Miles. American Craig Healy was third, a boat length back.
• Bertrand commented. 'One of the toughest fleet we've ever sailing in, the depth is phenomenal and every boat that crossed us, or that we cross seems to have an Olympian, an America's Cupper, or a top coach. In this fleet the difference between breaking through or be absorbed back into the fleet is like the thickness of a hair, the racing is really really close.
• 'We had a good start and we found clear air, we rounded in second place, our down wind speed was very good and we sailed through Craig Healy and broke away from there. We are just only half way through the regatta, so anything can happen from here. Hopefully the old stagers can give it a bit of nudge.'
• Second placed Cameron Miles. 'We finally got a good start; we went the right way, kept our lane.' Laughing he commented; 'We thought Bertrand was retired from International yachting. If he is retired we should have won that race.'
• Craig Healy was smiling . 'We were OCS on the first race, so we've been very conservative all week. Today we had some space, as the guys below us were over early. We were close with John Bertrand up the beat and we stayed tight from there.'
• Yesterday's winner Ante Razmilovic finished fourth, current America's Cup campaigner Mark Bradford who sails for BMW Oracle was fifth, Kiwi champion Alastair Gair finished sixth, WA local Rob Bird was seventh and dual Etchells world champion Stuart Childerley was eighth. From that famous 1983 campaign Rob Brown was ninth and Skip Lissiman, the current National Etchells Champion was 12th.
• The series lead has not changed. Jud Smith (USA) leads the series on 31 points, but behind him there has been a reshuffle. Ante Razmilovic (GBR) on 35 points, Alastair Gair (NZL) is third with 38 points, Andy Beadsworth (GBR) also has 38 points. John Bertrand is the leading Australian on 49 points.
• STANDING AFTER RACE 5:
  1 77 USA 1061 - Feng Shui Jud Smith/Dirk Kneulman/Andrew Wills/Thomas Saunders
  2 41 GBR 1333 - Swedish Blue Ante Razmilovic/Jez Fanstone/Stuart Flinn
  3 29 NZL 950 - Velsheda Alastair Gair/David Ridley/Carl Peters/Derek Scott
  4 13 GBR 1187 - Anam Chara Andy Beadsworth/James McHugh/Simon Fry
  5 55 AUS 1321 - Triad (VIC) John Bertrand/Ian Johnson/Tim Ede
  6 30 AUS 1317 - Una Mas (QLD) Mark Bradford/Graeme Taylor/Steve Jarvin
  7 20 AUS 117- Fast Harry (NSW) Cameron Miles/Phil Smidmore/Dave Samson
  8 76 GBR 987 - Bedrock Stuart Childerley/Simon Russell/Roger Marino
  9 53 AUS 866 (WA) Murray Smith/Brad Sheridan/Barrie Sturgeon
  10 11 AUS 1244 - Dr Evil (VIC) Jake Gunther/Russell Tyson/Richard Ironmonger

Field tightens at Audi Etchells Worlds (NOV 21, 2006)

• Britain's Ante Razmilovic won the 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds Race 4 off Fremantle this afternoon, ahead of American Craig Healy and New Zealander Andy Gair. While series leader Jud Smith has extended his overall lead, behind him the field is tightening.
• Ante Razmilovic's win today took him to third place overall in the regatta. The 35 year old Briton is not a new kid on the block, having won the 2003 European titles, the 2004 British titles and only being beaten in the 2004 North Americans on count back.
• While Razmilovic has now made a podium claim, the four times Worlds runner up and three times North American champion Jud Smith, has further tightened his grip on the 2006 Worlds, stretching his lead over Britain's Andy Beadsworth.
• Smith is determined to get the monkey off his back. 'It's kind of embarrassing, to have come second in the Etchells Worlds four times. But there is a long way to go in this regatta and I've learned not to take anything for granted.
• 'Last year we were leading up until the second last day and one mistake, and we put ourselves away. We just want to have a chance going into the last day.'
• Ante Razmilovic sailing with Jezz Fanstone and Stuart Finn, told the story of today's race. 'Today we started about a quarter down from the committee boat. We put the hammer down and did not tack for 20 seconds, Stuart Childerley had the best start; he was about a length extended on us about four boats down from us and the boats between us were 'spat out' quickly, then the guys above us fell in behind us.
• 'After five minutes we made a big jump on Stuart and he fell down behind us and tacked away. Richard Coxon who started above the committee boat side, reached down towards us. Craig Healy had started further down the line, crossed us, and we followed Jud Smith and Mark Bradford.
• 'Down the run we managed to pass Jud and Mark. Craig Healy rounded the left hand gate, we went round the other. We just beat him to the weather mark, we were quick down the run and extended five or six boat lengths and then went on from there.
• 'We are really enjoying this regatta. Brilliant weather, great venue, great race management, great competition.'
• Andy Beadsworth is currently second overall. 'We were lucky today. We were buried at the left hand end at the start in the third row, sucking dirty air. We somehow found a lane, took it, hitched up, found another hitched up again and lo' and behold we were tenth at the top mark. So that was a recovery.
• 'Then down the run, we had boats inside us and that stopped us gybing and so we overlaid. Then we went round the right hand mark and sailed back through some dirty air. We will get that bit right soon.
• 'Today was a tough day; we got the hard bits right and struggled with the simple things. When we start getting the simple things right, we will do really well.'

Biggest West Australian sailing event since America's Cup '87 (NOV 16, 2006)

• On Saturday 18th November, 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds start in Fremantle, Western Australia. It is a major event on the world sailing scene and this year there is a record 28 boat international fleet attending with America's Cup sailors, past and present, amongst the favourites.
• On Saturday morning on Cockburn Sound Fremantle, the same place that Dennis Conner famously recovered the America's Cup in 1987, more than 70 Etchells crews from Great Britain, Ireland, North America, New Zealand, Bermuda, Italy and Australia will face the Starter.
• Regatta Committee Chairperson Brian Thornley emphasises the prestigious nature of the event for Western Australia. 'This is probably the biggest yachting event in Western Australia since the America's Cup in 1987.' Since 1975 the Etchells Worlds' has rotated around the world, with Australians having managed to win six times and in 2006 Aussies are again favourites to claim the title.
• The much anticipated rematch between 'Big Bad' Dennis Conner and John Bertrand is not going to happen at these Worlds. Conner was hit by a luggage trolley during the Heathrow Airport bomb scare. He suffered a blood clot in his leg and following medical advice, he was unable to make the long flight to Perth.
• However the 'elder statesman' of the class, John Bertrand who quit Big Boat racing after Australia II's win in 1983 and has sailed Etchells ever since, is still searching for his first Etchells Worlds title. The 59 year old master sailor showed he 'has still got what it takes', decisively winning the last race in the pre-Worlds event last weekend.
• One of his sailing 'apprentices' Skip Lissiman, proved the West Australian sailors have what it takes to win the Worlds in this hotly contested one design yacht racing regatta. Lissiman won the SLAM 2007 Etchells Australian Championship on the same Cockburn Sound course, last weekend. Lissiman is no stranger to the big stage, the 49 year Executive Manager of the Australian Yachting Foundation based at Royal Perth Yacht Club, was one of the sail trimmers on board Australia II (with Bertrand) in Newport.
• John Bertrand contends this is a hot fleet. 'In terms of depth, I think this would be one of the hottest championships ever run. Certainly for the Etchells class. 'My take on it is the Etchells is the Olympic class in the non Olympic years. Everyone gravitates to this class for the World Championship.'
• On Friday morning at 9am the official launch of the 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds will take place at the Fremantle Sailing Club. The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) and the Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) are the host clubs, with the Fremantle Sailing Club providing the venue.
• The World Championship title sponsor Audi Australia, also sponsored the 2006 Audi Etchells Nationals. Major Sponsor: Audi Australia. Premium Sponsors: Maersk Line, Rob Bird's Pro Choice Safety Products, Fontys Pool Wines, Events Corp and Slam Advanced Technology Sportswear. Support Sponsors: Perth Integrated Health Clinic, Oak Ridge Communication Group. Sail-World.com and North Sails.

Lissiman wins Slam Etchells 2007 Australian titles (NOV 12, 2006)

• West Australian Swan River fleet sailor Skip Lissiman, who was a member of the 1983 America's Cup winning Australia II crew, this afternoon won the 2007 Slam Etchells Australian Championship sailed on the legendary Cockburn Sound.
• This was the final regatta before next weeks 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds, an eight race series which runs from 18th to 25th of November. This will certainly be one of the strongest international fleets for many years
• Skip Lissiman with crew Ben Durham and Kane Williamson won from Mark Bulka, Stewart Nichols and Steve Young from the Melbourne fleet. Britain's Andy Beadsworth sailing with James McHugh and Simon Fry were third. Fourth were the Kiwi crew of Alastair Gair, David Ridley, Carl Peters and Derek Scott.
• Lissiman, who will qualify for the Masters fleets next May, commented; 'It's funny, in all the years we've never won a Western Australian title, still have to put that notch on the belt. We were second in the last Australian Etchells titles in Perth in 2001, behind Noel 'Nitro' Drennan and today went one better.
• 'It's great to win the Australian title and especially one with such a strong fleet, less than a week before the Audi Etchells Worlds.'
• Lissiman is a member of the World's organising committee and like many of the Swan River fleet sailors, has been 'a little short of time' on the water.
• 'Our crew time had been a little short. Ben Durham in the middle, who sailed with James Spithill on the Young Australia team and is now with the Luna Rossi America's Cup program, had never set an Etchells spinnaker until we rounded the first mark. We still have plenty of work to do before the Worlds.
• 'In the last race the weather had settled to a standard sea breeze pattern. We wanted to go left, it was crowded so we just reached for the left corner and were well placed at the first mark. We saw Alistair (Gair) had gone right and was buried, so we just kept our eye on Mark Bulka and Andy Beadsworth and sailed a little conservatively for the final part of the race.
• The final race in the series was won by John Bertrand. He finished sixth overall and his second yesterday and win today showed he will be a force in the Worlds.
• Dockside the 59 year old, was relaxed. 'This regatta was a lot of fun and it was great to win today. Sailing is something that I enjoy immensely but I retired when we won the America's Cup. I don't sail anything other than Etchells now.
• 'The Audi Etchells Worlds fleet will be red hot. Skip's (Lissiman) sailing well, Andy Beadsworth's made a fast transition into the class. Stuart Childerley will be coming from the UK and he has won two World Championships in fresh conditions. Judd Smith is hot as well; clearly, he has the technical skills for heavy conditions.
• 'We look forward to being competitive and actually doing some damage among the young guns.'
• 1 AUS 891 - Bandwagon (WA) Skip Lissiman/ Ben Durham/Kane Williamson 29
  2 AUS 1277 - Critical Balance (VIC) Mark Bulka/Stewart Nichols/Steve Young 32
  3 GBR 1187 - Anam Chara Andy Beadsworth/James McHugh/Simon Fry 32
  4 NZL 950 - Velsheda Alastair Gair/David Ridley/Carl Peters/Derek Scott 37
  5 AUS 1317 - Una Mas (QLD) Mark Bradford/Graeme Taylor/Steve Jarvin 40
  5 IRL 1015 - Matatu Durh Richard Burrows/David Burrows/Peter Coad 46
  6 AUS 1321 - Triad (VIC) John Bertrand/Ian Johnson/Tim Ede 43

ETCHELLS WORLD 2006: Lissiman leads Etchells after America's Cup duel (NOV 10, 2006)

• Australia II skipper John Bertrand was this afternoon beaten by one of his 1983 Australia II trimmers, Skip Lissiman, in a thrilling America's Cup match racing duel on the final leg of the second race of the Slam Etchells Nationals.
• Lissiman was second in the first race of this series, behind the 2004 Australian Etchells Champion Mark Bulka, in this precursor to next week's Audi Etchells Worlds. Lissiman leads the series.
• The Audi Etchells Worlds was to have the venue for the much anticipated rematch between American Dennis Conner and Australia's John Bertrand. Conner, who turns 64 in December, has been forced to pull out of the regatta for health reasons.
• 'I was in Heathrow the morning of the bomb scare,' Conner told the North American Scuttlebutt sailing website this morning. 'As you can imagine it was quite hectic. I was hit from behind with a baggage cart that partially tore my Achilles and caused a blood clot in my leg. The doctors do not want me to fly any more than necessary and are not happy with a 35 hour flight to Perth. If the clot were to be dislodged it can do serious damage.'
• In today's second race Skip Lissiman started at the starboard end of the line below the famous America's Cup tender Black Swan. He led the fleet left and was the leader at the top mark. In fourth place 32 seconds back was John Bertrand, just ahead of 2006 Audi Nationals Champion Rob Brown.
• The Australian sailing icon flashed down the spinnaker run and rounded the bottom mark 10 seconds clear of Lissiman. After the next run, Bertrand rounded the bottom mark 26 seconds clear of Lissiman and the race for the lead looked all over.
• But the West Australian gained enough early on the right, as they sailed towards the finish line. Bertrand began covering in close America's Cup match racing style but Lissiman threw tack after tack at his old skipper.
• Less than two hundred metres from the finish, on tack eight Lissiman broke through, crossed Bertrand and held on to take the gun.
• Dockside Lissiman, who is the Executive Manager of the Australian Yachting Foundation based at Royal Perth Yacht Club commented; 'A good day on the water for us, but just the first day in a long two weeks of racing.
• 'We took a long dig out to the right and found a shift which made up about 20 seconds in the first eight or nine minutes of racing, so we were close enough to mix it up. We have young backs perhaps and we were leaning hard, after eight or so tacks, John allowed us a little separation on the left and we again found a little shift and crossed ahead.'
• Leaders after two races. 1. Skip Lissiman 2,1 total 3 2. Mark Bulka 1,5 total 6 3. Julian Plante 6,6 total 12 4. Alastair Gair 10,3 total 13 5.John Bertrand 14,2 total 16
• Racing in the Audi Etchells Worlds starts with the Practice Race next Friday, with the first Championship race starting on Saturday 18th November and running through until Saturday 25th November.
• The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) and the Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) are the host clubs for the 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds with the Fremantle Sailing Club providing the venue.

ETCHELLS WORLD 2006: USA - Australia America's Cup rematch off (NOV 9, 2006)

• The much anticipated rematch between 'Big Bad' Dennis Conner and Australia's John Bertrand, who famously took the America's Cup from the New York Yacht Club's skipper in 1983, is not going to happen at next week's 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds in Fremantle.
• Conner, who turns 64 in December, is considered by many to be 'Mr America's Cup'. He sailed nine campaigns over two decades and is perhaps, best known for losing the Cup to the Australia II team in 1983. In 1987 he climbed back from that defeat to win the prestigious silverware from the Australians, in the waters off Fremantle.
• The Etchells One Design Class is sailed by many of sailing's 'big guns' and this year's Worlds Titles will be one of the classes most hotly contested events, with a strong international fleet taking part.
• Conner was three times crowned Etchells World Champion. During the Etchells Worlds of 1991 off Fremantle, he remarked 'the best sailing conditions in the world, are right here' and Conner was a strong advocate for the city hosting the 2006 titles.
• The Chairman of the Race committee Brian Thornley today has confirmed that Conner has pulled out of the regatta for undisclosed health reasons.
• Conner said today' 'I was really looking forward to what I am sure will be a wonderful regatta. The venue is great and the people even nicer. I'll just have to watch from a distance.'
• His arch-rival from those heady America's Cup days, John Bertrand, is still looking for his first Etchells Worlds title and he know he's running out of time. He too loves sailing in Fremantle, and indeed Bertrand sailed here last month finishing fourth in the warm-up Syd Corser Cup.
• Earlier in the week Bertrand, who turns 60 next month, warned the regatta will take its toll. 'This regatta will be a fitness test as much as anything else.'
• Today John Bertrand commented; 'I will miss seeing Dennis again. But I can understand the situation, the Audi Etchells Worlds is going to be a very physical regatta and unless you're in good trim, it would be a big call to race here.'
• 'There are probably 15 crews that can win this event, it's a field full of Champions, but we will certainly all be giving it our best shot.'
• Bertrand will be on the water tomorrow for the last warm up event, the Slam Etchells Nationals, which runs from this Friday 10th November and continues on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th.
• Even without the big American, the field for this event and the World titles will be chock full of America's Cup sailors - past and present.
• The current Australian Champion Rob Brown was part of the Australia II team, as was Skip Lissiman from Perth. Both these skippers are in good form and looking to win the Worlds, while Mark Bradford from Brisbane and Noel 'Nitro' Drennan from Melbourne have interrupted their Oracle BMW America's Cup campaign to race in Fremantle.
  
  At least seventy boats will contest the Worlds with crews from Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, North America, Bermuda, Hong Kong and New Zealand fighting the strong Australian contingent.
• The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) and the Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) are the host clubs, with the Fremantle Sailing Club providing the venue.
• The World Championship title sponsor, Audi Australia, also sponsored the 2006 Audi Etchells Nationals. Audi Australia, who supports a wide range of Australian sailing events including the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week and the Audi Regatta in Sydney, will be certain to make these memorable Worlds.
• The Maersk shipping Line is a Premium Sponsor and their support has meant that 28 containers have brought Etchells to Perth, from around the world.
• Major Sponsor: Audi Australia. Premium Sponsors: Maersk Line, Rob Bird's Pro Choice Safety Products, Fontys Pool Wines, Events Corp and Slam Advanced Technology Sportswear.
• Support Sponsors: Perth Integrated Health Clinic, Oak Ridge Communication Group, Sail-World.com and North Sails.

Etchells Worlds 2006: Form guide for Audi Etchells Worlds (NOV 8, 2006)

• The Etchells One Design Class is the sailing class where the big fella's play, guys like Dennis Conner, Iain Murray and John Bertrand. The Etchells is a 30 foot day racing boat, of classic design from 1967, there are more than 50 fleets racing actively around the world, with hull numbers now up into the 1400's
• Next week the 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds start in Fremantle, Western Australia, where they will run from the 17th to 26th November 2006. It is a major event on the world sailing scene and this year there is a record international fleet attending.
• Since 1975 the Etchells Worlds' has rotated around the world, with Australians having managed to win six times and in 2006 Aussies are again favourites to claim the title.
• Ahead of the World Championships, the warm up events have assumed greater and greater importance over the last three decades.
• This year in mid October, the Syd Corser Etchells regatta was raced on the World Championship course and starting this Friday November 11th is the six race 2007 Slam Australian Etchells Championships.
• 'Whoaaa,' you say, 'it's only a few days since the Melbourne Cup, whoaa, its not 2007 yet'.
• And you are right! The 2006 Audi Etchells Nationals were completed in January.
• However, ahead of the Worlds, the National Championship represents a great warm up event. So November 2006 is the new 2007 (well for this competitive Etchells fleet anyway).
• In a time shift on the sailing scene, on Friday morning on Cockburn Sound, Fremantle the same place that Dennis Conner famously recovered the Americas Cup in 1987, more than 50 Etchells crews from Great Britain, Ireland, North America, New Zealand and Australia will face the Starter in the most revealing form guide of the year, the 2007 Slam Australian Etchells titles ahead of 2006 Audi Etchells Worlds.
• Depth and more; the President of Yachting Australia, Andrew Plympton, who won the World Championship in 1979, John Bertrand who quit Big Boat racing after a decent win with Australia II in 1983 and has sailed Etchells ever since, still searching for his first Etchells Worlds title. Rob Brown, who sailed with Bertrand two decades ago, is the defending Australian Champion and is keen to retain his title.
• The West Australian fleet is very strong. Another Australia II veteran, Western Australian local Skip Lissiman who won the last race of the Syd Corser, is looking for some more big results, as is 2004 Worlds Etchells Master Champion and 2006 Western Australian Champion Rob Bird.
• Michael Manford, the Australian Champion in 1988, was second in the Syd Corser Regatta and won two races in the 2004 Worlds, is one of the top contenders this time round.
• From the East coast, 2004 World Champion Peter McNeil from Lake Macquarie, and 2004 Australian Champion Michael Coxon.
• Nitro Drennan, who is currently taking a break from an America's Cup campaign, won the Nations in Perth in the nineties. Another AC Campaigner competing is Mark 'Squark' Bradford. Victorian Mark Bulka the 2003 Champion is 'hot' after winning the Syd Corser last month.
• The overseas contingent is all class. Well known British sailor Andy Beadsworth, dual Soling Olympian, has burst onto the Etchells scene and was second in the Europeans behind dual world champion Stuart Childerly. American-Australian sailor Andrew Whitthome, who grew up in Perth but is now one of the US West Coast champions, could well feature, along with the New Zealand Champion Alaistair Gair and Mark Thornburrow, the top Etchells sailor on the Asian scene.
• Not every competitor can be here a week ahead of the Worlds, there will be at least another 20 boats then.
• Cameron Miles, who won the title in 1999 and has been on the podium in each of his four tilts at the titles since, will be racing at the Worlds, and he has 'deputised' the 2003 Admirals Cup and 2005 Rolex Sydney to Hobart winning skipper, Mark Richards to tune his boat.
• Principal Race officer Denis Thompson is scheduled to gun the fleet away for the first races around 10am on Friday morning.
• Slam Advanced Technology Sportswear is sponsoring the Slam Etchells Australian titles.
• The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) and the Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) are the host clubs, with the Fremantle Sailing Club providing the venue.
• The World Championship title sponsor Audi Australia, also sponsored the 2006 Audi Etchells Nationals. Audi Australia are supporting a wide range of Australian sailing events including the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week and the Audi Regatta in Sydney, will be certain to make this a memorable event.
• The Maersk shipping Line is another Premium Sponsor and their support has meant that 28 containers have brought Etchells to Perth from around the world.
• Major Sponsor: Audi Australia. Premium Sponsors: Maersk Line, Rob Bird's Pro Choice Safety Products, Fontys Pool Wines, Events Corp and Slam Advanced Technology Sportswear.
• Support Sponsors: Perth Integrated Health Clinic, Oak Ridge Communication Group. Sail-World.com and North Sails.
• Coverage of the event will be intense with mark rounds and deltas being posted only minutes after the fleet rounds.

2006 ENTRY: WORLD ETCHELLS, PERTH AUSTRALIA
10 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1188 Jaloralee Dave Roberts Brett Shoebridge Richard Ramsey
11 MELBOURNE AUS 1244 Dr Evil Jake Gunther Russell Tyson Richard Iornmonger
12 SYDNEY AUS 1088 Sun Tzu Roger Hickman Phillip Endersbee Peter Inshbold
13 COWES GBR 1187 GBR 1187 Andy Beadsworth James McHugh Simon Fry
14 HOWTH IRL 1015 Matatu Durh Richard Burrows David Burrows Peter Coad
15 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1150 Dragon Lady Bill Steele Rob Rooke Geoff Reilly
16 SYDNEY AUS 1124 Roulette Mark Johnson David Edwards Nik Burfoot
17 PITTWATER AUS 1131 Humpback David Clark Stephen Barlow Andrew Smith
18 HONG KONG HKG 1051 Quest Mark Thornburrow
19 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 939 Power & The Passion Gordon Blaauw Andrew Short Peter Kernot
20 PITTWATER AUS 117 Fast Harry Cameron Miles Phil Smidmore Dave Samson
21 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1056 Upbeat Peter Godley Rod Godley Geert Buters
22 MELBOURNE AUS 1277 Critical Balance Mark Bulka Stewart Nichols Steve Young
23 MELBOURNE AUS 1312 Squeaky Clean Rob Davis Andrew Baker John Gibson
24 COWES GBR 992 China White Andrew Cooper David Heritage George Cooper
25 MELBOURNE AUS 872 Count Boris' Secret Rendezvous Nick Knezic John Coates Rod McIntosh
26 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1320 Rhapsody in Blue Rob Bird Graeme Johnson Nic Gray
27 FLEET 13 USA 969 Happy Ending Chris Busch Rod Hagebols Willem van Waay
28 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 963 The Rat Grantham Kitto Brad Moore Simon Shaw
29 GHEF NZL 950 Velsheda Alastair Gair Dave Ridley Carl Peters Derek Scott
30 BRISBANE AUS 1317 Una Mas Mark Bradford Graeme Taylor Steve Jarvin
31 MOOLOOLABA AUS 925 Oxygen Rod Jones Bucky Smith Gregor McAllan-Smith
32 SYDNEY AUS 1119 Feathers Chalk Beans Michael Jones Bill Sykes Roy Ditmarsch
33 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1022 Screaming Plum Doug Kerr Greg Kerr Luke Paterson
34 ADELAIDE AUS 1143 Squid Chris Pratt Nick Paterson Mark O'Brien
35 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 891 Bandwagon Skip Lissiman Ben Durham Kane Williamson
36 GHEF NZL 1314 Addiction Lindsay Kennedy Trevor Swinburne Peter Waters
37 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 883 Tusk Gary Smith Mark Lovelady Mick McAulley
38 PITTWATER AUS 1254 North Sydney Julian Plante Michael Coxon Nick Garland Matt Day
39 PITTWATER AUS 1326 Steampacket VI Rob Brown Bruce Wookey Garry Gudmunson
40 GULF HARBOUR NZ NZL 1240 Waiwera Infinity John St Clair Brown Robert Croft David Healy
41 COWES GBR 1333 Swedish Blue Ante Razmilovic Jez Fanstone Stuart Flinn
42 SALSOMBE YC GBR 1329 Selection Box! Martin Payne Jonathan Mortimer TBA
43 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1117 Seven P's Ian Anderson Peter Vos Gus McBriar
45 COWES GBR 1332 GBR 1332 David Bedford Phil Lawrence Jonathon Taylor
46 BLAIRGOWRIE AUS 1215 Boat X Noel Drennan Peter Ahern Bill Browne
47 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1356 The Croc Michael Manford Dean McAullay Richard Rowell
48 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 617 Nopropellis Frank Van Ruth
50 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1160 Liquidity Dirk van der Struyf Simon Sutherland Reid Fleming
51 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 1289 Two Palms &
a Hammock Peter Chappell Sam Gill Mike Hughes
52 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 781 Abrocadabra Gordon Lucas Geoff Chambers John Gardiner
53 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 866 AUS 866 Murray Smith Brad Sheridan Barrie Sturgeon
54 SWAN RIVER FLEET AUS 916 Daylight Robbery Alastair McMichael Richard Edinger Andrew McAullay
55 MELBOURNE AUS 1321 Triad John Bertrand Ian Johnson Tim Ede
56 LAKE MACQUARIE YC AUS 915 AUS 915 Peter McNeil Peter McLachlan Rick Maxwell
57 ADELAIDE AUS 1311 Mystery Taxi Paul Henshall Bruce Henshall Lyall Milford
58 MELBOURNE AUS 924 Barry Damien King Simon Cunnigton James Ware
59 COWES GBR 1036 Esprit Robert J Elliott Sam Richmond
60 COWES GBR 937 Evelina Chester Maudslay Paul Kelsey Guy Manners-Spencer
61 COWES GBR 1067 Slieve Elva David Franks Graham Sunderland Mark Watson
62 ROYAL GEELONG YC AUS 1082 Enigma Mary Hanna Ben O'Brien Brendon Garner
63 COWES GBR 1009 Mayhem Tim Daughton Keith Tippell Charlotte Lamport Jonathan Halliday
64 HOWTH IRL 1330 Fraculator Dan O'Grady Paul Reilly Brian Hammersley
65 SYDNEY AUS 1273 North Sydney Station Richard Coxon Ed McCarthy Graeme Spence
66 BRISBANE AUS 826 Hustler David Healey Noel Paterson Gary van Lunteren
67 COWES GBR 1165 Wobbegong Doug Flynn Mark Cartwright Tim Powell
68 FLEET 12 USA 1315 Lost in the Fog John Gilmour Andrew Minkwitz Terry Dobell
69 FLEET 12 USA 1283 Down Under Andrew Whittome Jim Gregory John Callahan
70 BERMUDA BER 1249 BER 1249 Tim Patton
71 MELBOURNE AUS 1287 Cobra IV A. Plympton Peter Gillon Fletcher Johnson
72 SYDNEY AUS 1276 Etch Jan Muysken Richard Bryson Ben Grauer
73 FLEET 12 USA 946 I Love My Wife Craig Healy Kieth Stahnke David Grover
74 COWES GBR 1325 Festina 2 Barry Parkin Mike Till Bill Masterman
75 FLEET 13 USA 1234 USA 1234 Kers Clausen Kjeld Hestehave
76 COWES GBR 987 Bedrock Stuart Childerley Simon Russell Roger Marino
77 FLEET 12 USA 1061 Feng Shui Jud Smith Dirk Kneulman Andrew Wills Thomas Saunders
78 FLEET 9 USA 1153 Junkyard Pig Joseph Bainton Ched Procter Ted Raynor
79 ITALY ITA ITA Marco Cimarosti
80 ADELAIDE AUS 1136 AUS 1136 David Royle Peter Royle Jon Ward
81 FLEET 7 USA 1177 Life Is Good Chris Clark Tom Dawson Dick Hodson
82 SYDNEY HARBOUR AUS 1191 Rangoon Tiger Gordon Hinds Steve Ingate