Martin and Nelson win

After a grueling week in The Gorge, USA, the 505 North Americans have come to a close

With a profound sense of relief, the weary competitors of the 2008 International 505 North American Championships packed their gear after four tough races on the final day of the regatta. There was no let-them-down-softly, anti-climatic departing shot from The Gorge today.

Starting the day with almost placid trapezing conditions at eight to 15 knots it was the variability of the shifts and puffs that tripped many sailors. It was easy to lose four or five places in a single oscillation. Or end up on your ear. The drained “5-oh” group confronted the conditions boldly and courageously.

Results:

1-Mike Martin and Jeffrey Nelson, 28 points
2-Nick Adamson and Stephen Bourdow, 34
3-Howard Hamlin and Peter Alarie, 37
4-Dalton Bergan and Fritz Lanzinger, 49
5-Mike Holt and Ben Benjamin, 71
6-Doug Hagan and Rob Woelfel, 78
7-G. Macy Nelson and Parry Barclay, 99
8-Adam Lowry and David Byron, 108
9-Jeff Miller and Mike Smith, 112
10-Ramsay Key and Andrew Buttner, 114
11-Henry Amthor and Adam Schell, 125
12-Tom Gosch and Douglas McKeigh, 136
13-Pierre Jeangirard and Paul VonGrey, 148
14-Mats Elf and Jon Henderson, 150
15-Angus Brackett and Colin Orsini, 152
16-Aaron Ross and Rob Waterman, 166
17-Jeff Boyd and Stephen Adolph, 176
18-Philip Cragg and Reto Corfu, 180
19-Jen Morgan Glass and Benjamin Glass, 182
20-Mark Dowdy and Jason Bright, 219
21-Lee Laney and Blaine Pedlow, 224
22-Evan Thompson and Craig Thompson, 244
23-Katherine Long and Stephen Long, 269
24-Hubert Guy and Philip Toth, 272  
25-Eben Russell and Matthias Kennerknecht, 274
26-J.B. Turney and Ned Turney, 278
27-Andrew Schmidt and Charles Asper, 294
28-John Wyles and Michael Renda, 319
29-Stuart Sinclair and Peter Tuck, 324
30-Charlie Dore and Christian Pittack, 347
31-Erik Coburn and Piper Dunlap, 396
32-Paul Pihl, 396