2002 Taipan 4.9 Nationals
Below are the results for the Taipan 4.9 Nationals/A-Class/Open Multihulls
held at Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, Florida on November 9-10, 2002.
GYC is planning this regatta as an annual event. It was a great event
held at a gem of a club. Gulfport Yacht Club members went to great lengths
to make all sailors feel welcome. There were a lot of GYC volunteers to
help make everything run smoothly. The Taipan Nationals Regatta, if run
to this standard, could become a must attend event if you enjoy well run
and fun regattas.
The weather was cooperative. Both days were sunny and warm. Saturday the
winds were a little fluky but Sunday they steadied out at 8-10 knots.
TBCSI offered a variety of races including gates and the traditional triangles.
This was a good test for all the sailors and really tested their abilities.
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The competition was intense especially in the Taipan 4.9 Nationals. There
was a huge prize for the first place winner. The Taipan manufacturer offered
to supply the food and accommodations, charter boat and entry fee for
the winner to attend the Australian Taipan Nationals in Australian in
January 2003. This trip includes 5 days before/after the Nationals for
sightseeing. The only thing the winner has to pay for is air fare.
Mike Hagen and Carter Rich (the first place winners) abdicated their prize
to the second place winners (Jennifer Lindsay and Seth Stern). Jennifer
and Seth (both TBCSI members) are heading for Australia in January. They
have promised updates to us so that we can keep TBCSI members informed.
These results were also in Monday's St. Petersburg Times sports section.:
| Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, Florida | ||
| Taipan 4.9 Nationals/A-Class/Open Multihulls |
Final Results
| Pos | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Rating | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipan Fleet - Sailed: 6 Discards: 1 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||
| 1 | T4.9 | 221 | Hagan, Mike | Rich, Carter | 68.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | T4.9 | 262 | Lindsay, Jennifer | Stern, Seth | 68.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | T4.9 | 189 | Harnden, Chuck | Harnden, Mavis | 68.8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14.0 | ||
| 4 | T4.9 | 32 | Coffman, Michael | Coffman, Theodora | 68.8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | ||
| 5 | T4.9 | 213 | Crawford, Mike | Williams, Ron | 68.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26.0 | ||
| 6 | T4.9 | AUS 184 | Simmons, Kirt | Ruesink, Geert | 68.8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | ||
| 7 | T4.9 | 194 | White, Rick | Woodruff, Stan | 68.8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | DNS | 33.0 | ||
| 8 | T4.9 | 215 | Maples, John | Danis, Rob | 68.8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36.0 | ||
| A-Class Fleet - Sailed: 6 Discards: 1 Ratings: None | |||||||||||||
| 1 | A-C | 167 | Carlson, Dave | 65.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | |||
| 2 | A-C | USA 141 | Lyman, Robert | 65.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | |||
| 3 | A-C | 154 | Isco, Gordon | 65.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12.0 | |||
| 4 | A-C | USA 171 | Binford, Mike | 65.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | |||
| 5 | A-C | 15 | Fort, Chris | 65.2 | 5 | DNF | DSQ | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | |||
| Low Ports Fleet - Sailed: 6 Discards: 1 Ratings: USPN | |||||||||||||
| 1 | N6.0NA | 174 | Leobold, Tom | L3 | 61.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | L3 | |
| 2 | N6.0NA | 344 | Fondrk, John | Begood, Dennis | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | ||
| High Ports Fleet - Sailed: 5 Discards: 1 Ratings: USPN | |||||||||||||
| 1 | H14T | 52363 | DeKreek, Vel | N/A | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | |||
| 2 | P16 | 7633 | Bird, Tom | Kerns, Angel | 77.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | |||
| 3 | P18 | 8 | Ashburn, Mike | Ashburn, Ryan | 76.1 | 3 | 2 | DNF | 3 | 13.0 | |||
| 4 | SC17 | 293 | Worman, Jeff | Ramey, Mark/Worman, Amy | 73.5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15.0 | chg crew 2nd day/carried 50#1st day | ||
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| Pos | Class | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Rating | Start | Elapsed | Corrected | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipan Fleet | ||||||||||
| 1 | T4.9 | 221 | Hagan, Mike | Rich, Carter | 67.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2 | T4.9 | 262 | Lindsay, Jennifer | Stern, Seth | 67.3 | 2.0 | ||||
| 3 | T4.9 | 189 | Harnden, Chuck | Harnden, Mavis | 67.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| 4 | T4.9 | 32 | Coffman, Michael | Coffman, Theodora | 67.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 5 | T4.9 | 194 | White, Rick | Woodruff, Stan | 67.3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 6 | T4.9 | 213 | Crawford, Mike | Williams, Ron | 67.3 | 6.0 | ||||
| 7 | T4.9 | 215 | Maples, John | Danis, Rob | 67.3 | 7.0 | ||||
| 8 | T4.9 | AUS 184 | Simmons, Kirt | Ruesink, Geert | 67.3 | 8.0 | ||||
| A-Class Fleet | ||||||||||
| 1 | A-C | 167 | Carlson, Dave | 63.8 | 1.0 | |||||
| 2 | A-C | USA 141 | Lyman, Robert | 63.8 | 2.0 | |||||
| 3 | A-C | 154 | Isco, Gordon | 63.8 | 3.0 | |||||
| 4 | A-C | USA 171 | Binford, Mike | 63.8 | 4.0 | |||||
| 5 | A-C | 15 | Fort, Chris | 63.8 | 5.0 | |||||
| Low Ports Fleet - Start time: 12:10:00 | ||||||||||
| 1 | N6.0NA | 344 | Fondrk, John | Begood, Dennis | 61.9 | 12:10:00 | 13:08:03 | 21:13:06 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | N6.0NA | 174 | Leobold, Tom | L3 | 61.1 | 12:10:00 | 13:05:30 | 21:25:36 | 2.0 | L3 |
| High Ports Fleet - Start time: 12:15:00 | ||||||||||
| 1 | H14T | 52363 | DeKreek, Vel | N/A | 81.1 | 12:15:00 | 13:35:21 | 16:45:22 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | P16 | 7633 | Bird, Tom | Kerns, Angel | 76.4 | 12:15:00 | 13:34:34 | 17:46:11 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | P18 | 8 | Ashburn, Mike | Ashburn, Ryan | 74.9 | 12:15:00 | 13:29:46 | 18:01:08 | 3.0 | |
| 4 | SC17 | 293 | Worman, Jeff | Ramey, Mark/Worman, Amy | 71.4 | 12:15:00 | 13:47:30 | 19:18:58 | 4.0 | chg crew 2nd day/carried 50#1st day |