Bruno Bethlem and Dante BianchiConquer 1/2 the Snipe World

2008 Western Hemisphere & Orient ChampionshipsNovember 22-30Punta del Este, Uruguay

Bruno Bethlem and Dante Bianchi arrived in Punta del Este ready to take on 1/2 the world andthat they did. 49 teams from 9 countries sent their best to determine who would win the covet-ed title of Snipe Western Hemisphere & Orient champions in Uruguay November 19-30.

Teams that arrived early to practice and even those just making the measurement days were .'treated to classic Punta del Este - strong winds from the east making practice short so as not to ru n equipment or sails.' Luckilyonce Opening Ceremonies were concluded, the wind subsided enough to give the sailors some grea racing on Maldonado Bay.

The RC team ran 2 races per day in mostly 15-18 knots with one day in the mid-20 knot range a d the last race held in 5-8knots, just to add a mix for everyone, Midway through the regatta two teams separated themselves from the rest: 200 I WorldChampion Xandi Paradeda with Gabriel Kieling crewing looked like the championship would be thei s; but never discount fellowBrazilians Bruno Bethlem and Dante Bianchi who answered Paradeda's 2 wins with 2 wins of their 0 n. Races 7 & 8 proved to bethe winner's fortune as Paradeda/Kieling suffered their 2 worst races on Friday. Even though Bethle /Bianchi had a nice lead, with 2drop races at stake they had to race the final race to ensure the title. Unfortunately ParadedalKieli g couldn't get out of traffic in

the light air race and had to settle for 2nd.The fight for the next tier had several Brazilians, 2007 WH&O champ Pablo Defazio and American Ernesto Rodriguez/Raul Rios

and Augie Diaz/Kathleen Tocke all batteling for a spot on the podium. Rodriguez/Rios wanted the s ot badly and made some skilledcomebacks through the fleet to earn them 3rd. Meanwhile age & treachery overcame youth with D az using some consistency to

slip into 4th during race 9.One competitor mentioned that although he'd competed in 2 Snipe World championships, he felt his particular regatta was one

of the toughest he had competed in. No small feat given the depth of the WH&O sailors on the sta ing line. It's also no secretthat sailors from the WH&O have dominated the Snipe World title since the mid-70's.

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This edition of the WH&O was t e 2nd time that I junior and Iwomen's team per country were in luded in country quotas.Almost all countries complied sendi g one each with Brazil winningthe Women's division with Juliana M ta and Viviane de Oliveira tak-ing the honors while host country ruguyans Philippe and OliverUmpierre won the junior division.

Host Yacht Club Punta del Este w th former SCiRA CommodoreHoracio Garcia Pastori at the helm, elcomed the sailors, officialsand guests with their customary ho pitality that is hard to beat-great food, after racing hamburgers beer and plenty of parties &dinners to socialize during the wee Everyone went home happyand satisfied but anxious to return Punta del Este the next timethe Snipe family is invited.

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2008WH&OFinal Results

Skipper/Crew Country FinishesI. Bruno Bethlem/Dante Bianchi BRA 2-1-5-(11)-3-4-1-1-(15)2. Alexandre ParadedalGabriel Keeling BRA 5-2-1-3-1-1-(12)-(13)-103. Ernesto Rodriguez/Raul Rios USA (1l)-4-4-4-2-12-3-5-(IB)4. Augie Diaz/KathleenTocke USA (16)-6-10-5-5-3-6-10-(16)5. Pablo Defazio/Manfredo Finck URU 10-5-6-7/rdg-13-(15)-2-2-(24)6. Rafael Gagliotti/Henrique Wisniewski BRA 4-14-(dsq)-8-1 1-8-(18)-6-47. Henrique HaddadlThomas l.ow Beer BRA 6-B-B-17-6-2-B-(raf)-26B. C.Henrique Wanderley/Richard ZietemannBRA 1-17-9-(20)-4-4-13-9-(zfp)9. Diego GarcialMartin Dovat URU 8-11-14-2-10-(38)-9-12-(35)10. Philipp Umpierre/Oliver Umpierre URU 12-12-2-7-7-6-21-(dnf)-(22)II. Javier OcarizlFederico l.opez ARG 9-(22)-3-10-8-22-16-7-(30)12. AndrealAlejandro Foglia URU I8-7-7-1-(27)-9-1 S-27-(ocs)13. Agusti..n!....abalualMarianao Arroyo ARG (34)-10-19-( dnf)-I 6-18-4-4-2314. Ricar,do Abini/Maria Tato URU 21-(23)-IB-6-19-11-(23)-3-17IS. Hiroshi, 'akahashilTakumi Kato JPN (37)-9-16-15.(25)-19-19-8-1116. Pedto Ga\ra'Diego Henon URU 17-3-11-(dnf)-31-(37)-S-21-zfp17. Peter/Sheehan Commette USA 20-13-12-(dsq)-1 5-(33)-10-22-918. Yasushi Kotndo/Ginga Kubota JPN 3-18-22-21-(33)-(24)-17-19-319. Paulo Sant~s/Joao Hackerott BRA 14-24-17-(dnf)-9-1 3-(40)-1 1-2920. Koji IdalHi~muYamasaki JPN 26-(30)-26-13-26-14-(35)-14-121. Masakazu S~ai/Kazuhiro Ito JPN (32)-20-23-(25)-23-16-7-18-1422. TQw1!:!.Horn~s/Enrique Quintero USA 22-(39)-15-30-18-7-14-17-(36)23. stmfgel1 Furu,yalKeishi Suzuki JPN 11-(33)-24-24-17-23-27-(34)-724.' Federico Piersonllgancio Sosa ARG 23-(ocs)-( 40)-32-12-10-25-26-8

4.' .5. Antonio Poncell/FelipeAranda CHI (35)-16-20-12-28-32-20-rdg-(rdg). ,2 ·cI.<Voss/Tom~y Fink USA 25-(42)-25-14-20-20-11-39-(zfp)

, : ,2dreTinO'co/Matheus Goncalves BRA (dsq)-I 5-13-18-(36)-3 1-34-23-202 . 0 SilveifalNicolas Shaban URU 15-2B-(410-26-14-25-(31)-16-31

!'I. Tat<eshiYOShiO.k:.iKOjiSaito JPN (3 I)-I 9-2B-27-21-17-24-(33)-27 "U hen Dickinson/Matin Finegan BER 7-25-33-16-(38)-28-(39)-28-3, gusto Amato/Constanza Alvarez ARG 24-32-29-23-(37)-27-(~)-31- - fiG

2.,8·..·.. arcosAntognini/EduardoFumagailo ARG (36)-(36>;3S-19-35-26-30-20-!.2 ' ", .' ' ",Abe/HiroshiYamachika JPN 30-~-3~-22-(i2)-(3'\'~1!.-30- ,.. if

, . inilJuan Martin Borda URU 27-29-2!l-(dnf)-29-2'J-'!J~S #'I. NishiilTlltsushi Hashimoto JPN 29-2i.(J9)-31-29;},t;(45,- 96!te' Rick A on/Gus Wirth USA 19,:}.1~~:35-30-(4t$1~5-(39) -.l-ei.' Nicolas Geico/Javi~r Matheu ARG (41)=3S"21-(dnf)-24-3S-'f7-24..2!fi _

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U otaIViviane de Oliveira BRA l8-l4-l4-l7-(zfp}-21-4 I-(dsq)-IlJose Manuel Ugarte/) ndres Ducasse CHI (ocs)-41-37-28-22-41-33-3S-(dnf)l.ance Fraser/Catalina Sposato BER (46)-38-32-33-42-45-38-37-( ocs)Ayako YamaguchilMo,toko Ibaragi JPN 39-44-44-( dnf)-40-44-43-( 46)-21Haley l.hamon/Christin Feldman USA (44)-(ocs)-42-31-44-40-42-44-37Marissa Maurin/Maria Jose Poncell CHI 42-37-rdg-rdg-42-(46)-(47)-43-41Santiago Uscategui/Delio Delgado COl. ~0-(46)-4S-36- S-43-46-42-(ocs)Tomas Middleton/PatriciO'Miadreton CHI 43-45-(dsq)-3 -4B';(I9)-49-40-38Colin May/l.ouise Johnsen-May "CAN 45-40-46-(cnd)~~)-44-41-42Stephan/Monica Irgens USA (47)-47-43-j9-'47 •.47~(4g,)-1t5:40

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