Soling North American Championship results (1969–1979) explained

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This article states the results of the North American Soling Championships from 1969 to 1979. Unfortunately, not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

1969 Final results

Year:1969
Edition:1,
Dates:15–19 June
Opening:15 June
Competitors:108
Yachts:36
Nations:1
Bronze:
Gordon Lindemann
Crew not documented
Next:1970

Only the results of the first 10 boats are documented.

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1970 Final results

Year:1970
Edition:2
Venue:Houston
Next:1971

Only the top 4 boats are documented.:

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.
United StatesDave CurtisRobbie Doyle
Ken Cormier
US 437
United StatesGerald RumseyNot documentedUS 168
United StatesDon BeverNot documentedUS 57
4 United StatesJohn Dane IIIMark LeBlanc
John Cerise
US 95

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1971 Final results

Year:1971
Edition:3
Competitors:81
Yachts:27
Nations:2
Silver:
Don Bever
Crew not documented
Bronze:
Lowell North
Crew not documented
Next:1972

No detailed results are documented.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Total

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United StatesRobert MosbacherThad Hutcheson
Tom Dickey
US 50434.0
United StatesDon BeverNot documentedUS 5746.0
United StatesLowell NorthNot documentedUS 41447.7
4 United StatesMarty GleichNot documentedUS 33461.4
5 United StatesJohn Dane IIIMark LeBlanc
John Cerise
US 9563.7
6 United StatesTim HoganNot documentedUS 26573.7
7 United StatesJohn LindsayNot documentedUS 38375.4
8 United StatesKen YoungNot documentedUS 14778.0
9 United StatesRoger WelshNot documentedUS 41878.7
10 United StatesMaurice RattrayNot documentedUS 29679.7
11 United StatesWally SpringstandNot documentedUS 39586.7
12 United StatesGerald RumseyNot documentedUS 16887.0
13 United StatesJack Van DykeNot documentedUS 500100.7
14 United StatesRoy TroendleNot documentedUS 94101.0
15 United StatesCarl EichenlaubNot documentedUS 372105.7
16 United StatesBen MitchellNot documentedUS 87115.7
17 United StatesScott HarrisNot documentedUS 73123.0
18 United StatesJohn KoliusNot documentedUS 32124.0
19 United StatesFrank McCarthyNot documentedUS 221143.7
20 United StatesBruce PeaceyNot documentedUS 171149.0
21 CanadaBill BurgessNot documentedKC 34149.0
22 United StatesAndrew JohnstonNot documentedUS 372152.0
23 United StatesBill Ibs, Jr.Not documentedUS 159161.0
24 United StatesRichard EnersonNot documentedUS 163162.0
25 United StatesElton BallesNot documentedUS 165171.0
26 United StatesDavid FoxNot documentedUS 56172.0
27 United StatesJoe EllisNot documentedUS 91189.0

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1972 Final results

No documented detailed results found yet!

Year:1972
Edition:4,
Dates:19 - 23 Aug
Opening:19 Aug
Competitors:61
Yachts:20
Nations:1
Silver:
Dean Mathews
crew members not documented
Bronze:
John Wolcot
crew members not documented
Next:1973

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1973 Final results

Year:1973
Edition:5
Competitors:123
Yachts:41
Nations:4
Next:1974

Only the top 4 boats are documented.:

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.
United StatesSid DakinJohn Dakin
Peter Crowler
KC 84
United StatesJim CogganNot documentedUS 232
United StatesJon FordNot documentedUS 564
4 United StatesJohn H. Van DykeNot documentedUS 601

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1974 Final results

Year:1974
Edition:6
Dates:11 - 20 Aug
Opening:11 Aug
Competitors:111
Yachts:37
Nations:5
Bronze:
Jon Ford
Crew not documented
Next:1975

Only the results of the first 5 boats are documented:

Not enouch data to generate

1975 Final results

Year:1975
Edition:7
Competitors:60
Yachts:20
Nations:4
Silver:
Sid Dakin
Crew not documented
Bronze:
Malcolm Anderson
Crew not documented
Next:1976

Only the results of the first 10 boats are documented.

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1976 Final results

Year:1976
Edition:8
Dates:6–13 July
Opening:6 July
Competitors:43
Yachts:14
Nations:1
Silver:
Bill Engle
Crew not documented
Bronze:
Maurice Rattray
Crew not documented
Next:1977

Not enouch data to generate

1977 Final results

Year:1977
Edition:9,
Competitors:132
Yachts:44
Nations:4
Silver:
Buddy Melges
Crew not documented
Bronze:
Joachim Shulz-Heik
Crew not documented
Next:1978

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1978 Final results

Year:1978
Edition:10,
Dates:4–7 May
Opening:4 May
Competitors:111
Yachts:37
Nations:2
Silver:
Bill Abbott Jr.
Crew not documented
Bronze:
Buddy Melges
Crew not documented
Next:1979

Only the results of the first 10 boats are documented.

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1979 Final results

Year:1979
Edition:11,
Dates:4–7 May
Opening:4 May
Competitors:156
Yachts:52
Nations:5
Next:1980

Controversy

This edition of the Soling North American Championship had a long aftermath. In race 5, US 697 (Charlie Kamps), Milwaukee, was penalized with a 50% bonus as result of a protest from US 574 (Mac Dunwoody) from Houston. US 697 made several appeals, which resulted in a reinstatement of the US 697 and a penalty of 50% bonus for US 574 on 5 February 1981. This decision was made by the TYA Appeals Committee, consisting of:

Complete results after reinstatement of Kamps (1981)

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Further results

For further results see: