Welcome to the
Hobie Wave Class
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International Wave Class Association (IWCA)

Bob Curry wins the Hobie Wave Perpetual and the first place keeper trophy, which is an ironic weather station. Perfect, as Bob is a weatherman for the Air Force.

It is all over but the rejoicing and shouting. Bob Curry really got the hang of the boat and won the last six races in a row (8 bullets out of 12 races overall -- not bad, eh?!?!?!?) to easily walk away from the competition. He once again proved to be the Master of the Uni-Rig. Curry finished with only 15 points overall, 28 points ahead of second place finisher, Dan Kulkoski.

In the previous two years, the Champs could only muster up 2 bullets each but did sail very consistently. This year sets a record for first-place finishes in a series.

The last day of racing again had winds over 10 mph with small chop. And nearly every race it was Bob Curry working his way to the weather mark in first place and then walking away from everyone from that point on.

Going into the last day, however, Scott Hubel (defending Wave Champ) was four points ahead of Kulkoski. But Kulkoski sailed extremely well with steady finishes in the top 5. That sealed his 2nd place position. Meanwhile, Brian Lambert also had some late and great finishes to move into 3rd place overall, pushing Hubel back into 4th.

Curry has lead at the leeeward mark in the last race. Here, Dave White (white sail), Brian Lambert (pink) and Kirk Newkirk (clear) were close behind

Paul Garlick had a couple of bad races and slipped into 5th, followed by Kathy Kulkoski and Kirk Newkirk (1st year Champ)

Women's Nationals
Kathy Kulkoski successfully defended her National Title from last year finishing nearly 50 points ahead of Kathryn Garlick, and taking a 6th place overall in the Open Class. Newcomer to the class and many times Hobie 18 Women's National Champ, Kitsy Amrhein took the 3rd spot trophy home.

Laura Young, defending Youth Champ reaches past a competitor

Junior Nationals
Laura Young also defended her National Title in a come-from-behind fashion. Half way through the regatta she had slipped to a distant 2nd spot, with Tommy Fruitticher well ahead in the standings. Harry Newkirk was nipping close at her heels.

The last day things swung around. Newkirk had some great finishes, but so did Young. Meanwhile Fruitticher had three finishes back in the pack.

It all melted down to Young again taking the Youth Nationals by nearly 30 points, with Newkirk taking the second spot. Fruitticher slipped into 3rd spot

There were not many holes in the crowded starting lines. 64 aggressive sailors crowded each line, yet there were only two General Recalls.

Masters Nationals
You have to be 55 years old to get into this class. And you should know that being a little older also makes you a little smarter. The smartest of them all was class newcomer George Boone who finished far ahead of any of the other Masters, and just one point out of the Open Championship Trophies in 8th place.

Defending Champ, Stan Woodruff, settled for 2nd spot, with Nelson Wright taking 3rd

Good Sportsmanship
There unfortunately was no award for this particular heroism, but just before the start of the first race on Sunday, Stan Woodruff's rig fell down. A ring pin on his sidestay was the culprit and he had no replacement. Several boats came circling around to help, but it was NAHCA (North American Hobie Cat Assn.) President, Nigel Pitt that pulled out a clevis pin and circlip and leaped from his Wave to Woodruffs. The two of them were still putting up the rig on the water while the sequence was already into the Blue Prep Flag (less than 5 minutes to the start). Meanwhile, Rick White on a crash boat was tending to Pitt's Wave.

Finally with only two minutes remaining, Pitt got back on his boat and off they went. By the way both Woodruff and Pitt nailed the pin-end and had great starts. All to no avail, however, as that particular start was a General Recall.

Kudos to all that helped out, especially Nigel Pitt.

Dave White forgot his PFD, so borrowed one of those funky Mae West jackets from the RC boat. Very stylish!

Ohio Wave-lover, Kathy Clark checks the wind between races.

Final Results:

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total	T/O	Net	Pos
Curry, Bob	1	2	14	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	29	-14	15	1
Kulkoski, Dan	2	4	4	4	1	10	3	15	3	5	4	3	58	-15	43	2
Lambert, Brian	7	7	1	6	7	13	2	11	2	2	6	2	66	-13	53	3
Hubel, Scott	5	3	2	2	18	3	5	2	5	8	23	22	98	-23	75	4
Garlick, Paul	12	1	3	9	6	17	7	4	8	33	7	14	121	-33	88	5
Kulkoski, Kathy	6	14	6	1	42	19	12	12	10	15	2	6	145	-42	103	6
Newkirk, Kirk	8	5	17	8	23	7	9	7	6	12	29	7	138	-29	109	7
Boone, George	3	32	11	28	4	16	8	8	4	13	5	65	197	-65	132	8
Pitt, Nigel	30	6	5	15	14	4	11	6	9	28	22	65	215	-65	150	9
Garlick, Kathryn	4	17	9	11	38	9	21	19	12	19	11	23	193	-38	155	10
Trinque, Charlie	9	22	10	18	13	47	24	16	33	9	13	5	219	-47	172	11
Carr, Brian	10	21	7	12	35	14	6	17	11	39	9	37	218	-39	179	12
Wirth, Matt	45	10	20	16	5	18	29	5	17	11	32	17	225	-45	180	13
White, Dave	29	12	22	5	10	2	4	18	23	65	65	4	259	-65	194	14
Williams, John	16	19	39	65	21	22	23	9	24	14	8	14	274	-65	209	15
Fahle, Mike	11	11	15	34	36	25	16	33	22	18	18	8	247	-36	211	16
Stater, Chris	25	46	26	7	22	29	10	37	7	20	16	12	257	-46	211	17
Hildreth, Jack	31	16	38	39	3	8	18	34	30	4	17	16	254	-39	215	18
Woodruff, Stan	14	65	19	27	24	24	31	28	26	6	10	18	292	-65	227	19
Young, Laura	43	18	21	10	19	49	28	36	14	7	21	20	286	-49	237	20
Shafer, Alex	22	20	40	30	25	11	22	3	18	65	24	29	309	-65	244	21
Newsome, Jeff	26	39	49	44	26	12	15	13	31	10	34	11	310	-49	261	22
Amrhein, Kitsy	17	15	23	14	33	26	56	22	27	35	19	34	321	-56	265	23
Newkirk, Harry	48	31	41	20	17	20	35	53	35	3	3	13	319	-53	266	24
Wright, Nelson	18	23	13	31	12	31	37	21	32	22	27	44	311	-44	267	25
Fruitticher, Tommy	35	28	8	42	31	5	13	27	15	44	31	38	317	-44	273	26
Leonard, Craig	15	33	16	45	16	65	14	29	19	21	65	9	347	-65	282	27
Sawyer, Chris	33	65	29	19	27	30	17	24	13	17	12	65	351	-65	286	28
Short, Chip	32	8	35	33	32	21	33	30	39	30	25	28	346	-39	307	30
Short, Barb	41	26	30	13	29	6	44	54	44	27	28	19	361	-54	307	29
Williams, Dan	20	45	12	38	15	42	26	43	20	34	33	30	358	-45	313	31
Richardson, Terry	24	34	27	29	30	54	19	40	25	31	14	65	392	-65	327	32
Glanden, Jim	19	36	34	22	34	40	39	50	37	25	26	27	389	-50	339	33
Voehl, Courtney	23	53	24	40	11	43	38	26	21	47	42	25	393	-53	340	34
Caffee, Hollis	60	42	36	17	43	33	32	39	28	36	15	31	412	-60	352	35
Woodruff, Sharon	38	24	42	21	52	37	27	46	29	37	30	33	416	-52	364	36
Anderson, Dick	28	13	45	37	41	28	25	44	43	41	43	36	424	-45	379	37
Lima, Joao	21	43	52	41	20	55	20	48	50	23	40	26	439	-55	384	38
Hubel, Dior	49	29	32	47	57	51	36	32	16	49	41	10	449	-57	392	39
Rejda, Kevin	27	38	51	55	45	34	47	14	41	29	38	35	454	-55	399	40
Meroni, Jimmy	54	50	59	56	9	32	46	20	48	16	36	39	465	-59	406	41
Brown, Chuck	13	65	28	35	8	38	65	10	65	26	65	65	483	-65	418	42
Russell, Jack	47	25	46	65	39	36	41	41	49	46	35	21	491	-65	426	43
Villa, Pegi	56	47	37	24	47	46	57	51	34	43	20	24	486	-57	429	44
Brook, Bill	44	30	43	26	48	65	51	45	40	24	48	32	496	-65	431	45
Leo, Steve	34	9	33	25	40	27	49	42	45	65	65	65	499	-65	434	46
Williams, Glen	42	37	54	49	46	59	34	38	38	42	39	40	518	-59	459	47
Almeroth, Tim	39	49	44	51	50	44	40	31	36	51	37	43	515	-51	464	48
Freeman, Norm	40	27	18	23	65	15	65	23	65	65	65	65	536	-65	471	49
Szabo, Judi	36	41	47	36	54	35	45	57	52	32	65	45	545	-65	480	50
Sullivan, Dave	37	40	25	43	60	39	30	47	65	65	65	65	581	-65	516	51
Isco, Gordon	46	35	31	65	28	23	50	56	65	65	65	65	594	-65	529	52
Keysor, Clark	58	58	57	50	52	53	65	35	46	38	45	41	598	-65	533	53
Clark, Kathy	51	51	61	58	63	56	48	49	47	45	46	42	617	-63	554	54
Johnston, Fred	57	52	55	52	56	41	53	25	51	52	65	65	624	-65	559	55
Osborn, Jeff	53	55	56	53	58	48	52	58	53	50	50	46	632	-58	574	56
Caffee, Janet	61	44	48	32	44	45	65	65	65	40	65	65	639	-65	574	57
Chambers, Mary Lou	55	59	62	46	49	62	59	62	56	48	44	65	667	-65	602	58
Lindley, Ted	52	57	58	57	59	58	42	52	42	65	65	65	672	-65	607	59
White, Rick	50	48	53	48	37	52	65	65	65	65	65	65	678	-65	613	60
Cottingham, Tom	62	60	63	60	55	61	55	61	58	53	47	47	682	-63	619	61
Sawyer, Keith	63	54	50	54	61	57	43	55	54	65	65	65	686	-65	621	62
Stull, Bill	64	61	64	61	62	60	54	60	57	54	49	48	694	-64	630	63
Jolley, Bill	59	56	60	59	51	50	58	59	55	65	65	65	702	-65	637	64

Scott Hubel, defending National Champ, hung tight to take a 4 point lead over H17 National Champ Dan Kulkoski by the end of the day.

Scores after Nine Races:

Name	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Ttl	T/O	Score	Pos
Curry, Bob	57	1	2	14	3	2	1	1	1	1	26	-14	12	1
Hubel, Scott	62	5	3	2	2	18	3	5	2	5	45	-18	27	2
Kulkoski, Dan	40	2	4	4	4	1	10	3	15	3	46	-15	31	3
Lambert, Brian	58	7	7	1	6	7	13	2	11	2	56	-13	43	4
Garlick, Paul	2	12	1	3	9	6	17	7	4	8	67	-17	50	5
Newkirk, Kirk	34	8	5	17	8	23	7	9	7	6	90	-23	67	6
Pitt, Nigel	26	30	6	5	15	14	4	11	6	9	100	-30	70	7
Kulkoski, Kathy	41	6	14	6	1	42	19	12	12	10	122	-42	80	8
Boone, George	54	3	32	11	28	4	16	8	8	4	114	-32	82	9
White, Dave	22	29	12	22	5	10	2	4	18	23	125	-29	96	10
Carr, Brian	60	10	21	7	12	35	14	6	17	11	133	-35	98	11
Garlick, Kathryn	30	4	17	9	11	38	9	21	19	12	140	-38	102	12
Wirth, Matt	64	45	10	20	16	5	18	29	5	17	165	-45	120	13
Trinque, Charlie	32	9	22	10	18	13	47	24	16	33	192	-47	145	14
Shafer, Alex	15	22	20	40	30	25	11	22	3	18	191	-40	151	15
Fruitticher, Tommy	36	35	28	8	42	31	5	13	27	15	204	-42	162	16
Stater, Chris	21	25	46	26	7	22	29	10	37	7	209	-46	163	17
Fahle, Mike	9	11	11	15	34	36	25	16	33	22	203	-36	167	18
Williams, John	31	16	19	39	65	21	22	23	9	24	238	-65	173	19
Amrhein, Kitsy	13	17	15	23	14	33	26	56	22	27	233	-56	177	20
Hildreth, Jack	5	31	16	38	39	3	8	18	34	30	217	-39	178	21
Wright, Nelson	14	18	23	13	31	12	31	37	21	32	218	-37	181	22
Leonard, Craig	29	15	33	16	45	16	65	14	29	19	252	-65	187	23
Young, Laura	8	43	18	21	10	19	49	28	36	14	238	-49	189	24
Sawyer, Chris	50	33	65	29	19	27	30	17	24	13	257	-65	192	25
Woodruff, Stan	55	14	65	19	27	24	24	31	28	26	258	-65	193	26
Newsome, Jeff	46	26	39	49	44	26	12	15	13	31	255	-49	206	27
Williams, Dan	18	20	45	12	38	15	42	26	43	20	261	-45	216	28
Short, Chip	7	32	8	35	33	32	21	33	30	39	263	-39	224	29
Voehl, Courtney	53	23	53	24	40	11	43	38	26	21	279	-53	226	30
Richardson, Terry	11	24	34	27	29	30	54	19	40	25	282	-54	228	31
Short, Barb	12	41	26	30	13	29	6	44	54	44	287	-54	233	32
Newkirk, Harry	35	48	31	41	20	17	20	35	53	35	300	-53	247	33
Leo, Steve	44	34	9	33	25	40	27	49	42	45	304	-49	255	34
Anderson, Dick	49	28	13	45	37	41	28	25	44	43	304	-45	259	35
Glanden, Jim	23	19	36	34	22	34	40	39	50	37	311	-50	261	36
Brown, Chuck	24	13	65	28	35	8	38	65	10	65	327	-65	262	37
Woodruff, Sharon	51	38	24	42	21	52	37	27	46	29	316	-52	264	38
Caffee, Hollis	19	60	42	36	17	43	33	32	39	28	330	-60	270	39
Freeman, Norm	6	40	27	18	23	65	15	65	23	65	341	-65	276	40
Hubel, Dior	61	49	29	32	47	57	51	36	32	16	349	-57	292	41
Lima, Joao	59	21	43	52	41	20	55	20	48	50	350	-55	295	42
Rejda, Kevin	37	27	38	51	55	45	34	47	14	41	352	-55	297	43
Meroni, Jimmy	63	54	50	59	56	9	32	46	20	48	374	-59	315	44
Sullivan, Dave	17	37	40	25	43	60	39	30	47	65	386	-65	321	45
Russell, Jack	52	47	25	46	65	39	36	41	41	49	389	-65	324	46
Brook, Bill	4	44	30	43	26	48	65	51	45	40	392	-65	327	47
Almeroth, Tim	16	39	49	44	51	50	44	40	31	36	384	-51	333	48
Isco, Gordon	42	46	35	31	65	28	23	50	56	65	399	-65	334	49
Williams, Glen	20	42	37	54	49	46	59	34	38	38	397	-59	338	50
Villa, Pegi	1	56	47	37	24	47	46	57	51	34	399	-57	342	51
Szabo, Judi	27	36	41	47	36	54	35	45	57	52	403	-57	346	52
Johnston, Fred	3	57	52	55	52	56	41	53	25	51	442	-57	385	53
Caffee, Janet	48	61	44	48	32	44	45	65	62	65	466	-65	401	54
Keysor, Clark	56	58	58	57	50	52	53	65	35	46	474	-65	409	55
White, Rick	33	50	48	53	48	37	52	65	62	65	480	-65	415	56
Lindley, Ted	45	52	57	58	57	59	58	42	52	42	477	-59	418	57
Clark, Kathy	10	51	51	61	58	63	56	48	49	47	484	-63	421	58
Sawyer, Keith	39	63	54	50	54	61	57	43	55	54	491	-63	428	59
Osborn, Jeff	47	53	55	56	53	58	48	52	58	53	486	-58	428	59
Chambers, Mary Lou	25	55	59	62	46	49	62	59	61	56	509	-62	447	61
Jolley, Bill	43	59	56	60	59	51	50	58	59	55	507	-60	447	61
Cottingham, Tom	38	62	60	63	60	55	61	55	60	58	534	-63	471	63
Stull, Bill	28	64	61	64	61	62	60	54	62	57	545	-64	481	64

In winds ranging from 12-15 and with sunny skies, Bob Curry has a mere one point lead over last years winner of this great event, Scott Hubel. But this is no runaway for either sailor, as Dan Kulkoski, Paul Garlick, Kathy Kulkoski and Brian Lambert are all close at their heels and nipping.

Stay tuned for more:

Results after Day 1:

Name	#	Class	1	2	3	4	Total	T/O	Net	Pos
Curry, Bob	57	HOBW	1	2	14	3	20	-14	6	1
Hubel, Scott	62	HOBW	5	3	2	2	12	-5	7	2
Kulkoski, Dan	40	HOBW	2	4	4	4	14	-4	10	3
Garlick, Paul	2	HOBW	12	1	3	9	25	-12	13	4
Kulkoski, Kathy	41	HOBW	6	14	6	1	27	-14	13	4
Lambert, Brian	58	HOBW	7	7	1	6	21	-7	14	6
Newkirk, Kirk	34	HOBW	8	5	17	8	38	-17	21	7
Garlick, Kathryn	30	HOBW	4	17	9	11	41	-17	24	8
Pitt, Nigel	26	HOBW	30	6	5	15	56	-30	26	9
Carr, Brian	60	HOBW	10	21	7	12	50	-21	29	10
Fahle, Mike	9	HOBW	11	11	15	34	71	-34	37	11
Trinque, Charlie	32	HOBW	9	22	10	18	59	-22	37	11
White, Dave	22	HOBW	29	12	22	5	68	-29	39	13
Boone, George	54	HOBW	3	32	11	28	74	-32	42	14
Amrhein, Kitsy	13	HOBW	17	15	23	14	69	-23	46	15
Wirth, Matt	64	HOBW	45	10	20	16	91	-45	46	15
Young, Laura	8	HOBW	43	18	21	10	92	-43	49	17
Wright, Nelson	14	HOBW	18	23	13	31	85	-31	54	18
Stater, Chris	21	HOBW	25	46	26	7	104	-46	58	19
Woodruff, Stan	55	HOBW	14	62	19	27	122	-62	60	20
Leonard, Craig	29	HOBW	15	33	16	45	109	-45	64	21
Leo, Steve	44	HOBW	34	9	33	25	101	-34	67	22
Freeman, Norm	6	HOBW	40	27	18	23	108	-40	68	23
Short, Barb	12	HOBW	41	26	30	13	110	-41	69	24
Williams, Dan	18	HOBW	20	45	12	38	115	-45	70	25
Fruitticher, Tommy	36	HOBW	35	28	8	42	113	-42	71	26
Shafer, Alex	15	HOBW	22	20	40	30	112	-40	72	27
Short, Chip	7	HOBW	32	8	35	33	108	-35	73	28
Williams, John	31	HOBW	16	19	39	62	136	-62	74	29
Glanden, Jim	23	HOBW	19	36	34	22	111	-36	75	30
Brown, Chuck	24	HOBW	13	62	28	35	138	-62	76	31
Anderson, Dick	49	HOBW	28	13	45	37	123	-45	78	32
Richardson, Terry	11	HOBW	24	34	27	29	114	-34	80	33
Sawyer, Chris	50	HOBW	33	62	29	19	143	-62	81	34
Woodruff, Sharon	51	HOBW	38	24	42	21	125	-42	83	35
Hildreth, Jack	5	HOBW	31	16	38	39	124	-39	85	36
Voehl, Courtney	53	HOBW	23	53	24	40	140	-53	87	37
Newkirk, Harry	35	HOBW	48	31	41	20	140	-48	92	38
Caffee, Hollis	19	HOBW	60	42	36	17	155	-60	95	39
Brook, Bill	4	HOBW	44	30	43	26	143	-44	99	40
Sullivan, Dave	17	HOBW	37	40	25	43	145	-43	102	41
Lima, Joao	59	HOBW	21	43	52	41	157	-52	105	42
Villa, Pegi	1	HOBW	56	47	37	24	164	-56	108	43
Hubel, Dior	61	HOBW	49	29	32	47	157	-49	108	43
Newsome, Jeff	46	HOBW	26	39	49	44	158	-49	109	45
Isco, Gordon	42	HOBW	46	35	31	62	174	-62	112	46
Szabo, Judi	27	HOBW	36	41	47	36	160	-47	113	47
Rejda, Kevin	37	HOBW	27	38	51	55	171	-55	116	48
Russell, Jack	52	HOBW	47	25	46	62	180	-62	118	49
Caffee, Janet	48	HOBW	61	44	48	32	185	-61	124	50
Williams, Glen	20	HOBW	42	37	54	49	182	-54	128	51
Almeroth, Tim	16	HOBW	39	49	44	51	183	-51	132	52
White, Rick	33	HOBW	50	48	53	48	199	-53	146	53
Sawyer, Keith	39	HOBW	63	54	50	54	221	-63	158	54
Johnston, Fred	3	HOBW	57	52	55	52	216	-57	159	55
Clark, Kathy	10	HOBW	51	51	61	58	221	-61	160	56
Chambers, Mary Lou	25	HOBW	55	59	62	46	222	-62	160	56
Meroni, Jimmy	63	HOBW	54	50	59	56	219	-59	160	56
Osborn, Jeff	47	HOBW	53	55	56	53	217	-56	161	59
Keysor, Clark	56	HOBW	58	58	57	50	223	-58	165	60
Lindley, Ted	45	HOBW	52	57	58	57	224	-58	166	61
Jolley, Bill	43	HOBW	59	56	60	59	234	-60	174	62
Cottingham, Tom	38	HOBW	62	60	63	60	245	-63	182	63
Stull, Bill	28	HOBW	64	61	64	61	250	-64	186	64

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