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WILD THING WINS 2001 1D35 WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS AND KOINONIA NAMED WEST COAST REGIONAL SERIES CHAMPION
Regatta winners decided on tie breaks in extremely close racing
San Diego, CA -- By staying focused and overcoming a DSQ in the third race of the series, Kara and Chris Busch's San Diego-based team on Wild Thing have won the 2001 West Coast Championship on a tie-break with Fred and Steve Howe's Kaizen. Their scores of two third place finishes in some extremely close racing was enough to also win the North Sails daily first prize by earning the best performance of any yacht on this finale of the three-day event, presented by Yorkshire Pine, North Sails, and Carroll Marine.
"It was really tough, especially after we were in danger of losing our momentum after the first day," said Kara Busch of Wild Thing. "But I'm really proud of the team for hanging in there after some exciting and anxious moments." The Wild Thing team was a family affair, with Chris and Kara Busch joined by Chris' sister Karen, and Brian and brother Dan Terhaar, and two Camets, Alex and Brian. Jim McCleod rounded out the San Diego-based team.
For consistent performance over five West Coast events, Doug Ament's Koinonia was also named the 2001 West Coast regional series champion. They lost on a tie-break to Bud and Jason Stratton's KT's Choice for the third place position in this event.
The next stop on the 1D35 tour is the National Championship Regatta, held in Miami Beach, FL over November 9-11. Twenty-five entries are expected from throughout the US.
The 1D35 is a high-performance, amateur-driven yacht built to exacting one design standards by Carroll Marine of Bristol, RI, and designed by Nelson/Marek Yacht Design of San Diego, CA. To date there are nearly 50 1D35's built, with owners distributed throughout the US, Asia, and Europe.
For more information, results, and photos, visit the class' website at http://www.1D35.com or the San Diego YC's website at http://www.sdyc.org.
Final Standings:
1 Wild Thing Chris & Kara Busch 1 1 DSQ 1 4 9 3 3 34 points 2 Kaizen Fred & Steve Howe 4 5 5 3 9 1 6 1 34 3 KT's Choice Bud Stratton 3 2 4 6 7 6 2 9 39 4 Koinonia Doug Ament 5 4 8 2 5 5 8 2 39 5 Jacaibon John Musa 2 11 3 5 8 2 1 11 43 6 Tangled Web Neil Senturia 9 7 2 8 6 3 5 5 45 7 Tabasco John Wylie 8 3 6 DSQ 1 4 9 4 47 8 Joss Owen Kratz 10 9 9 7 2 9 4 6 55 9 Kill-A-Watt David Rillie 11 10 1 4 3 7 10 10 56 10 Zsa Zsa Bill Wright 7 6 7 9 11 10 7 7 64 11 Center of Gravity Rick Johnson/David Kirk 6 8 10 10 10 11 11 8 74
