1987 World Championship - Chicago, Illinois, USA
The following results are from the Star Logs. Starting with 1977 frequently only yacht numbers were given. The last time both yacht numbers and yacht names were given was 1989. In later years sometimes, fleet designations were omitted. In these cases some of the more obvious fleet designations were supplied. Also from time to time only last names were supplied. First names, where known, were added.
Results
Place No. Skipper Crew Fleet Daily Places Pts. 1 6378 Ed Adams Tom Olsen NB 3 10 1 12 1 23 39.7 2 7279 Alex Hagen Fritz Girr KF 2 7 4 4 4 wdr 40 3 7225 Paul Cayard Steve Erickson WSFB 6 1 2 9 17 21 52.7 4 7256 Ross MacDonald Bruce MacDonald EB 5 2 37 1 13 24 62 5 7271 T. McLaughlin E. Bastet LOC 19 11 33 3 3 8 64.4 6 7134 M. Johansson T. Hansson Vin 4 6 28 8 27 2 69.7 7 7078 Peter Wright Tod Cozzens SLM 15 4 52 11 12 4 72 8 7176 Joachim Hellmich Dirk Schwaertzel Moh 10 16 48 2 2 28 78 9 7264 Colin Beashel S. Leonard SY 11 5 9 31 14 15 83 10 6541 Mark Reynolds Hal Haenel SDB 1 9 19 15 37 18 85 11 7200 Gastao Brun C. McCourtney RdJ 22 3 25 5 20 33 100.7 12 7188 Giorgio Gorla Alfio Peraboni LdC 12 17 14 6 22 22 100.7 13 7265 J.A. MacCauslandRobert MacCausland CR 7 28 10 28 33 5 107 14 7097 Joe Londrigan M. Busch LS 25 12 12 70 15 13 107 15 7120 Bill Allen A. Silcox WH 20 24 16 34 36 1 118 16 7266 Uwe Von Below F. Wehofsich HF 9 11 47 33 23 14 120 17 7101 R. Ferrarese C. Girone BAR 16 27 15 20 dns 12 120 18 7043 Hans Vogt Jr U. Seeberger CBM 17 14 21 23 21 wdr 126 19 7193 T. Herrmann R. Hennig NB 30 32 24 wdr 11 6 132.7 20 7171 I. Bengston P. Klock Vin 18 dsq 34 16 38 3 135.7 21 7276 A. Fravezzi L. Bontempelli SG 29 13 7 30 30 34 139 22 6990 Auge Diaz M. Duane BisB 21 23 29 32 16 27 146 23 7079 S. Bakker Ko van den Berg Hol 14 30 23 14 47 38 149 24 7181 Roberto BenamatiGiuseppe Devoti Gar 24 20 3 wdr 29 47 149.7 25 7230 P. Sundelin S. Kallin Sand 26 41 18 25 32 19 150 26 7201 I. Woolward J. Maddocks WSFB 33 37 36 dns 5 10 150 27 7185 T. Bowman Rob Maine III LB 51 45 20 43 8 7 153 28 7252 J. Zarif P. Erzberger SAN 39 dsq 6 19 19 42 154.7 29 6680 A. Leibel W. Gesing LOC 48 33 39 35 7 17 161 30 6924 A. Zanetti J. Lavandeira OL 13 34 31 45 9 50 162 31 7247 T. Oljelund C. Ollson Vin 27 29 30 13 34 35 163 32 6984 T. Hovey N. Foley Mid 42 18 17 27 50 31 165 33 6498 H. Merkelbach W. Oess UB 23 22 43 17 31 45 166 34 7014 M. Clements R. Burton EB 34 36 8 29 66 32 169 35 7116 J. Pieper U. Reinhold SM 56 62 13 24 6 43 171.7 36 6786 T. Nute C. Hartshorn SDB 44 42 11 42 25 29 179 37 6951 W. Fritz D. Stadler CBM 31 52 5 26 40 wdr 183 38 7269 P. Gale E. Lawrence PP 38 25 26 21 48 dns 188 39 7232 I. Walker W. Jobnson LMac 28 54 38 39 42 11 188 40 7018 P. Scheel J. C. Jordao GuB 45 dsq 27 37 39 16 194 41 7167 C. Scheinecker C. Holle Att 47 26 22 36 41 dns 202 42 6852 Andy Ivey R. Krakower Sun 36 43 54 22 43 37 211 43 6964 M. van Leeuwen P. Vollebregt HOL 35 dsq 42 40 61 20 228 44 7119 S. Ulian B. Murphy BH 46 35 46 18 54 55 229 45 6560 Foss Miller J. Turvey PS 40 60 60 44 10 46 230 46 7209 Vincent Brun Hugo Schreiner SDB 8 dsq 32 10 wdr dns 238 47 7192 S. P. Mykkanen J. Ljungquist Fin 52 44 51 38 dns 26 241 48 6960 Bill Buchan Jr C. Thomas PS 32 15 wdr 7 wdr dns 242 49 7009 E. Peters Jr E. Peters Sr WS 43 41 64 54 28 40 246 50 7263 R. VanWagnen J. Hunger SLE 55 39 65 46 44 36 250 51 7140 Joan Watts A. Drew IV WS 41 dsq 35 57 46 dns 253.8 52 6860 J. Dollahite S. Dietrich NH 59 38 57 55 52 25 257 53 7133 R. Roellenbleg R. Stark Sta 37 31 45 dns 35 dns 257 54 5870 G. Cole M. Thomas LS 69 46 67 52 55 9 259 55 7216 R.I. Stearns Jr E. Armstrong WH 54 19 59 47 64 59 268 56 6707 R. Wilbur R. Wilbur CLE 49 47 63 49 58 41 274 57 6953 J. Lovell M. Jones NOG 67 66 70 64 26 30 283 58 7072 W.G. Watson K. Flood CLIS 57 40 56 dns 60 44 287 59 7042 G. Fenaroli A. Fenini IS 50 dsq 44 53 59 57 293 60 6500 D. Wesselhoft D. Wesselhoft IR 58 56 40 65 73 48 297 61 7052 T.P. Hagy Jr H. Jonas NCB 64 dsq 41 66 49 54 304 62 7090 S. Kling E. Hillenbrand WS 72 49 50 48 71 58 308 63 6790 J.F. Foster J.P. Foster ISO 66 dsq 55 56 62 39 308 64 7008 B. Parks R. Russell SLM 53 61 wdr 41 45 wdr 309 65 6972 B. Staartjes R. Douze LO 61 dsq 49 dnf 18 dns 316 66 7137 Harry W. Walker Todd Raynor SB 65 50 68 58 63 52 318 67 7228 D. Parfet B. Vandenberg GL 68 dsq 58 51 51 60 318 68 7157 Peter E. Siemsen Norman MacPherson Cop 60 21 dnf dsq 53 dns 322 69 7007 D. Jaros D. Burgett SLE 70 55 53 60 57 dns 325 70 6905 O. Schmid D. Cornes Bod 73 dsq 62 59 56 49 329 71 6994 R. Beigel L. Martin CB 71 dsq dsq 50 24 dns 333 72 7227 Mario Caprile Guido Sodano Lar 63 59 71 62 68 61 343 73 6890 G. Brothers N. Miller MoB 75 dsq 61 63 69 51 349 74 6853 R. Poole P. Poole GrL 78 58 74 68 72 53 355 75 6851 J. Vanderhoff F. Molali NCB 76 57 66 61 70 dns 360 76 6954 M. Hicks P. Hicks SO 62 53 wdr dnf 65 dns 368 77 6620 P. Kresge D. Kresge CL 79 65 72 wdr 67 56 369 78 6200 S. Turvey P. Kennedy CLIS 74 63 73 67 75 dns 382 79 6711 T. Ramoser S Ramoser ERF 77 64 69 69 74 dns 383
Regatta Report
by Todd Cozzens
The Star Worlds are often referred to as one of the most difficult regattas in the world to win. It is also increasingly becoming one of the most difficult retattas to hold. The Chicago Worlds conjusred up nightmarish memories of the worst of the worst as far as the weather goes. There were hours of nerve wracking waits on the water for the wind, once during an almost absolute monsoon. There were large first beat shifts with no rhyme or reason followed by reversals just when it looked like a pattern could be established. One day a beautiful 22-knot northeaster with nice seas frothered itself into a 30+ knot cancellation. On a similiar day the 22-knot northeaster fizzled to a wimpish 3-knot cancellation.
That's why the victory of Ed Adams and Tom Olsen is all the more impressive. Only they managed to stay in control of their senses throughout the regatta - through the battle of nerves, the long waits, the disappointment of being all dressed up with nowhere to sail. Adams and Olsen didn't have a bad race. Even their 21st in the last race was a great one becasue the only two who had a chance to beat them, Hagen/Girr and Cayard/Erickson, were safely tanked away.
First Race
An 8-10 knot northly prevailed for the first day's racing. Short gainers could be made by getting to the right but a sustaining puff from the left could erase all the gains. Alex Hagen and Ed Adams arrived at the first mark in the lead. Hagen proved to be the fastest boat upwind. On the second beat Ed Adams worked his way into the lead by consolidating to the right. Not much changed in position downwind until the final beat when Mark Reynolds, far behind at the bottom mark, curiously banged the left corner to win the race.
Second Race
The morning of the second race started with three different breezes fighting for supremacy. A strong westerly brought dark clouds and powerful puffs. A warm southerly kept pulling the wind to the left and a weak easterly soon lost all of its effect on the other two. As the clock wound down to the start, the wind shifted 10 degrees more to the left and the pin was grossly favored. A pile up of boats at the pin end saw only a few slipping away unscathed, including Ross MacDonald, Joe Londrigan, and Paul Cayard. The second tier of boats were also able to flop onto port tack with clear air but the boats in the third and fourth tiers were forced to stay on starboard for a while.
About twenty of the leaders never had to take another starboard tack as soon as they initally tacked to port, while boats which started at the boat end or tacked onto port too early had long starboard fetches to make the mark. A tightly knit pack with MacDonald, Cayard, Castao Brun, Jorge Zarif, and a few others rounded together and bunched even more on the first reach. On the second reach the westerly began to show signs of regaining its strength. Peter Wright and Colin Beashel moved up significantly by hanging right. Castao Brun fell back into third as a race for the lead between Cayard and MacDonald began to emerge at the end of the leg.
On the run, the westerly puffs showed some punch as the leading group of eight boats bunched up again. But as often happens in Chicago, the puffs were erratic and Cayard and MacDonald acutally to leeward of the fleet, caught a puff before the others and pulled away. On the final beat, Cayard was able to force MacDonald on the unfavored tack as he was being lifted to the win. G. Brun sailed a good race into third place followed by Wright, Beashel and Johanssen.
Third Race
The second race was followed by the most miserable day of the series. The southerly had faded to nearly nothing as the boats got off the line. Soon after the start the wind diminished to drifting conditions with intermittent downpours. The fleet made it all the around the course to the last beat when time was called. The next day another dark and gloomy northerly settled in for the third race at about 12 knots. Though the breeze appeared to be the steadiest of the week before the start, a 30 degree shift slowly crept in over the first beat. Many boats forced to tack over to port due to poor starts were unexpectedly rewarded. Cayard, Adams, Benamati from Italy and Hagen, sailed very well up the right side of the course and consolidated nicely at the end. For the first time in as many appearances as skipper at the Worlds, Cayard was in the lead after three races.
Fourth Race
Although the northerly is one of the least common winds in a Chicago summer, the fleet experienced their fourth one for the fourth race. Again, there was a combination of oscillations, puffs, and long term shifts. As the right side looked better and better on the fist beat, the fleet began to pick sides with the leaders going farther right and the trailers trying to fight it off to the left for clear air. But the last shift went fifteen degrees to the left and MacDonald, Joachim Hellmich and Terry McLaughlin played both ends against the middle well enought to be slightly ahead of the first few boats from the left.
The only real change in the estandings amoung the leaders was Hagen's impressive climbe from 10th to 4th on the second beat. The race propelled MacDonald into the group of seious contentors for the Gold Star and solidified Hagen's position even more.
Fifth Race
Another day, another northerly. Ed Adams, again, with a mediocre start, made several brilliant first beat tacks on the small shifts and then hung to the left side while Joachim Hellmich of the Moehnesee fleet shot into the lead by hanging to the left side. Hagen for the fifth race in a row remained the only competitor to sail a good first beat. At the first mark, it was Hellmich by 1 1/2 minutes over Hagen and Adams. Hellmich increased his lead on the first reach as Hagen took the rest of the fleet slightly up during the reach. He couldn't manage to hold off Adams and at the bottom mark Hellmich was comfortably still ahead.
Adams worked his way up against a seemingly insurmountable lead up the second beat. The wind became very squirrely near the end of the beat with streaks of almost no wind toward the shore and strong, sustained puffs coming off the lake. On the run, Hellmich took the lead back from Adams. Down the wire it was too close too call, as a downwind finish had been scheduled because of wishful thoughts for a second race. It came down to whoever got the final wave and the final ooch across the line, and Adams won by enough to put him 0.3 Olympic points in the series lead. Hellmich admirably earned his second set of two gold chevrons. Terry McLaughlin earned his second gold chevron in two days.
Sixth Race
Adams and Hagen would be the real duelers for the final race although Cayard had an excellent chance to win if the other two dragged themselves out of contention. The wind conditions were a repeat of the second race. The warm southerly was again being fought by an occasional puff from the west but more apparent that the fanning out effect of the breeze favored the left. Local sailor Bill Allen decided to be the leftmost boat and this strategy earned him a comfortable first place. Also in the lead were two Swedes, Bengston and Johansson as well as local sailors Wright, Londrigan, and Terry Bowman.
Adams showed that he was well on top of his game as he chose to merely stay to the left of Hagen and Cayard, with an eye on MacDonald. Though on the second beat he finally had to split tacks with one or the other, he chose the closer Hagen. Cayard broke through, but the steadiest wind of the series made it hard for him to do anything spectacular.
Ed Adams and crew Tom Olsen continually displayed a high leveel of sportsmanship and earned their Gold star in classic style.
