Copyright © 2008 Blocksail
Copyright © 2008 Blocksail




Bill Hardesty (tactician)
•Two-time World Champion in the Melges 24 World Championship – 2007 and 1999
•World Match Racing Champion 2007
•Winner of three of the four events and overall winner in the Etchells Jaguar Cup,2008; sponsored by SLAM and Harken-McLube for the 2008 Etchells World Championship in Chicago, June 2008
Quentin Strauss (spinnaker trimmer)
•4th in the 2004 Melges 24 World Championship
•Owner of his own Melges 24 from 2000 through 2006, including participation in seven Melges 24 World Championships,numerous European and National Championships
•Dragon, Wayfarer World Championships
James Hill (frontman)
•Melges 24 US National Championship; regattas in Key West, Miami, Detroit
•Etchells World Championship, European and National Championships
•17 successive Cowes Weeks
•J-109, Cork 1720, Laser SB3, Hunter 707, Laser, 420, 5o5, kite surfer and windsurfer
Simon Strauss (owner/skipper)
•Five-time Melges 24 World Championship competitor
•Winner numerous Melges 24 Championships
•Etchells, Enterprise, Wayfarer, Hornet World and
National Championships
•Newport-Bermuda Ocean race – 2nd