Archive for September, 2009
Tac Boston Wins Ultimate 20 North Americans
The 2009 Ultimate 20 North American Championship was hosted by the Nepean Sailing Club and sailed on Lac Deschenes. 8 races were sailed with 1 throwout. Tac Boston sailing Honour with crew Scott McNeill and Doug Nickel won the Ultimate 20 North Americans in Ottawa, continuing the Boston family’s winning streak. Tac’s younger brother, Brad, had won the title 5 consecutive times previously. While the Boston family has won the North Americans for the past 6 years, Doyle Boston sails powered the top 6 boats at this year’s North Americans. Congratulations to the Bostons and their customers!
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Bill Abbott Wins 2nd Soling World Championship
The 2009 Soling World Championship was hosted by the Etobicoke Yacht Club in Toronto Ontario Canada September 13-20, 2009. Bullets in the final 2 races of the 9 race regatta, clinched the 2009 World Soling Championship for Bill Abbott, his wife, Joanne, and Paul Davis. Bill had not sailed the boat for three years, since he was sailed in the World Championships, and some of the Doyle sails* that powered Bill to victory were from the 2000 Olympics! This is Bill’s 2nd Soling World Championship, he won his 1st World Championship in 2002. Congratulations
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Brad Boston Wins Viper 640 North Americans
Brad Boston on Lee Shuckerow’s Jackpot with Eric Vigrass beat 36 other boats to win the North American Viper 640 Championship held in Stamford, Connecticut September 17-20, 2009. The Stamford and Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs hosted the 7 race event.
Barry Parkin finished in 3rd place with a brand new set of Doyle Sails. Also powered by Doyle sails was Daan Goedkoop in 7th and Jonathan Nye by a new Doyle main and jib in 9th.
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Spike Boston Wins S2 7.9 Class Championship
The Macatawa Bay Yacht Club in Macatawa, Michigan hosted the S2 7.9 Meter 2009 Class Championship September 17-19. Determing the victor of the 23 boat fleet came down to the final race, with Spike Boston squeaking out a 1 point victory over the Padnos team aboard K2.
Brother Jeff and Doug Padnos, with Wally Cross, David Becker and Chris Balliet had dominated in the light shifty breeze, but in the final day of racing it came down to the 2 teams, Frequent Flyer and K2. In Race 5, K2 finished first, and Frequent Flyer finished 3rd. But the wind was dying, and Frequent Flyer needed another race. A 6th Race would allow Frequent Flyer to throw out their 15th place finish in Race 3.
The wind picked up just enough to allow the race committee to get off a 6th race. With a throw out race, K2 and Frequent Flyer were tied. Whichever boat finished ahead of the other would win the championship. The wind lightened and the race committee shortened the course to 3 legs. Frequent Flyer finished 4th and K2 finished 5th, good enough for Frequent Flyer to win the regatta by a 1 point margin, taking the Championship for the 11th consecutive year. Doyle sails also powered 3rd place finisher, Dr. Paul Latour. Congratulations to all competitors.
Complete results at S2 7.9 Class Website
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Doyle Powered Etchells Dominate 2009 North Americans
Marvin Beckmann from Houston, TX sailed to victory in the 2009 North American Etchells held in Toronto September 15-19, 2009. Beckmann was powered by a Doyle AP Main and DCM Jib*. Powered by full Doyle inventories, Hank Lammens came in 2nd, and two time Etchells World Champion Bruce Burton came in 3rd. Wade Edwards and crew on USA 1221 for the second year in a row won the Corinthian Cup as the top-placing all-amateur crew, taking fourth place overall.
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Jud Smith Wins 2009 Bedford Pitcher
The 2009 Bedford Pitcher was sailed at the Cedar Point Yacht Club, Connecticut. Jud Smith and Stuart deLisser edged out John MacCausland and Kevin Murphy by 1 point to win the 2009 Bedford Pitcher. The historic Cedar Point Open Regatta for the Bedford Pitcher provided practice races for the 2009 North Americans on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13.
